The Hoards are in the House.
Donald Trump can stop worrying about the hoards heading north in Mexico. They served their purpose during the run-up to the mid-terms. They gave him a target for his bigotry.…
2018
Translating Air, poetry by Edmonton’s Kath MacLean, tops Audreys Books Edmonton Fiction Bestseller List
Here are the lists of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Nov. 4, 2018. The lists are compiled by Audreys Books and…
Groovy Dead
‘Groovy Dead’ by Rusty (@canrockrusty) remains one of the greatest punk anthems in Canadian history, and possibly world history.
Now Things Are Getting Really Ridiculous
A sad menagerie for all to behold. Recommend this Post
What Happens When We Take Democracy for Granted?
Canadians take our democracy for granted. Most rarely think of it at all. We were born into it and we assume it will be with us forever. History shows that’s…
Ever wondered what the Park Board does?
Here’s a video tribute to our 2014-2018 Board, produced by Margo Harper. To the out-going elected Board: a job well done. So proud to have been a part of it.
Doesn’t feel like we lost
The Democrats, after last night:
Donald Trump’s Painful Crazy Day of Reckoning
Well it wasn't the giant blue wave I had been hoping for, to bury the sinister sand man Donald Trump once and for all.But it was still quite a wave,…
Empty – NaBloPoMo Day 7
I worked pretty hard this past weekend. I was at a retreat. Had some rewriting to do on a manuscript. Thought it’d be easy. Boy, was I wrong. I mean.…
Benghazi
It won’t be long before congressional Republicans start complaining about witch hunts by House Democrats investigating corruption within the White House and the Republican ranks. Trump has already threatened to…
And So It Begins. Sessions Resigns.
Trump’s attorney general, Jeff Beauregard Sessions, has announced his resignation. That didn’t take long. Now it remains to be seen how long it will take Trump to fire deputy a.g.,…
A madman and a despot
I can't believe this just happened. This is a president who is rapidly unraveling. pic.twitter.com/0CaUTOvbn0 — Arlen Parsa voted! (@arlenparsa) November 7, 2018
Monbiot Clashes with Attenborough
Nature documentary maker, Sir David Attenborough, gave an interview to The Guardian recently in which he chided environmentalists for emphasizing the dire predicament we’re now in, calling it a “turn…
Scenes from the Daisy mid-terms party
And the candidate we worked for in Maine, Janet Mills, won Governor! First woman elected to that post! Daisy extends its wins to the U.S.! Woot! Logan Ross and the…
Republicans and Dead Hookers
One winner in yesterday’s elections, a Republican stalwart, will never take the office to which he’s been elected. He is Nevada brothel owner, Dennis Hof. He was the people’s choice…
Sandhill Crane
Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary
New Vancouver park board commissioners sworn in
Two incumbents, five new commissioners Jessica Kerr / Vancouver Courier November 6, 2018 01:15 PM It’s official. Vancouver’s new park board commissioners were sworn in Monday night at a special…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday November 7, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. A final Separation Agreement will document all issues that have…
Tony Clement and the Shocking Con Sex Scandal
A few months ago, I questioned whether Tony Clement was the right Con to go after Liberal scandals, considering how many scandals he had in his past.Like the way he…
Our Democratic candidate wins!
Lisa and I campaigned for her in Maine this Summer – and we are delighted she won! And there she is. @JanetMillsforMEPoised to be #Maine’s FIRST woman elected governor #Vote2018ME…