Child Obesity: Abuse Or Moral Panic
A number of articles were sent my way today about the phenomenon in the USA and Scotland - and probably in Canada - of charging parents with child abuse if…
Many Happy Returns, Plus One.
Exiled to Elba after the collapse of his Grande Armée and written off by the political elites of the day, Napoleon escaped in 1815, returned to France, and swept back…
Arlington Road
A feature film, streamable from my blog. Pretty cool, although I obviously have nothing to do with this film. This film (like Carlos on Netflix) is appropriate considering current events…
Follow the money
Anyone who wants to understand the current racket between the provincial government and some drug store owners need only follow the money. It is the local version of something that…
Totally avoiding the Liberals’ mistakes – really!
The NDP say that they’re not going to suffer from leadership infighting the way the Liberals did. Really! Why does this sound like famous last words? Speaking of the Liberals,…
Robert Schuller reinstated as a voting member of church board
A few weeks ago Robert Schuller was ousted from the board of the church he founded and was supposedly kept on as chairman emeritus so he could devote his time…
New Alberta poll: Tories way up; NDP up a little; everyone else down… So what else is new?
The Alberta Conservatives cross the North Saskatchewan and head south toward Red Deer. (Alberta political parties may not appear exactly as illustrated. But close enough, eh?)Alberta’s political classes were abuzz…
provincial politicians being gamed into katz downtown arena funding debate.
The game of funding billionaire Daryl Katz‘s contentious downtown Edmonton arena proposal entered the provincial political arena this week with candidates in the Progressive Conservative leadership contest and an opposition…
Lessons for Open Source Communities: Making Bug Tracking More Efficient
This post is a discussion about making bug tracking in Bugzilla for the Mozilla project more efficient. However, I believe it is applicable to any open source project or even…
Peter n Chris ‘Save the World’ on Numerous Occasions
Since these guys (Peter n Chris from Vancouver) are "Saving the World", the right thing to do would be to give them a gratuitous plug. The next gig is Vancouver's…
Now, that’s what I call a fiscal conservative!
Illinois Republican Joe Walsh (not the Joe Walsh) is being sued for $100,000 in child support.
Stephen Harper’s Horrible Summer Makeover
OMG. I knew Stephen Harper was spending his summer trying to be transformed from Great Ugly Leader into Mr Nice Fuhrer.After forgetting himself at the Redneck Stampede, and revealing his…
Booking in Killarney was easier than I thought
I have booked me another canoe trip. My friend Martin and I are staking out the second or third weekend in September as our new traditional canoe trip weekend. In…
Crossroads Christian Communications announces distribution deal, but can’t update website
Crossroads Christian Communications hasn’t bothered to update it’s upcoming guest web page this week for it’s 100 Huntley Street viewers, but it’s Tricord Media division is promoting it’s distribution partnership…
#OpPayPal to End WikiLeaks Blockade
WikiLeaks is an organization of journalists who publish whistleblower leaks of documents from corrupt governments and corporations. PayPal is an eBay company who quickly caved to US State Department threats,…
John McCain Throws The Tea-Baggers Under The Bus
Seems Sen John McCain had it and he ain’t a takin’ it anymore. He’s mad at fellow Rethuglicans and tea-bagger hit parade. Don’t worry, folks, he ain’t crossin’ the floor…
3953…Charlie Sheen Is Moving On Up
Sorta.According to the National Enquirer, "Baseball fanatic Charlie Sheen's making frantic calls to rich pals in a heartfelt bid to forge an investment group that'll buy the in-bankruptcy Los Angeles…
Oslo vs Tuscan: Asymmetric Reactions
When Jared Loughner shot dead six people in Tuscan in an attempted murder of congresswoman Gabby Giffords, there was several interesting reactions outside of the obviously deserved expressions of sympathy…
3952…Fit Chicks On 93.1 CKCU With Moi
Thursday morning, 7 to 8. I will be chatting with Laura Jackson and Amanda Quinn. I am told, by their PR flunky and we all know PR flunkies don't lie,…
3951…Jack Layton Still Not Dead
Folks, he is just taken a break, enough with the wake type stuff in the paper, on the radio and the tube.Sick.Not dead.WFDS