Lymphedema: A Research Study Overview
I’m cancer free, but very anxious about lymphedema. It’s become a bit of an obsession, so, for anyone googling it, here are all the studies that I really should have…
2017
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 21: Alberta’s legal disgrace
This week we heard one of those stories that just makes you shake your head (if it hasn’t already lowered in shame) and wonder how this kind of thing can…
Trump’s Next Best Seller
Order your advance copy now and get the “pre-impeachment” introductory price.
Back to the 50s – Unless We’re Very, Very Lucky
Imagine you wake up Monday morning to find that, overnight, our society has fallen back to the 50s. You pick up your cell phone, no signal. The TV is out.…
On comparative advantages
In the federal NDP’s previous leadership campaign, Tom Mulcair managed to release numerous policy proposals without offering any hint of what he’d do as leader. Starting from the (correct) assumption…
When Hell Freezes Over
Steve Bell, The Guardian Donald Trump is calling off his state visit to Britain. The US president said he did not want to come if there were large-scale protests and…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – David MacDonald discusses the need to start tackling some of Canada’s most expensive and least justifiable tax handouts to the rich: The…
No Is Not Enough
That’s the title of Naomi Klein’s forthcoming book. It’s her reaction to and prescription for resistance to the Trump presidency. She tells The Guardian’s Tim Adams: “He keeps everyone all…
The Hidden Face of Andrew Scheer
As you know, I've been trying to warn people that Andrew Scheer is not the nice guy he pretends to be.Warn them that his perma smile conceals the frightening depth…
How would Harper have handled Trump?
When listening to Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland give her very important speech on the new world order, there was one disturbing thought. It was a silly question as…
The Heavy Bear by Tim Bowling tops Edmonton fiction bestseller list; poetry by the same Alberta author is No. 2
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended June 4, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Miss High Haughty, Queen of all Tuxedos
Miss fuzzy cat. Every once in a while I look out for a new way to render her magnificent shagginess. Filed under: art, Cat Tagged: Cat, fuzzy
On selective sacrifice
Brad Wall’s definition of shared sacrifice: Public service workers are expected to do their jobs plus more to cover for a hiring freeze, while also getting hit with a 3.5%…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Larry Elliott is optimistic that the UK’s election result will lead to an end of destructive austerity. James Downie comments on the example…
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 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…