How Sweet It Is
People of a certain age will remember Jackie Gleason and one of his famous taglines: "How sweet it is." Delivered with an insouciance only Gleason was capable of, it was…
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The Horror Of Uncertainty
I am convinced that, as a species, we have an innate aversion to uncertainty. Rather than admit to some very real facts of life, contingency and complexity, we prefer to…
Electoral Victory Of Deplorables
I do believe Brittlestar has divined the mystery of why undesirables proliferate and prosper in public office:Recommend this Post
Tunnel Vision
H/t MoudakisContinuing with yesterday's theme, Star readers offer their views of Doug Ford's latest scheme:The idea of a Highway 401 tunnel is ludicrous. It can’t be built quickly enough. It…
UPDATED: He’s A Trial For All Of Us
From Frank Kafka's The TrialSomeone must have left some envelopes upon which he doodled, because Doug F. , without having done any thinking, announced another scheme one fine morning: a…
Sifting Through The Propaganda
H/t Theo MoudakisHaving purchased this past summer a used hybrid vehicle that gives me remarkable fuel economy, I am now a very infrequent customer at the gas pump. My greenhouse…
Despicable, Diabolical, Depraved
Outside of Western politicians too afraid to express honest views, I find it hard to believe that there can be much sympathy left in the world for the State of…
Not Impressed
In typical fashion, the federal Liberals, thanks to the absence of an overall vision, have tried to put their finger in the housing dike. As in the tale of the…
Puzzling But Instructive
My three-year-old granddaughter has developed a fondness for jigsaw puzzles, usually of the 48-piece variety designated for children. Given my own spatial limitations, I have worked slowly with her on…
Groupthink Abounds
“I don’t know what we’re fighting for. Not even a clue. I just want to go home.’’“Starting a war is very easy. But to finish it — try that.’’“This whole…
This Is Worrisome: An Update
The other day I posted about what I saw as a worrying trend - the removal of MPP Sarah Jama from Elle's online article featuring influential women. Jama's 'sin' was…
Deeply Offensive
I'm sure MAGA purists will find this deeply offensive, which is one of the reasons I love it:Recommend this Post
This Is Worrisome
Those of you who may regularly read this blog likely know that I have always been a big supporter of mainstream media. Despite their limitations, they have always been, to…
On Trudeau’s Travails
The seeming public consensus is that the end times beckon for Justin Trudeau and his party. Althia Raj writes:The Liberal party has the support of about just one in five…
Teflon Doug
He's loved of the distracted multitude,Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes- Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 3It is deeply disappointing to discover that Ontario Premier Doug Ford is…
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
In what I think was an underreported story, Russian has announced the following:Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it…
UPDATED:Exploiting The Dead
You have likely heard about the debacle at Arlington National Cemetery where Don Trump and his team took pictures and video of him laying a wreath honouring the war dead.…
But Only If You Agree With Me
Free speech is great. It is a principle that most people claim to support, but sometimes that support is contingent upon the subject under consideration. In a shameful episode yesterday,…