Defence: Your Tax Dollars At Work (sort of)
We need to spend billions of dollars a year on Canada's defence (sarcasm). On the plus side, not all those dollars are on guns and grenades. Somewhere in Ottawa there…
We need to spend billions of dollars a year on Canada's defence (sarcasm). On the plus side, not all those dollars are on guns and grenades. Somewhere in Ottawa there…
SpeakingNonsenseNon-StopWithUtter Conviction VilleFor the first time ever I have switched on the "comment moderation" feature of this Spotted Blog.I apologize, but it had to be done. There is no need…
Cats in storage.
I read on Mayor Jim Watson's Facebook that the Government of Ontario give the Ottawa Bluesfest 400 000 $.Money well spent.Ditto T Dot Pride.WFDS
My big news is a nice grant from the Conseil des arts et lettres du Québec to support work on a new short story collection. It'll be called Desire Lines:…
Autism rates are increasing for some reason. My sense is the increase is not a selection effect or artifice but something real. These studies, there are two, in the November…
Diggnation nobody Alex Albrecht is on the same panel as Drew Carey! WTF! Also freaky, the words "CBS News" under a video with Alex Albrecht and the fact that CBS…
Those of you suffering from Evan Rachel Woods withdrawal post True Blood, might want to check her out in HBO's less popular Mildred Pierce, where she appears totally naked (but…
When you have nothing to say, embed a video! This is a two week old Diggnation (June 21st). They talk about Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to eat what he kills…
Since the jerks over at Revision 3 took Diggnation off Youtube, I thought I'd post it here, to my blog (as allowed by Revision 3). This episode (June 29th) is…
May in the sworn twelve have a thief or twoGuiltier than him they try.~William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
It's the kind of case you never quite recover from: Bianca Prieto and Anthony Colarossi The Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, FLA.—Veteran Assistant State Attorney Jeff Ashton ann...
According to what I read in the GTA papers Pride week in Toronto generates over 140 million in business. The same journals claim that the City of Rob Ford wants…
Some recent happenings throughout the world and here at home have shown that when it comes to gay rights, we’ve still got a long way to go. I’ve been thinking…
That was Harper's dig on Paul Martin four years ago, after turning down a meeting with Bono. Since then, Harper has been a bit more hot and cold on the…
Not when Conservatives keep writing nitpicky, protests-too-much columns like this. Beardsley is probably right about the summer travelling being about staying in the media eye. Why not? It is important…
Dear Councillors: In light of Councillor Mammoliti's renewed calls for city de-funding of Pride Toronto, I want to make sure you are aware of his behaviour on Saturday. Of course,…
Dear Councillors: In light of Councillor Mammoliti’s renewed calls for city de-funding of Pride Toronto, I want to make sure you are aware of his behaviour on Saturday. Of course,…
Dear Councillors: In light of Councillor Mammoliti's renewed calls for city de-funding of Pride Toronto, I want to make sure you are aware of his behaviour on Saturday. Of course,…
Dear Councillors: In light of Councillor Mammoliti’s renewed calls for city de-funding of Pride Toronto, I want to make sure you are aware of his behaviour on Saturday. Of course,…