Shiny New Things
Despite our professed admiration for things that have withstood the test of time (heritage buildings, old literature and traditional values come to mind), it is undeniable that there is much…
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Such Elequence!
This took place at a school board meeting in Virginia. The rest is self-explanatory. Recommend this Post
I’m Getting Tired
The woes of the world are wearing me down. I therefore choose to change channels completely today and focus on comedy, one of the few escapes this world permits almost…
If You Are Of A Certain Age
… you will get this, the latest from Moudakis. Recommend this Post
About That Free Speech Thing
Increasingly, it seems that free speech and freedom of expression are contingent upon whether the powers that be approve of your views. Recent events surrounding the Israel-Gaza war underscore that…
Repost: Sometimes, All You Can Do Is Feed The Birds
Let’s face it: life is grim these days, the Israeli-Hamas war but another reminder of our collective inhumanity, not just in the perpetration of evil acts of destruction but also…
Nearer My God To Thee
As the Benighted States of Amerika lurches ever-closer to a full-blown theocracy with the election of Mike Johnson as House Speaker, a timely reminder: be careful what you wish for:…
Powerful Political Leadership
As the war between Israel and Gaza rages on, it is almost too painful to watch the devastation that the former is inflicting on the latter. I have always been…
Two Seasonal Reminders
I guess we never really outgrow Halloween, especially when the auguries spell something scary for Doug Ford. And editorial cartoonists are certainly trying to put the fear of God into…
A Sunday Thought
With the NDP imploding under the weight of idealists and ideologues, and with some calling for the resignation of Marit Stiles, the following editorial cartoon seems to hit its target:…
Not A Team Player
I have never been much of a joiner. I never really participated in team sports, committees (unless I had no choice), or group endeavours. There is something about the passionate…
Unpalatable Truth
The Israeli-Gaza war is heart-breaking, so much so that I find I cannot look at imagery of the dead on both sides. The Hamas attack on Israel was horrific, but…
In All Humility
This is all we can really say: Recommend this Post
Real Thinking Requires Hard Work
I have thus far refrained from writing anything about the atrocities taking place in The Middle East. I have nothing constructive to add to the debate. However, I can’t help…
Forgive And Forget? Never
There is a saying that, in many cases is a mere platitude: “Time heals all wounds.” Often said to the bereaved, it is meant to impart that there are better…
Great Happiness!
I’ve been feeling pretty disgusted lately with our world, given our impending climate doom and the humanitarian crises and wars going on. Those pungent testaments to our profound failures as…
Happy Thanksgiving
And let us give thanks that we do not live in the Benighted States of Amerika. Recommend this Post
The Hits Keep Coming
If the Doug Ford government has any credibility left (a big IF), it has taken yet another hit, thanks to a Star investigation. Uncovered is yet another example of the…
No Friend To The Environment
Readers will know that Ontario premier Ford cares little for environmental matters. One remembers his rash act upon assuming power of enthusiastically tearing up 750 green energy contracts, costing Ontario…
Keeping Up The Pressure
Fires are burning in the House of Ford (not the fashion mogul’s, but rather the corrupt and incompetent one that ‘rules’ our province). That increasing attention is being paid to…