Stuff Happens, week 51: It was a very bad year
Well, I did it. And I’m sure you’re thrilled. When I started writing this blog, I vowed to write a weekly review of events as I saw them. I did…
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Stuff Happens, week 50: Trump goes lower, rises higher
A very, very quiet week in the world. Hey, if it weren’t for Donald Trump, there would be no news at all, so I guess we should be thankful for…
Stuff Happens, week 49: Killings stun the city; New Democrats look like Old Conservatives
Well, it has been a fairly sleepy week in the Stuff Happens world as we spend most of our time shopping and getting ready for Christmas and obsessing over Star…
Why I’ll be last in line for the new Star Wars movie
You may or may not have heard this, but a new Star Wars movie comes out this week. It seems like its kind of a big deal, just a little…
Stuff Happens, week 48: Schools are run by idiots … and speaking of idiots, it’s Trump again
The Edmonton Catholic School District is run by idiots. A little harsh? Not at all. Too kind, if anything. Let me explain. This week, Edmonton Catholic (and Calgary Catholic) banned…
Stuff Happens, week 47: Farmers raising hell; this week’s gun atrocity
I have to say I am greatly enjoying watching the NDP government squirm over Bill 6, their farm safety bill. The bill would force farms to apply the same safety…
Stuff Happens, week 46: The NDP saves the world; Grey Cup CIII
The big story of the week was the announcement of the NDP government’s ‘Climate Leadership Plan’, which is one part save-the-planet stuff, and two parts public relations move. The plan…
Stuff Happens, week 45: Everybody loves France.
The world is still coming to grips with the Paris attacks of last week. From late night talk shows to international soccer (a.k.a. football) matches to Facebook postings, the world…
Stuff Happens, week 44: Dark night in the City of Light
Way back at the beginning of the year, when I first started writing Stuff Happens, the first topic was the attack on the satirical publication Charlie Hebdo. That was an…
Stuff Happens, week 43: ‘Trudeau II: The son also rises’ makes its debut; pipeline politics
It’s now official — Prime Minister Trudeau. For those of us of a certain age, that has a familiar ring. Now, I’m not a naturally optimistic person. I see myself…
The supplement conundrum
As an OMIT (Old Man in Training is an acronym I just now made up. I think it’s pretty cool, but then, I’m an Old Man in Training), I am…
Stuff Happens, week 42: Red is the new orange; attack of the killer bacon
The orange wave that swept across Alberta earlier this year has turned to a decidedly darker hue. The NDP government released its first budget this week, and boy, are their…
Stuff Happens, week 41: World notices Canada, enjoy it while you can.
Canadians, forever the neglected middle child in the family of nations, are always weirdly excited when the world pays us any attention. So worldwide reaction to the election of Justin…
Stuff Happens, week 41: World notices Canada, enjoy it while you can.
Canadians, forever the neglected middle child in the family of nations, are always weirdly excited when the world pays us any attention. So worldwide reaction to the election of Justin…
Why the sunny son eclipsed the prince of darkness.
On my way back from voting Monday, I chanced upon a bit of election literature that had been tossed on the ground next to one of those damnable supermailboxes. Being…
Why the sunny son eclipsed the prince of darkness.
On my way back from voting Monday, I chanced upon a bit of election literature that had been tossed on the ground next to one of those damnable supermailboxes. Being…
Stuff Happens, week 40: Relax, people, it’s almost over.
It’s finally almost over … the longest, ugliest election campaign in recent Canadian history. In the dying days of the campaign, a couple of distractions tripped up the frontrunners. Put…
Stuff Happens, week 40: Relax, people, it’s almost over.
It’s finally almost over … the longest, ugliest election campaign in recent Canadian history. In the dying days of the campaign, a couple of distractions tripped up the frontrunners. Put…
Stephen Harper must go: a plea
Last week, I was talking to a young guy at work who was pondering who to vote for in this election. He doesn’t want to vote (he “doesn’t have the…
Stephen Harper must go: a plea
Last week, I was talking to a young guy at work who was pondering who to vote for in this election. He doesn’t want to vote (he “doesn’t have the…