what i’m reading: words on the move by john mcwhorter
John McWhorter is changing my mind about language. And that is no easy thing to do. I’m a grammarphile. Word nerd, language junkie, spelling nut, stickler — whatever you want…
June 2017
June 10: A long one. So make yourself a drink and a snack.
In my copy of the current Brunswick News, the there’s a big story about how a local man in making vodka. Then there’s a hot story that a family in…
More Shade Thrown on Sandra Solomon: Greg Renouf
Sandra Solomon is currently continuing her tour of western Canada soliciting money warning everyone of the nonexistent imminent threat of anti-Muslim crackpots doing something stupid sharia law being imposed on…
Why UK’s PM May won’t last 3 months
The UK election was a disaster for Theresa May. She wanted a strong majority (40+ seats) to allow her to cope with a handful or more of dissenting Tory MPs…
Is Donald Trump Just Too Stupid To Be President?
I must admit that when I saw Donald Trump holding a rare news conference yesterday I was absolutely shocked.Not just by the way he looked, like a man about to…
"what kind of dog is that?" part 2: in which we learn more but feel like we know less
You may recall, we decided to have Diego’s DNA examined to see what breed mix he is. Here’s what the folks at DNA My Dog have determined. Supposedly Diego is…
Corbyn Lost Labour Party Elites, But Won Over Voters
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:19297:Corbyn-Lost-Labour-Party-Elites%2C-But-Won-Over-Voters Filed under: Uncategorized
He No Longer Knows When He’s Lying
In a bizarre twist at the end of a very bizarre week, the Liar-in-Chief accused James Comey of lying. And he offered to testify under oath — as if raising…
Saturday Photo: The Beauty of Invasive
Maybe 20 years ago I bought a couple of columbine plants at a time when I wanted to switch to annuals in our small garden. They have thrived, and are…
Tasking Tenuous Think Tanks.
A friend sent an e-mail recently, attaching a 25-page report from the Broadbent Institute. This study supposedly refutes other think tank reports that say Canadians are overtaxed. He says that…
Theresa May and the Nasty Bigot Party
Uh oh. Somebody call a tow truck. It seem that Theresa May isn't going anywhere. She may have been humiliated by Jeremy Corbyn, she may have lost all those Tory…
How Hungary Became a Haven for the Alt-Right (repost)
The increasingly illiberal European country offers shelter to a growing number of international nationalists. Read the rest of this post on the original site at How Hungary Became a Haven…
Much pavement in my near future
I’m having a relaxing evening trying to get a decent earworm into my head in preparation for riding 420km from Ottawa to Kingston and back in the Rideau Lakes Cycle…
Musical interlude
CHVRCHES – Now is Not The Time
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Owen Jones writes that UK Labour’s bold and progressive platform was crucial to its improved electoral results. Bhaksar Sunkara rightly sees Labour’s campaign…
UK Election 2017 Who Won What and Where
This site is a good analysis of the results. One key factor for me is that Labour increased the percentage of younger voters from less than 40% in the last…
Trump strikes out
Trump just fell into 3 big traps: 1. He accused Comey of perjury. 2. He said he'd testify under oath. 3. He said he'd meet special counsel. — Warren Kinsella…
U.K.’s Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers…
U.K. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Just a quick note about yesterday’s election in Great Britain. Called by Prime Minister Theresa May to grab a huge majority, she instead found herself…
Human Rights Appears To Be An Issue In New Ontario Autism Program
Minister of Children and Youth Services Micheal Coteau has been a champion of human rights especially in the black community and around racism, but when it comes to autistic kids…