Thoughts & Prayers to [____]
After the terrible attack by on the good people of , we’re sending payers up to the victims. justin bieber posting “praying for israel” using a picture of a destroyed…
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War Breaks Out In The Middle East
An evergreen headline, because the war basically never ends. If you google for “Israel killed journalist” it doesn’t know if you want contemporary results, or ones for the infamous incident…
Hey, Danielle! Keep your hands off my pension
When the news broke about Danielle Smith’s scheme for an Alberta pension plan, an old expression came to mind – if it ain’t broke, don’t fit it. Admittedly, the English…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. After a few missteps–the fresh cranberries turned into cranberry soup and the cook burned his hand when he was basting the turkey–everything came together. The meal was…
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Speaker Now And Forever Hold Your Pee
OK, the blog title doesn’t exactly work. You come up with a pun for both Speakers of Canada and the US Congress quitting/being tossed in one week. Both the Canadian,…
Housing Affordability – Not Just a ‘Made in Canada’ Issue!
The housing crisis is INTERNATIONAL. The housing crisis is INTERNATIONAL. The housing crisis is INTERNATIONAL. The housing crisis is brought to us all by Wall Street. The post Housing Affordability…
OMG. Liberal Speaker Encourages House to Give Ovation to Nazi.
That's bad. Remember when Lyle Stewart of the SaskParty invited an infamous murderer to the Throne Speech a few months ago too?#skpoli — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) September 25, 2023 The…
Grandfatherhood: The final frontier
So, I’ve got big news. I think. I’m going to be a grandfather for the first time. Congratulations, people tell me. Um, sure, I say. Don’t get me wrong. I…
Plague Update: It’s Still (Not) Over
BC isn’t helping old people with COVID-19. Seems like eugenics. Can you imagine the scandal if this happened 2 years ago? We do “this” because we will NOT go gentle…
Housing
The only way to solve the housing crisis is to cap foreign and corporate investment in Canadian residential properties. The post Housing first appeared on Excited Delirium.
The year the musicians died
I worry about Willie Nelson. The Red-Headed Stranger turned 90 this year, so clearly he won’t be on the road again much longer. But I’m especially worried about Willie, one…
Conservatives Turned Into a Soft-core Hate Party So Gradually, I Hardly Noticed
How in the ever-loving Eff could someone not realize that the Conservative Party of Canada was now a party willing to weaponize hatred to gain support, money, and Internet trolls?…
Why the CBC Should Build Its Own Social Media Platform
In light of emergencies and the mess of Bill C-18, the CBC should push ahead with it’s own social media network. The post Why the CBC Should Build Its Own…
A city guy goes to the farm
As a child in the city, my knowledge of farm life was limited to what I saw on Green Acres (which was, for younger readers, a TV show about a…
EU: Burned by Oil
‘Excess’ gas prices represent the extraction from the pockets of consumers to oil shareholders. And no, it has nothing to do with a carbon tax in Canada. The post EU:…
Housing, Housing Everywhere and Not a Place to Stay
Everyone is talking about housing, but few people seem interested in the real issues. The post Housing, Housing Everywhere and Not a Place to Stay first appeared on Excited Delirium.
Clash of the holidays
So, what costume are you wearing for Halloween? Are you giving out mini-chocolate bars, or Twizzlers? Oh, wait. Sorry, seems I’ve jumped the gun. Based on what I’ve seen in…
Goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement may be unreachable
The UK’s Royal Meteorological Society wrote about the deadly heatwave that affected western North America in 2021. An underlying message was to prepare for more disasters like the destruction of…
Glop & Pail: More People Are Dying Than We Care To Account For
More People Than Expected Are Dying In 2023 For Reasons That We Are Unwilling To Consider. pic.twitter.com/BGwBySR7AK — The Vertlartnic (@TheVertlartnic) August 16, 2023 An anti-waxxer would read that headline…