On Mistakes
Okay, so maybe just one more post about doctors… I know it’s awfully boring. The last one was in play format to make it more palatable. But it’s tedious because…
May 2017
“Our history as it’s portrayed, it’s just a recipe for hate.”
Recipe For Hate is @kinsellawarren's upcoming YA novel about how a group of punks from Maine defeated a gang of neo-Nazis. pic.twitter.com/Ibl24QZlHX — Dundurn (@dundurnpress) May 20, 2017
A Fairy Tale Wedding
Today, on this chilly Saturday, a wedding has become official that sounds more like a fairy tale scenario to those involved. No, this fairy tale wedding does not involve Pippa…
A Fairy Tale Wedding
Today, on this chilly Saturday, a wedding has become official that sounds more like a fairy tale scenario to those involved. No, this fairy tale wedding does not involve Pippa…
May 20: Fomat?
Many years ago when the world and I were young, I was an elementary school teacher. I was with my school principal, who had devoted his life to looking dignified…
Saturday Photo: Forget-me-nots in the Grass
I don’t believe in lawns, so the little one we have in our small backyard is strewn with many plants other than grass. Among them is mitosis or forget-me-nots which…
Present view, 9:23 am Saturday
Is way better WHEN HYDRO GETS UP HERE TO RESTORE POWER AFTER TWO FULL DAYS.
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dalia Marin argues that in order to avoid corporate dominance over citizens and workers around the globe, we should be developing international competition…
An Insurmountable Divide
These days I find myself writing less on this blog and curating interesting material more. In that spirit, I offer the following letters from Star readers. The first one suggests…
What Would His Father Say?
Donald Trump is dismantling his presidency. That doesn’t surprise Tony Schwartz, who ghosted The Art Of The Deal. Schwartz writes: Three decades ago, I spent nearly a year hanging around…
The darkening clouds of the Trump presidency.
President Donald Trump took his case to the graduating cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy the other day. They did not rise up in support. They were surprisingly polite.…
Donald Trump’s Russian Problem Just Keeps Getting Worse
Oh well, at least now we know why those Russian diplomats seemed to be having such a good time in the Oval Office, while Donald Trump seemed strangely out of…
Infighting Amongst Canadian Islamophobes: Part 7 – Meanwhile in Toronto….
As the founder, lead writer, and currently sole member of ARC, I often find it funny that the people who are the quickest to diminish the reach and influence (such…
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Maureen Conway and Mark Popovich argue that something has gone severely wrong if (as seems to be the case) Wall Street is treating…
Musical interlude
Radical Face – Holy Branches
A Person Of Interest
Soon, one hopes, we will learn more. Recommend this Post
Why Aren’t Corporations Required to be Socially Responsible?
Photo by Mendoza Post Imagine if a corporation had to justify its existence beyond making money for capitalists. What would happen if a social balance sheet, as well as financial…
MOTHERFUCKIN’ NEWS ALERT!!! TABBY’S STAR IS DIPPING!
ALERT:@tsboyajian‘s star is dipping This is not a drill. Astro tweeps on telescopes in the next 48 hours: spectra please! — Jason Wright (@Astro_Wright) May 19, 2017 This is what…
Scientists Map Full Scale of B.C. Wave Energy Potential For First Time
This article originally appeared on The Climate Examiner. British Columbia now has sufficient detailed information about the height, frequency and direction of its coastal waves to start developing and testing…
Don’t Worry, Be Happy. We’ve Got Kinder Morgan’s Word, After All.
A dandy little interactive piece from the Globe & Mail showing how bitumen-laden supertankers will navigate through British Columbia coastal waters. People who know better won’t be impressed but the…