How to break from the pack in a 32 candidate by-election race
Thirty-two candidates will be listed on the ballot in the Feb. 22 by-election to fill Edmonton City Council’s Ward 12. With this many candidates on the ballot, it could be…
January 2016
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Snoozing cats.
Light – Jam Report #11
At 5pm you can see it is still light out and that has always been a liberating experience for me, that first day of the 9-5 drudgery where you walk
Islands in the Sky: Chopping Ancient Walbran Valley Forest Spells Extinction for Treetop Species
High in the trees that have been growing in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island for up to 1,000 years, unique colonies of insects and invertebrates are thriving. Carpets of…
Justin Trudeau and the Erasing of the Harper Legacy
As you know I really like this image of Justin slowly but surely demolishing Stephen Harper's foul legacy.And today he took another step in that direction. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
VIDEO: The Fight for Shawnigan Lake
Earlier this month, we wrote about the escalating conflict over a contaminated waste disposal site in Shawnigan Lake, on Vancouver Island. Now we've released a short video on the controversy.…
Jan. 26: Mostly foreign news.
I'll touch just briefly on the Irving press because there isn't much to touch on.A6 has a story that New Brunswick's history curriculum in its schools scores a B- (which…
Less Than Meets the Eye. The National Observer Deflates Kevin O’Leary
ISIS O'Leery???There are some things you can pretty much assume with a blowhard. One is that, beneath the pomposity and bluster, there's a different story - call it "reality."
SFH’s ‘Donald Trump Is An Asshole’ now ready for download on Bandcamp!
Buy it now! We need the dough for our ex-wives and bookies! Donald Trump Is An Asshole by Shit From Hell (official)
“The News” – Jefferson, Chomsky, propaganda, and alternatives
As I keep saying, stop watching, reading or listening to “the news.” It is misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, distortion, lies and illusions, mass distraction and mass manipulation – psychological warfare, to…
It’s a Record! 2016 the Hottest Year Ever.
I know, I know. It's only January. We just declared 2015 the hottest year in recorded history. It sounds a little premature to proclaim 2016 the new record holder with…
Back to the Drawing Boards. Sea Level Rise Will Be Twice What We’ve Been Told to Expect.
What's a mere 1.5 mm per year? That depends.Researchers from the University of Bonn have found that we have underestimated sea level rise due to ocean warming by about half.“To…
A new adventure – self employment
I'm leaving my job to go into business for myself. How can I help you?
Is that Alberta bitumen still flowing?
It will never have the panache of “Bombs bursting in air” but someone in Alberta needs to write a patriotic song about the products of Alberta’s tar sands. The current…
Just make a mark
Accept that it was the right mark and move along. Commit to it. This reminds me of an exercise done in art, painting and drawing classes that I could never…
Using Art to Critique Government Spying of Citizens
Thanks to the efforts of Edward Snowden we know that illegal, immoral, and downright creepy spying by governments has been going on for years. It turns out that democratic governments…
“Liberals” bash Bernie, get Berned
Advisory: Adult language warning, adult conversation – not for children or those who watch FOX or CNN: The whores to corporate America, the political and media prostitutes, including Bill Clinton…
A Good Question
There are days when it is difficult to see any long-term future for the human race. Stories abound of both our collective and individual acts of brutality that attest to…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Julie Delahanty comments on Canada's crisis of inequality and poverty. And Sean McElwee highlights how the ill-founded belief that income inequality is more…
Shell-Shock: A novel by installments
Here is an unconventional move. I am considering publishing a novel by installments. This has been done in the past, but is not the current norm. But I am not…