My latest: October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023. It dawned with a sky that was so clear and blue, it seemed like you could see forever. It was a Saturday, so quiet, and it looked…
Long threads: best baseball announcers, North Carolina angels, hopeful happenings, boys will be boys, and some really big things
Here are some long threads that I liked. This is a lengthy post because I am including many of the tweets from these threads -- a reader told me once…
Musical interlude
CAMELPHAT & Nadia Ali - Endlessly
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State of Palestine Area• Total 6,020 km2 (2,320 sq mi) • West Bank 5,655 km2• Gaza Strip 365 km2Population• 2023 estimate 5,483,450Gaza Strip/AreaArea: 141 sq mi (365 sq km). Population:…
Whats wrong with this picture…?
State of Palestine Area• Total 6,020 km2 (2,320 sq mi) • West Bank 5,655 km2• Gaza Strip 365 km2Population• 2023 estimate 5,483,450Gaza Strip/AreaArea: 141 sq mi (365 sq km). Population:…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Melissa Hanson writes about life as a climate refugee from what was billed as a relatively safe area - making for a particularly painful…
Eating on the road: Blackhorn Steakhouse in Scarborough
Scarborough is a community that is often the first stop for new residents and citizens on their Canadian journeys. As such, the face of Scarborough is often changing and so…
Eating on the road: Blackhorn Steakhouse in Scarborough
Scarborough is a community that is often the first stop for new residents and citizens on their Canadian journeys. As such, the face of Scarborough is often changing and so…
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…
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2015
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from April 17, 2015 via Wise Law Blog: Getting Your Legal Writing Right http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2015/04/getting-your-legal-writing-right.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Today’s Comment: Boomers "are the most coddled political constituency"
In his column tonight, Bribes (Between The Lines Of Age) The LPC's Correct Tactical Choice, Evan Scrimshaw is writing about the Liberal decision to vote against the Bloc motion to…
Updated for 2024: Civic Hatchback vs. LEAF Hatchback
In 2019 I wrote a guide for people to help them decide which vehicle type saved them more money: an affordable used EV with a solar panel grid-tied system, or…
Alberta—no advantage for the low income
Everyone has heard of the Alberta Advantage. They must have, the province never stops promoting... The post Alberta—no advantage for the low income first appeared on Views from the Beltline.
NYC-ABC PP/POW updates October 1, 2024
Click here for the latest compilation of every other week updates. NYC ABC, along with several other individuals and prisoner support crews, now send hard copies to all political prisoners…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Paul Abela writes that the continual concentration of wealth is patently unsustainable. Alex Himelfarb discusses how neoliberalism has laid the groundwork for the…
The hobby horse
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Neoliberalism made Trump possible
Excerpt from Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge A good deal of punditry has gone around in circles on the question of how someone like Donald Trump could become president…
Legal News Post of the Day: October 3, 2024
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Doug Ford pledges to hike speed limits on all 400-series highways ‘where it is safe to do so’ #law #legal #legalnews via @CTVNews https://t.co/bEs8gBZWbs - Garry J. Wise, Toronto…
Dear Marlaina (Danielle)
So, you say you want to “depoliticize” the debate over your proposed horrors you wish to inflict on Alberta’s transgender youth?The answer to that is “drop the legislation”. Do not…
Ontario Wills and Estates #LawFact of the Day: Public Policy and your Last Will
A last will cannot have provisions that run contrary to public policy.For instance, a will cannot discriminate against a family member because of their…Religionmarital status, orsexual orientationIt cannot encourage people…