I Am NOT GOING BALD!
My wife mentioned my alleged bald spot the other night, after I refused to move some furniture for her with sufficient alacrity. She’s not the first to have made note…
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John Miller On Sun TV’s Freedom Weekend
The discussion topics for Freedom Weekend-by-the-lake have yet to be decided, but Ezra says “we’ll talk about how to strengthen our freedoms here at home, and project freedom abroad to…
Alberta Mayor On B.C. Opposition To Northern Gateway Pipeline
“It’s kind of like the spoiled child syndrome. We’re not going to get , so we’re not going to do it…” B.C. For B.C.ers! Go back to Mordor, Blue Eyed…
I Give It Six Months
OK, maybe eight months, because she is resplendently hot. …but, as Freud used to joke, the thing about carrying an umbrella is that eventually you take a cab. And Peter…
Your Daily Nazi: JDL Canada And The EDL
A piece from Al Jazeera, which features JDL-Canada Leader and occasional BCLSB commenter Meir Weinstein: Extremist Jewish factions and far-right parties team up against “Islamisation” despite the latter’s anti-Semitic past.…
Paleo Artist Dan Varner
…has passed away suddenly. He specialized mostly in painting the ancient beasts that swam The Oceans Of Kansas (Western Interior Sea). If you ever find a copy of the book…
BCLSB Resolutions For 2012
1) Force the resignation of a Tory cabinet minister. But I’ve given up on the idea of embroiling one in a sex scandal. These guys are too high maintenance. You…
Why I Cannot Currently Support the B.C. Liberal Party
B.C. Premier Christy Clark alludes to the Northern Gateway pipeline: British Columbia’s coast does not just belong to British Columbia, it belongs to Alberta… Not that anyone out there cares…
Michael Ignatieff Tribute
…is no longer a part of the Liberal Biennial Convention program. A fact that I will note without comment. h/t
Gruending On Christians In Syria
Former MP and Politics & Pulpit author takes a look at the dilemma facing Syrian Christians: The Scottish writer William Dalrymple says that Syria has been a kind of oasis…
Dear Mr. Rob Ford
The folks from 911 are not your personal marriage counselors. You’re supposed to get those from the private sector. That is all.
The Trouble With Margaret Wente
…is that she doesn’t have enough original ideas to carry a column; so she pieces them together from the ideas of other writers. Which is fine. Failing to attribute these…
Flanders Leaves The Blogosphere
John Pacheco shuts down Socon or Bust, and the on-line world becomes a saner if less hilarious place. My favorite Flanders story was when he ran provincially for the Family…
One Last Event And The Holiday Season Is Over
Actually, the wife and I are thinking of staying in, ordering pizza, and watching West Wing episodes (only the ones by Sorkin, mind you).
Philosopher Sir Michael Dummett Is Dead
I’ve read a fair bit of his stuff, and never got what he was talking about, even though I was trained in the shit and sympathetic to some of the…
Fire Everyone!
Quebecois mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau loses poll done by company he owns! He won last year, but against much weaker competition.
Whither Wind Concerns?
The day after I noted that Wind Concerns Ontario had shut down their blog, citing a threat of legal action, John Spears did a short piece on the same topic…
Bob Rae If Necessary, But Not Necessarily Bob Rae
For example, this guy might work. Everyone loves an astronaut.
Journalism, Real And Fake
Still another day’s worth of eating and over-consuming left to get through, so don’t expect anything too coherent until that’s all been accomplished. Until then, here’s a piece on how…
Xmas Day Off To A Lucrative Start!
Highlights so far are a nice new coat from Columbia Sports Wear and a wool duffle-coat thingy from T. Hilfiger. Still a few gift cards to come! May my readers…