Where The Sun No Longer Shines
That would be the so-called Sunshine State, Florida, under the heavy hand of its governor and apparent presidential aspirant, Ron DeSantis. Things are becoming so repressive there that a number…
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The Face Of Pain
Pain, both physical and mental, comes in many forms; not all instances are remediable, but some are, if we really put our minds to it. The following video is of…
When They Start Talking About Ideologies And Agendas
… you generally know where they are coming from. “We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia. The sexualization agenda is robbing children of their innocence.” “I am…
Things Could Be Worse
These days, I take my comforts wherever I can find them. In contemplating the state of my province, Ontario, under the administration of the Doug Ford government, I’m deriving some…
A PSA From The FBI
I can’t imagine living in a country where this kind of Public Service Announcement is necessary. And on a slightly different note, we now know why “thoughts and prayers” aren’t…
A Brief Programming Note
I have been a bit under the weather for the past few days, a bit of a virus that repeated testing has shown is not COVID. (Whew!) I have also…
Demons Among Us
H/t MacKay History teaches us that the capacity to demonize ‘the other’ seems almost limitless. Whether it be the Jew, the Black, the Roma, the Indigenous, or any other group,…
Getting Things Done
Those who prize quick decisions and action will no doubt applaud the likes of the Doug Ford government. As pointed out in my previous post, the premier and his coterie…
The Burden Of Thought
Over the years of writing this blog, I have made fairly frequent mention of the importance of critical thinking. At the same time, I have usually been quick to add…
Snowflakery Spreads
It is common for the hard right to accuse progressives of being snowflakes, meaning, I guess, that they are inordinately sensitive and easily offended. The shoe, however, now appears to…
Still Lessons To Be Learned
The older I get, the more I realize how little I know. And to me, that is a good thing, because there is something both grounding and humbling in realizing…
The Beam In Our Eye
When you think about it, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with national myths. They seek to convey something special about one’s country. For example, there is the American myth about…
Ode To Democracy
A busy day ahead, so I shall let Theo Moudakis speak for me: Recommend this Post
God’s Second Gift To Humanity
But, as Jesus said, “A prophet hath no honour is his own country.” Recommend this Post
Sharing Incompetencies
I was talking to my good friend Dave, from Winnipeg, the other night. Dave and I have been friends for 40 years. The affinities that bind us include books, movies…
Ideological Soulmates
Well, it appears Pierre Poilievre, that would-be master disinformation-trafficker, has found his true soulmate in another man-child, Elon Musk. They have had a meeting of the minds when it comes…
Eerily Prescient
In 1986, Frank Zappa appeared on Crossfire, a show that billed itself as a forum for debate between opposing views. In the following clip, (you can see the entire episode…
Angry Talking Heads
When I was a teacher, it used to bother me to no end that it only took one or two ignorant, badly-behaved kids to spoil the atmosphere and discourse in…
"My Family Sometimes Comes Second. It Has To"
The above are the words of one of the officers who recently entered the private school in Nashville which saw a horrible killing spree by a deranged former student. While…