Summer of Astrophotos
With school (both work and study) back upon me, my observation time shifts back to scientific imaging. The past month though I had some time to take some "pretty picture"…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Feline face-offs.
Just a little reminder to Harper, Hudak, Fox News (North) fans, Blogging Tories and the Tea Party
Harper could have said this himself on the CBC tonight. In fact I think he did. It fit right in with his fear mongering about 'Islamicism'. (Funny, it almost rhymes…
Why we need hard copies of books and printed photographs
E-books are easy to post and allow authors who could never before get published access to significant audiences. I like e-books -- I have two e-books on Amazon myself. I…
‘Uncontrollable’ natural disaster inevitable
Oil Exploration Under Arctic Ice Could Cause 'Uncontrollable' Natural Disaster by Michael McCarthy Published on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by the Independent/UK "Any serious oil spill in the ice of…
Martin Weiche of the Canadian Nazi Party Dead
Well, another of the old guard of the Canadian racist movement has died. Martin K. Weiche, member of the John Beattie led Canadian Nazi Party (Weiche would later go on…
Leadership for Ontario
"You want the politics of anger, resentment and division? That makes you feel good? Then Mr. Hudak is your guy. If you want to do things so that we can…
The irony of greed: The end game for Neoliberalism?
The global economy is in the toilet and the Boomers’ representatives are chanting: “flush, flush, flush.” Me? I am eating cigarettes and wine while admiring the remarkable consistency in the…
Je reviendrai vainqueur, ou ne reviendrai pas.
Ludovic HALÉVYSounds like me going to court ...
Uneventful trip home
Now I am a nervous driver. Who'da thunk it. I'm not. Haven't ever been. But when I got behind the wheel of the car to leave my dad's place I…
Are Winnipeg Jets fans happy with Harper usurping their team?
It seems not all Winnipeg hockey fans are happy with the new Harper Jets jersey launch. I don't think the Conservative appropriation of a city's hockey team will end well.
Debunking Rogers’ LTE
Another day, another shorthanded spin on the truth. Rogers, the source behind this week’s telecom misstatement, has gone one step further in the wily unveiling of their new Long Term…
Let the Green Revolution Begin!
First, they start having riding associations dropping like flies, plus an entire provincial party and almost two.Then, the leader sidesteps a constitution-mandated review of her time in office, thereby shutting…
Boneheads Fight the Law and the Law Wins. Again
A shout out goes to the newest member of the Collective (nice job norton200) who caught this: Accused bandit Butz brothers busted Damien Wood, QMI Agency ...
Belated Review: ‘Ethical Oil’ by Ezra Levant
Dear Ezra Levant, Oh, Ezra. High off the success of your influential book Shakedown that targets the gross injustices perpetrated by Canada’s various Human Rights Commissions, you have written a…
Horgan speaks on OBC
The Canadian Press Date: Tuesday Sep. 6, 2011 8:06 PM ET VICTORIA — The New Democrat Opposition in B.C. says the rules may not have been followed when former Liberal…
The Kochtopus and a Lesson for Progressives
Charles and David Koch are two American billionaires who have contributed more than any others to just about every right-wing cause in the United States. From promoting climate change denial…
Ontario Votes 2011: McGuinty’s Prescription For A Cancer Called “Canadian Experience”
The Liberals pledge to offer $10 000 in tax credits to Ontario businesses that hire new immigrants is spot-on. It might just be the cure for a stubborn cancer called…