My three favorite reads last year
This was a fun little exercise – pick your three favorite reads from the last year. It’s on a book and author discovery site called… The post My three favorite…
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Aliens at the Bruce
“Did you see that? Tell me you saw that!” Our first instinct was to question our eyes. We were stargazing near the tip of the… The post Aliens at the…
Guest post: The Website that Time Forgot
I’ve spent a lot of time on the Alberta Labour Relations Board website this past week and as a result I was reminded of this clever satire sent to me…
The Santa Division
Nick was tired of the disintegrations. He’d wanted to be the Chief Claus Officer (CCO) of The SANTA Division since he’d joined the organization back… The post The Santa Division…
Feline Ferocity
I don’t approve of this at all! I only bring it to your attention for your collective disapproval ? Recommend this Post
Sundre and the death of satire
I wrote a post a couple of years ago entitled “Everything isn’t racism.” Well, it still isn’t. However, people will find what they go looking for and apparently a lot…
Protected: The Blue Finger of Fate
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Satire and Her Ugly Siblings: Parody, Irony and Sarcasm
One of Hollywood’s most enduring images of satire is of Slim Pickens as Maj. T.J. “King Kong,” cowboy hat in one hand, h-bomb gripped in… The post Satire and Her…
Change Of Pace Friday
A former colleague of my sent me this. I guess it has been around for a while, but it is new to me, and seems relevant given our current spate…
Bad Chemicals & Babel Fish: My Favourite Humorous Science Fiction Books
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. This may be a controversial choice to top a list of humorous science fiction books, but I have… The post Bad Chemicals &…
Separated At Birth?
There are more things that unite us than divide us. That is, if you are a raging Christian fundamentalist and the Taliban: Recommend this Post
Michael Jackson’s 2009 death now listed as due to Covid-19
The U.S. Corporation for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a new directive that all celebrity deaths of the past ten years will be declared due to Covid-19, the condition that…
Latest COVID-19 Contradictory Advice To Meet and Exceed All Your Needs-You’re Welcome
#adley #theadleyshow What We Should ALL Be Doing Right Now! ? (ORIGINAL)
BREAKING NEWS-Wet’suwet’en Protestors Caused Crash Of Oil Prices
BUSINESS Experts scramble to figure out how global oil price crash the fault of Wet’suwet’en protestors Originally published by BEAVERTON by IAN MACINTYRE(@MRIANMACINTYRE) Photo Credit CALGARY — As oil prices…
America Might Find Salvation in Satire
2016 witnessed the election of Donald Trump thanks in a large part to Russian meddling in the American democratic process. One of the most effective things that the Russians did…
Review: My Hands Were Clean
Tom Bradley is one of those writers who sends me running to the dictionary. That is praise and damnation at the same time, but more of the former. Because like…
2012 Derek Fildebrandt to 2017 Derek Fildebrandt: No Tax Dollars for Airbnb
Photos: 2012 Derek Fildebrandt (above), 2017 Derek Fildebrandt (below). For Immediate Release CALGARY – Standing in front of a giant inflatable pork chop, 2012 Derek Fildebrandt denounced 2017 Derek Fildebrandt…
All hail the talented editor!
One of the great joys of writing at a professional level (however you define that) is getting to work with a talented editor. I’ve been… The post All hail the…