New test website
Hi all, Just wanted to share that I’m working on a test website as a follow-up after being inspired from the sessions at WordCamp US. “Geoff Campbell‘s Test WordPress Site”…
December 2015
Dec. 27: This is late and short because….
I've been crying. I spent three hours on a blog; and lost it all. I have no idea why. My only consolation is that it was a bad blog .…
The Art of Conversation
The Soapbox family had Christmas dinner at a friend’s house this year. The guests included a former federal cabinet minister, an HR executive, two city planners, a philanthropist, a lawyer,…
In today’s New York Times
God bless Yoko Ono, eh?
Verduners Helping Local Fire Victims
Terrible fire the other night left some families out in the cold, some losing most of their stuff. But Verduner’s have responded quickly and generously by giving many needed items
reflected
Photo post. Source: reflected
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Andrew Jackson makes the case for a federal budget aimed at boosting investment in Canada's economy:Public infrastructure investment has a much greater short…
Saturday Photo: A Little Snow for the After Party
We barbecued on Christmas Eve and went to the park with the kids on Christmas Day, but on Sunday, December 27 it actually snowed. Nice to to see the ground…
Donald Trump is not racist
"I have a great relationship with the Blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the Blacks." "Laziness is a trait in blacks." Imagine this guy as the president of…
Donald Trump is not racist
“I have a great relationship with the Blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the Blacks.” “Laziness is a trait in blacks.” Imagine this guy as the president of…
Donald Trump is not racist
"I have a great relationship with the Blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the Blacks.""Laziness is a trait in blacks."Imagine this guy as the president of United States.
Donald Trump is not racist
"I have a great relationship with the Blacks. I’ve always had a great relationship with the Blacks.""Laziness is a trait in blacks."Imagine this guy as the president of United States.
Cowboy Noir
I hadn’t previously considered western movies as film noir – I always thought of them as crime dramas – until I watched The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance over the…
Trudeau Dedicated To Justice For First Nations Peoples – Acknowledges Abuse
Canada Acknowledges Abuse to First Nations Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially recognized Canada’s historical abuses toward aboriginals, and he is now calling on the pope to apologize too. …
What If Trump Isn’t a Fluke But a Symptom of a Growing Global Disorder?
Imagine a huge international conference and every other seat around the enormous oval table occupied by a Donald Trump, each of them incessantly demanding the floor. How would you ever…
Think of It as a Matter of Life or Something Other Than Life
By now there aren't many who remain unaware of the dangerous levels of carbon in our atmosphere, the greenhouse gas CO2. Most of us have climbed the mountain of research…
Judas, a Biography
Long before Darth Vader, long before Lord Voldemort, long before Stephen Harper, Judas Iscariot reigned as the supreme icon of evil in Western mythology. Judas betrayed God. How much worse…
Let’s Not Feel Smug
After almost 10 years' dalliance with darkness, Canadians certainly have no reason to feel smug. That we survived with our core values intact, something I was far from certain would…
Stephen Harper’s Saddest and Most Miserable Year
Wherever he is hiding, in Canada or Las Vegas, Stephen Harper must be staring at the picture of this billboard in Calgary, trying to jump up and down, waving his…
The Odd Couple of Canadian Politics in 2016.
There is something perversely funny about the coupling of two of Canada’s least likely politicians. This thought came to mind in wondering about the impact of this pair on Canadian…