Comings and Goings: Doubling Down and Burnt Butter
Well, it's finally come to pass. KFC has closed its doors. Would-be customers today found locked doors and a sign referring them to the nearest franchise. Rumour was the site…
3818…Oil Guys Please Explain This
Regular gas in Gatineau, thenorthern suburbs of Ottawa, 121. Same gas downtown 134.In yer southern 'burbs, 127.Please, explain.WFDS
Stelmach blames teachers for layoffs.
Lame duck Alberta premier Ed Stelmach, showing the typical Tory ability to lie their face off, decided yesterday to blame Alberta's teachers for their own impending layoffs. Stating that the…
Surviving in the Progressive Blogosphere
Oh no. I'm afraid my campaign to bring a non-partisan point of view to the progressive blogosphere has met with a bruising setback. A sucker punch from Sister Sage. Last,…
Car is sold
Our buyer came by today and picked up his new (to him) car. Congratulations to Irene on handling all the frigging work around selling it. And Mallory is pleased that…
Governor General must act decisively to protect the cherished Order of Canada
Conrad Black, back in the day, lectures a Calgary Herald employee for having the temerity to engage in a legal strike. Mr. Black’s effort to have his subsequent U.S. criminal…
Draft 10-A
This is it folks. The last draft. I got my editor’s notes–we had a wonderful meeting. I started yesterday. Filed under: Literary, Personal Tagged: Writing Life
Ford wastes city money painting over art the city had paid for
Artist says city erased mural it paid him to paint - thestar.com Methinks Ford wanted to paint over the art that was commissioned by an old political foe - Adam…
Bright, Shiny Objects
CNN unwittingly demonstrates with this sorry spectacle why so many people have come to thoroughly despise the mainstream media. By the way, if you want to read an interesting article…
Once upon a time on the bald prairie
In 1935 a group of farmers in Regina, Saskatchewan pooled their savings, re-mortgaged their farms and build the Consumer Co-operative Refinery Limited (CCRL). CCRL is the oldest and largest co-operative…
George Lepp Strikes Back
...seeks penis story retraction from T.O. Sun: Whatever keeps this story in the news is OK by me.PS. This is the statement on his Facebook page. No accompanying graphics, unfortunately.
pepper mill
Filed under: digital, drawing, illustration Tagged: illustration
Words of the Wise
"Government by the people, free institutions, religious liberty and equality, unity and progress of Confederation," is what that stone scroll says, though it isn't a direct quote. This is what's…
Wilbon and Kornheiser take on Bettman’s threat to Winnipegers
Good to see the guys at Pardon the Interruption take on Gary Bettman's petty and threatening warning to Winnipeg, "It doesn't work if this building isn't full every night." Pretty…
Missing: Neskie Manuel
My friend, Neskie Manuel, up and disappeared. We aren't too terribly close, but we get along. We have similar ideas about policy and activism, although I might be more hard-line…
The Mumpsimus Blog – Vintage ukulele music site online
Finally finished my site for vintage ukulele music, a place where I can write a bit about the music, composers and performers from the 1920s and 30s. And it's a…
Six Republicans to be Recalled in Wisconsin
Getting away from Dippers, Khadir, and the National Question for a moment, we switch gears to Wisconsin, where you may remember there was a big protest over an anti-union bill,…
3817…Ottawa Senator Retires From Politics
K, he is from Ottawa, Kansas and he hasn't been a Senator since the Habs were a dynasty but but but he is/was a bigenough deal that his retirement from…
Gas Prices Are Too Low
Everyone loves to talk about gas prices, but few can agree what to do about them. Pointless boycotts of local stations have no real impact on the price of gasoline…