A Friday Evening Thought
I came upon this excerpt of a much longer poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on Owen’s blog this morning in his Daily Literary Quote section. … Earth’s crammed with heaven,…
her name is chelsea and she is a hero – and a scapegoat
A while back, I saw a blog post angrily asking why everyone referred to Bradley Manning as a man when it is “known” that he is trans. The answer is…
Federal Change of Tone on Ring of Fire Should Be Followed Up with Real Action
The following letter to the editor of the Sudbury Star was published in the Star on August 21, 2013 as, “Feds should pursue stronger EA on Ring of Fire“. You…
A carefully drawn employment agreement can exclude the usual damages for wrongful dismissal
Shekhdar v. K & M Engineering and Consulting Corporation, 2013 ONCA 521: On the trial judge’s finding, the agreement of April 25, 2001 governed the working relationship between the appellant…
Paternity Rights in Rape Cases
It’s an interesting moral dilemma to have a judge decide a child has access to a father when the only contact the mother and father had was a sexual assault…
The Fraser Institute Jumps the Shark
The Fraser Institute released The Cost of Raising Children report today. I’m not going to link to it because I don’t want to promote it, nor do I want anyone…
Growing Louisiana Sinkhole Swallowing Trees, Blamed On Industrial Activity
New video filmed in Bayou Corne, Louisiana by the Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness shows the latest “slough in” at an ongoing sinkhole sucking in whole trees. The toxic…
6337…Stronach Topless
Not the one you were hoping for though. It's her dad, Frank Stronach, topless. Mr. Stronach is now 80 and running for Grand Puba in Austria. Apparently this topless thing…
6337…Stronach Topless
Not the one you were hoping for though. It's her dad, Frank Stronach, topless. Mr. Stronach is now 80 and running for Grand Puba in Austria. Apparently this topless thing…
Rob Ford: His latest stunt
Rob Ford, Mayor of Toronto, to arm-wrestle Hulk Hogan. Ford will take on 14-time pro wrestling champion Hulk Hogan on Friday at Toronto’s Fan Expo.Lucky Torontonians as their mayor keeps…
Back from the Coast!
Great weather, lovely people, good conversation: the last two weeks have been great. The TV wasn’t on once, nor was the radio, and I only went on line to make…
Post #1031: My latest ‘Aha!’ moment
I’m very close to finishing the book Survivor – Auschwitz, The Death March and My Fight for Freedom by Sam Pivnik and some two-thirds of the way through I was…
The U.S. war against democracy in the Middle East
The CIA’s recent public admission that it masterminded the 1953 military coup against Iran’s democratically elected government reminded me once again of the fickle U.S. support for democracy in the…
Police call on government to step up mental health support
As Kingston’s Providence Care prepares to shed nearly a fifth of its workforce and close beds at the former Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, there have been a number of media stories…
On watchdogs with no bite
The watchdog charged with keeping tabs on CSEC, Canada’s signals intelligence agency, filed his annual report yesterday and I’d say it justifies recent demands by the federal opposition parties for…
Photography As Art
Well, when isn’t photography art? Maybe quite often, but there’s no disputing the photos of Naomi Harris are art. She seems to take a lot of people photos, while I…
Sponsored Post: Joelle Wyser-Pratte
Joelle Wyser-Pratte works at an investment management company and still finds time to accomplish many other things. When one goes to get an education in whatever they are interested it,…
Ask General Kang: I Have No Hair Follicles On My Head. Will This Hurt My Ability to Reproduce?
This is a touchy question, particularly for a hirsute (and handsome) bugger such as myself. The answer is no. I can think of no instance when hair follicles are any…