Old habits, old junk
The past couple of weeks I have been trying to turn my office (one of our spare bedrooms, once upon a time) back into my office. A working space I’ll…
October 2016
Pipelines being driven by private equity firms through ratings agency they now own
Former federal cabinet minister and Alberta Premier Jim Prentice, whose recent work with a major private equity firm has him acting as a strong advocate for multiple pipelines. (Canada2020/Flickr) By…
Province will accept court ruling on Shawnigan Lake contaminated soil
It is hard to imagine how this could take so long to decide, but at the least, the injunction has been reinstituted allowing for some relief, but without independent…
Cowichan Valley chapter screens Josh Fox film, inspired by Pacific Climate Warriors
The Council of Canadians Cowichan Valley chapter screened the Josh Fox documentary How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change on September 29.…
New fiction: The Real Primo
Corvus Review just published a new short story that I’ve been noodling with for some time: The Real Primo. (pp. 59-67) If you’ve ever watched (and enjoyed) Groundhog Day, or…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Mary O’Hara notes that even a relatively modest and incomplete set of progressive policies has created some important movement toward reducing poverty.…
thank you, vin scully!
The Red Sox are cruising into the postseason, something I didn’t think I’d see during the dog days of summer. Our beloved Big Papi is saying goodbye with a chart-topping…
Stuff Still Happens, week 39: He could STILL WIN!
There’s nothing else to say about the U.S. election anymore, is there? But I will anyway. The Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump, is demonstrably and unquestionably a horrifying candidate, the…
Not Myself Anymore
Good one! Frank Solanki Every breath is marked to you Every heartbeat is calling out your name Ever since I’ve met you I haven’t been the same … These eyes…
NEW HOT NASTIES TUNE!
It’s the first in 30+ years – Hey There Girl!
Trump will lose
…so come celebrate sanity with us at our post-US-election party! It’s free! Celebrities! Merch! President-elect Clinton!
Donald Trump Goes Over The Deep End. Again
I didn't think Donald Trump could sink any lower after his monstrous meltdown on Twitter the other night.But then he's been in a furious frenzy since he lost the debate.…
On Dying and Grieving and Judgment
My dad passed away this week. He was older than the hills: 93 and a half years old. I’m not sad about his passing; he lived a long and fulfilling…
Donald Trump: Ego Rampant.
Watching the claims and counterclaims of the presidential candidates in the United States this past week has been both a political apparatchik’s nightmare and a spin doctor’s dream. As expected…
Hillary and punk rock
There is a connection. On way to NYC this morn to (1) see @againstme & @LauraJaneGrace for @lisakinsella's b-day (2) work for @HillaryClinton. This'll be good. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)…
A Farce of a Electoral “Consultation”?
Last week I posted the details of out local Mp’s (Larry Miller) upcoming Telephone Town Hall re Electoral Reform not to promote him but to promote discussion about this important…
A Farce of a Electoral “Consultation”?
Last week I posted the details of out local Mp’s (Larry Miller) upcoming Telephone Town Hall re Electoral Reform not to promote him but to promote discussion about this important…
The Voice Of The Downtrodden
Someone recently sent the New York Times a brown envelope which contained photocopies of three pages of Donald Trump’s 1995 tax returns. Not much, given Trump’s voluminous tax records. But…
Bill Maher Goes After Donald Trump’s Ghastly Surrogates
There is only one thing worse than watching Donald Trump in a full orange frenzy, and that's watching his shameless so-called surrogates in action.The hapless stooges Trump sends out to…
Pumps readied for Cowichan River life support
The third drought in 3 years has forced Catalyst, operators of the Crofton Pulp Mill, to spend a reported 500 thousand dollars to build pumping facility to assure adequate water…