I Just Don’t Understand Americans
I’ve long been somewhat of a politics/history junkie, and as such I read a lot about both topics, from ancient times to modern; I read about events, wars, issues, personalities,…
Musings
Ahem
I really, really want to name and shame those who mocked me when I said @JoeBiden would be the nominee and @KamalaHarris would be his VP pick, but it would…
My latest: when you become what you came to change
There’s even a name for it. It’s in the dictionary and everything. The Merriam-Webster people define it as “government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the…
Daisy staff on the Festival of Joy!
I had and have the best-ever colleagues. Love them all.
Lord Kinsella thanks all of you for your kind birthday wishes
And I’m not kidding about the Lord thing. Please ensure future correspondence contains the proper salutation. Thank you, my subjects. 
The Cancer Diaries, Part 6
I’m sitting here, on my back deck, in the late Friday afternoon, beside Susan, trying to take stock of my life over a glass of wine, and read a bit…
My latest: suck it up, Opposition whiners, and get to work
The metastasizing WE scandal has many tendrils, like a noxious weed. It is spreading, inexorably, into the centre of the Trudeau government. It may kill it. The fundamentals are well-known.…
The people this tweet is aimed at won’t get that this tweet is aimed at them
Dear political staffers: Ten years is a great run. That’s all you get. You aren’t supposed to be a staffer forever, because you get cynical and tired and miserable. It’s…
“WE” are killing the Trudeau government
Federal numbers from Léger this morning showing the Liberals have now completely fallen from their pandemic bump. Regional numbers:ATL LPC+35QC BQ+6ON LPC+6MB/SK CPC+25 (over NDP, LPC 3rd)AB CPC+21BC LPC +1…
Ouch
The best attack ads are the ones where the target willingly participates. https://t.co/tKa4dgLVWk — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 4, 2020
I read obits. They are important.
This one is really important. RIP, David.
Shopping carts, masks, and morality
The shopping cart theory — or rather the S.C. hypothesis, since it really isn’t a theory in the proper scientific sense — is a test of our humanity, or so…
Why Science Fiction Matters
In the past two years, we’ve watched all the Star Trek series (on Netflix) from start to finish, and all the ST movies (on DVD). We just started watching the…
Sparky says: WE have a problem!
This week’s Sparky! WE have a problem! pic.twitter.com/e6Cw66cozm — SparkyTheTalkingRat (@RatSparky) August 2, 2020
Movies you have watched more than five times
No explanations (like, for example, that mine conclusively prove I’m still a teenager). Just say them. Mine: Being There. Princess Bride. Local Hero. Rock’n’Roll High School. Scott Pilgrim vs. The…