So Much for "Reefer Madness"
It’s been a couple of weeks since Canada decriminalized recreational cannabis use. So far I’ve seen no sign of any impact. I spoke to a friend, a very long-time cannabis…
2018
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Peter Gowan discusses UK Labour’s plans for a more democratic and participatory economy. And Alex Ballingall reports on Jagmeet Singh’s plan to prohibit…
Nov. 3: There’ll be blue birds over…..
…The white cliffs of Dover.Tomorrow just you wait and see.There’ll be love and laughterAnd peace ever afterTomorrow when the world is free…. This child can still hear the magnificent voice…
Blinders – NaBloPoMo
Sometimes I’m positive the dog has the right idea. Probably this is why people started keeping their domesticated animals in their houses with them; they saw reflected in their animal…
Two Years to Determine Extinction. Two Years.
Extinction, Jeebus! It’s impossible to believe and yet we’re really doing this. Now it’s the United Nations warning that we have two years, that’s all, to decide if we’re going…
Daylight Savings Time – Again.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour tonight. Here British government workers on Salisbury Plain move the stones back one hour.
Saturday Photo: Rain and the Return to Standard Time
Been raining here for several days. I suppose I should be pleased because that means plants will be starting the winter well-hydrated, which can be a problem after a dry…
Things Will Get Mean
Relations between the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are on a downward slope. Susan Delacourt writes: While it’s more the rule than the exception to have opposing…
5th Annual Ottawa Feminist Fair, This Weekend!
WHEN: Sunday November 4th, 11 AM – 4 PM WHERE: Makerspace North, 250 City Centre Ave Bay 216, Ottawa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/993893037457075/ The Feminist Twins are proud to present the 5th…
The confidence of Jason Kenney.
Alberta’s leader of the consolidated conservatives, Jason Kenney, is a strange man. I have never envisioned him as a person who brings people together. He has always seemed more interested…
Musical interlude
The War on Drugs – Thinking of a Place
Michael Harris: Why Justin Trudeau Should Win The Election
It's been three tough years. Demolishing Stephen Harper's grim legacy took longer, and was probably harder than Justin Trudeau had imagined.And no prime minister has ever been attacked as viciously…
Benefits of Using an Infrared Heater for Home Heating
Infrared heaters have widely been in use for generations. Today they are used in most company buildings and homes. They operate either by gas or electricity as the power source.…
Road Trip – NaBloPoMo Day 2
I was on the road today. I got out early owing to the fact that the weather people said it *probably* wasn’t going to start sky-shiting until later in the…
The Liar Donald Trump And The Corruption Of The Cons
He's always been a liar. A firm believer in the old saying that a lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.But…
12 Years Left and Over $200B to Fund
We have less than 12 years left to kick the oil bums out. The oil bums have left us with hundreds of billions of dollars in liabilities, while claiming our…
Alberta Caught Red-Handed
Alberta would have a somewhat stronger case for bitumen pipelines and experts if it wasn’t for the government of Alberta, Conservative and NDP. First of all, they’re wastrels. For all…
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Book Review Adam Tooze. Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World. Viking. New York. 2018 The global economic crisis is now more than a decade old, and…
The Power Of Lies
As the midterm elections come to an end, Paul Krugman writes that the Republicans are spouting what has become a cascade of lies: What are Republicans lying about? As I…
Worse Than We Thought
Yesterday, friend Mound posted a disturbing piece on the fact that the oceans have absorbed 60% more heat than expected. The implications for global warming are significant, and suggest, among…