Of Course You’re a Big Deal.
Having trouble getting over yourself? Think you’re the center of the universe, that everything revolves around you? Perhaps we all do, a little bit, in a way. The problem is…
The Mound of Sound
Notice What You Haven’t Heard from Donald Trump Lately?
After proclaiming a great and joyous victory for America following his Singapore summit with Korean despot, Kim Jong Un, the Mango Mussolini can no longer utter the words “North Korea.”…
If Only He Had Kept His Word
It seems the Trudeau Liberals are in for a bumpy ride to the polls in next year’s general elections. When Trudeau marked his first Canada Day as prime minister, he…
Suzuki Wants to Save the World
David Suzuki has a plan to save the world. Boiled down, it’s rather simple. All we need do is reverse our priorities, the same pursuits that got us into today’s…
Monbiot on Vanishing Life and The Curse of Creeping Normality
The Guardian’s eco-scribe, George Monbiot, bemoans the rapidly accelerating disappearance of wildlife and, worse, how we come not to notice. I have lived long enough to witness the vanishing of…
If We’re Insistent on Extinction What Gives Us the Right to Impose that Fate on Other Creatures?
While we proceed apace at rendering Earth uninhabitable for humans, conservation scientists think maybe we should let other species have a shot at surviving. There are several ideas but one…
And Now, a Few Timely Thoughts from Bob Rae
A fellow blogger* drew my attention to an important article by Bob Rae published in The Walrus, “When it Comes to Trump, Business as Usual is Impossible.”Here are a few…
The Only Thing You Can Count On From Here on In Is – Nothing, Really.
Those who keep an eye on the dazzling breadth and pace of the onset of climate change impacts know that 1) there’s nothing linear in this process, and, 2) we’re…
For Decades We’ve Been Whistling Past the Graveyard, Hoping Someone Like Trump Wouldn’t Come Out of His Crypt.
Trudeau (the real one) opined that living next to America was like a mouse sleeping beside an elephant. He was right but it didn’t matter, we would dutifully march in…
A Glimpse at the Risks We Must Bear for Your Pathetic "National Unity."
Two things: the Deepwater Horizon disaster involved conventional, crude oil. They were not dealing with tar-like sludge laced with toxins, acids, heavy metals and carcinogens. Secondly, it was a fairly…
How Profoundly Stupid Are Trump Supporters?
Damned stupid, that’s how stupid. Stupid enough that they can’t tell a restaurant in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, from a restaurant with a similar name in Lexington, Virginia, God Bless the…
A Death Sentence for Being Gay in America.
If this wasn’t from The New York Times you would never believe it. Some of the jurors who imposed the death penalty on Charles Rhines, who was convicted of murder,…
There’s Hope for Old Stoners
If you’re old enough, you may come to like your prime minister a lot more on October 17. That’s when the recreational use of marihuana will become legal in Canada.…
That Sounds Like Pretty Good Advice.
It’s not every day you come across an article that beings like this: The world is full of assholes. Wherever you live, whatever you do, odds are you’re surrounded by…
Back in the News – the Justin Trudeau Memorial Pipeline.
Let’s say you’re trying to sell your old car, a real beater. You hope you can get some sucker to give you five grand for it. And then along comes…
UN State of the Climate Report for 2017 Debuts Online
The United Nations has released a web version of its first annual report. It covers the state of the climate as of 2017. While the report reveals how action and…
But Wait, That’s the Scene of the Crime !!
It’s house arrest for two convicted polygamists. A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sentenced Winston Blackmore to six months of house arrest and James Oler to three months of house…
"None of the Above" – Starting with Trudeau
What’s worse, Italy now joining other European states that have succumbed to the far right, Erdogan cementing strongman rule in Turkey or the growing concern that Trump might win the…
Will the Last Sane Man in the White House Please Turn Out the Lights When Leaving.
When Trump landed in the White House observers found consolation in the fact that the place was under the heavy had of a reliable crew, “the generals.” Of these, James…
This Is Bound to Piss Off Trump
It’s one of those iconic things that has become a symbol of America – the Harley Davidson motorcycle. Foreign rivals have tried and tried to copy it but they’re still…