A house without manners.
You would think their mother would have taught the Ford boys some manners. Maybe she tried but then maybe it just did not take with her sons. You would think…
July 2018
SFH at the Bovine!
Go, Snipe, go!
Oh Momma, Momma
I think it’s best you read this for yourself. They’re talking about evidence of a mega-drought four millennia ago that triggered a mass, societal collapse. Who knew?
Musical interlude
Borgeous – Wildfire
Far Right Reaction To Assault On Muslim-Canadian Father in Mississauga
It has become a bit of a sad routine on ARC that, after a horrible crime is committed, I await the reaction, excuses, and often justification from the far right…
Tim Fryer’s fictitious candidate
You have to wonder who is being described on Tim Fryer’s campaign website when you read about claims of: Transparent and Trustworthy Leadership. Responsible and Accountable Creative and Open Minded…
SS/DD Where’s the Beef?
It’s now a rule of thumb in this Age of Nihilism: if it’s going to kill us, we’re fine with it. With all the global warming already baked in from…
Vancouver Park Board approves new three year capital plan to improve city parks, facilities
By Michelle Morton Reporter/News Anchor CKNW July 20, 2018 3:30 am A new capital plan for the next three years has been approved by the Vancouver Park Board. Board Chair…
Hey, You Can Finally Put Away the 12 Gauge
Some say the best part of your Golden Years is sitting on the veranda in your rocker yelling at the future to “get the f#@k” off your lawn. But, delightful…
That’s a Lot of "Getting Used To."
Who can forget when Trudeau’s finance minister, Morneau, told Canadians they’re just going to have to get used to a future of “job churn” – living short-term job to short-term…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Brett Scott pulls back the curtain on the cashless society, and notes that it (like so many “financial innovations”) is largely the result…
The Rising Tide
I have just begun a book called Extreme Cites, by Ashley Dawson. As I have discerned it thus far, its thesis is that the world’s great coastal cities are destined…
Nooooobody should tax-evade and then claim to be a law-and-order guy
From a few years back, but interesting. And a watch worth $14,000! That’s keep expensive time, Bad Boy! ‘Bad Boy’ Lastman son faces legal woes; Charged Jan. 10 at Pearson…
KINSELLACAST 23: Warren and Lisa drive in! They talk politics! Police! Punk! Pulchritude!
Sound levels were off, a bit, but you get what you pay for.
What Brilliance!
Capitalism is alive and well, Gerry Caplan writes, thanks to kids: I’ve been stressed worrying that all those little kids stolen by Donald Trump’s goons from their parents at the…
What is your party?
Coming into the dog days of summer is a good time to reflect on what we want in our political party. Speaking from hard won experience, we know starting from…
When everyone is a neo-Nazi, no one is a neo-Nazi
Gerald used to get that. He apparently doesn’t anymore. I have been writing about the far Right for decades. Calling a mainstream political opponent “alt-Right” is appallingly stupid – it…
Saskatchewan, Ontario have no constitutional case against Ottawa’s carbon tax, only a political strategy
By vowing to go to court to fight the federal government’s carbon tax, Saskatchewan and now Ontario are rejecting the most cost effective way to reduce carbon pollution, the Pembina…