they weren't there stating clearly that they were challenging totalitarian government control by attempting to come into direct conflict with it.nope.they were just there, smiling, hangin' around, playing kumbaya and…
Toronto is a clean and beautiful city… that is littered with a few eyesores. Some of the most evident examples are the poorly maintained and abandoned 24 Hours newspaper boxes.…
The United Kingdom has removed its lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men, replacing it with a one year deferral since the last time a donor has had sex…
Finance minister Tom Marshall called the province’s major radio talk show on Thursday to promote the Muskrat Falls power project. He quoted from a book by Wally Read and L.J.…
The NDP’s federal council meets here in Ottawa tomorrow to determine the rules of their leadership contest, in advance of their caucus retreat in Quebec City. At a press conference…
So I’ve had a lot of time over the past few weeks to really take in the mood of the political landscape in Canada. It’s interesting to see how both…
The Globe and Mail presented an editorial this week that appears to be written by a confounded ideologue seconded from a Toronto high school paper. It really is the most…
Dr. Aditi Shankardass: It it is a brain disorder, surely we need to look at the brain! Autism is one of the developmental disorders described as a brain based disorder…
Do what your mama tells you! Below: My Mom, circa 1937; Ted Morton; Charles Rusnell.It’s been a few hours now since a CBC investigative reporter revealed that front-running Conservative leadership…
There are reports that up to 2 million people are without power around the US-Mexico border. These reports don’t mention that there was also a (probably unrelated) large power outage…
Loved it. Technically. This is the speech that actually causes some small movement on Capitol Hill (possibly very small) or is Obama’s platform for running against Congress in the next…
The most recent satellite data indicate that there is a strong possibility that the extent of ice in the Arctic could be at a new low before melting stops later…
Fall in the 'hood means plenty of weekend activity. Miss Vicky will try to keep up but is experiencing hardware difficulties, and as much as she enjoys the Webgeek's Playbook,…
I seriously wonder about my sanity when I get songs like this stuck in my head No related posts.
All's well that ends well. I have this network attached storage thing in my basement that had a six week old hard disk die on me. That made me sad.…
…be it women: …or children: Yes, that’s right…human beings are now objects to be “won” in stupid radio contests. Incidentally, both these contests are being held by Canadian radio stations.…
thwap's schoolyard: "Islamicism":Every now and then I'll make an observation about Harper and his continuing stupidification of Canada, but really, when the thwapster brings his A game, no one does…
It wasn't a bad speech and it's not a bad plan; but somehow it feels a bit 'same old same old'. Put otherwise, if it hasn't worked before why should…
Tasha Kheirridin is a frightened woman. She is terrified of everyday life. She wants a man around to protect her from the inconveniences of life, the petty criminals and especially…
