The Book of Knowledge: 3
Back in the Mesozoic of my life, I came across a quotation from Giacomo Casanova that, as far as I can remember these days, went “No man can know everything,…
Back in the Mesozoic of my life, I came across a quotation from Giacomo Casanova that, as far as I can remember these days, went “No man can know everything,…
Last post I mentioned I had rescued a set of encyclopedias from the dumpster at the end of this year’s Mother Of All Yard Sales (MOAYS; an Optimist Club event).…
Wither thou goest, Conservatives, in thine dark blue car at night? Sorry to get all Jack Kerouac on y’all, but that little line from On The Road kind of fits,…
When I was growing up in the Fifties and Sixties, having an encyclopedia in your home was the bee’s knees, to use my grandmother’s phrase. It was a sign of…
We Canadians like to feel superior to the Americans. The Yanks regularly give us reasons to feel superior. There’s their fetishization of all manner of guns, which results in mass-shootings,…
I find it amusing that @TVOKids1 is on just before the #onpoli leaders’ debate. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 16, 2022 I want to provide scintillating commentary on the #onpoli…
What’s wrong with wanting to reset the world? War, disease, despots, starvation, climate upheaval and more. I don’t know (or care) what reset the people in Davos want, but I’m…
Can you picture it? If Cecil B. DeMille was still around, and he was directing a big-screen re-do of his 1958 epic, The Ten Commandments, Stephen Harper would be cast…
I am entertained by the feedback that is already dominating the #cpcdebate — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 12, 2022 OMG this thing has the production values of a high school…
How would you choose, if you were the leader of a feminist political party? In Sault Ste. Marie, an experienced and respected Indigenous lawyer — who is female — wanted…
People’s Party Pierre supporter writes in. Nice. #cdnpoli #cpc pic.twitter.com/tGSmdK6DQ4 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 9, 2022 The @PierrePoilievre supporter who wanted me to get AIDS for retweeting an article…
What happens when the dog catches the car? You know what we mean: dogs sometimes chase after passing cars, but they never really catch them. The cars are faster than…
But, by all means, continue to go unvaccinated and stop wearing masks and act like it’s just another flu. Oh, and do your own research. That too. “Covid: World’s true…
Justin Trudeau. Campaigning. With Doug Ford. Well, not quite, but pretty close. Just this week — just one (1) day before the formal launch of the 2022 Ontario election campaign!…
Think the U.S. Supreme Court decision to outlaw abortion is irrelevant to Canada? Think again. Because Politico’s bombshell revelation Monday night — a leak of a draft opinion of America’s…
@POTUS now has no choice but to enlarge #SCOTUS. After using its abortion ruling to pulverize the GOP in the midterms, that is. #USPolitics pic.twitter.com/2QaM0HBO6O — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May…