In Sunday’s Sun: this was written before Friday, and it shows
With the world ending in a week or so, it’s time to take stock of things. Because it is, in fact, ending. Ask my son. He’s in the middle of…
Musings
Dear gun nuts
Don’t try and post here. I won’t approve your comments. I’m sick of you. I detest you. I don’t want to hear from you. No sane person wants to hear…
AP: This is the gun he used
This is gun is legal. (Anyone wanting to object to gun safety in comments – don’t bother. No one wants to hear from you.)
Why did Ontario’s PCs attack Pupatello?
…because that, in and of itself, is quite interesting. They issued the limp attack piece below – helpfully edited by Your Humble Narrator – within minutes of Sandra making her…
Pupatello’s economic vision
Just got back from her speech to a packed house at the Economic Club of Canada. It was really, really good. Tory friends came up to me and said they…
Six million man!
I am told by Team Propellerhead that wk.com has passed the six million visitor mark! Thank you all! I hope it gives John Daly et al. a coronary! That’s me.…
My apology
A virus has somehow infected my Hotmail account. Apologies for the inconvenience to all I’ve infected!
Ravi Shankar
He was a huge deal to me in my early teens (I was a weird kid, what can I say). Even started a fanzine whose name was inspired by him.…
Top Ten Apologies
…right here, for your reading pleasure. There’s another one in the works, I think. details soon.
Ford festive fete flushed
I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence. “In 2012, more than 300 residents lined up in the City Hall rotunda for between one and four hours to shake hands with…
Strummerfest Friday in K-W!
To wit: The indie acts assembled for this ambitious fundraiser aren’t — with the exception of S— From Hell, which features Canadian punk pioneer Warren Kinsella — strictly punk, but…
Bob Nixon, Sean Conway endorse Pupatello
Here. I note, without comment, that Bob Nixon endorsed Gerard Kennedy last time. Not this time, seems.
Paikin on Canadian Jewish leadership
Paikin – the younger one, who I like – has offered up a very thoughtful and very timely piece on the widening chasm within the Canadian Jewish community. It is…
Public Enemy are God-like Geniuses
The inclusion of Rush was big news on this side of the border, as it should be. But for me, recognition of PE is bigger news. They weren’t just an…
Bollocks
Team Hair and Teeth© were on all of the party’s debate-rules conference calls and agreed to everything that’s happened since. This is, as I say, bollocks.
Whistleblower wins settlement against Ornge
Two points about this saga, now (blessedly) over. One, everyone now knows it was an Ontario Liberal who brought this scandal-plagued agency – which was conceived of, and managed by,…
G. Dwayne Taylor of Calgary
…has sent me a number of emails that seem to be quite preoccupied, well, with anal sex. His email is dtaylor@truebeam.ca. Anyone have any suggestions as to what he’s getting…
Scared
Has a certain Opposition party been caught trying to infiltrate a certain leadership campaign? Stay tuned.
Comparing Leger to that other firm…
…as here, is like comparing the Beatles to Milli Vanilli. Like comparing Kobe beef to ground chuck. Like comparing Stephen Hawking to Johnny English. Like comparing a Harley to a…