A whooshing screensaver
This quote always makes me feel better when time is slipping by on a project that’s due soon. Alltop is a humor project that’s due.
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Queen City Ex 2014
Buffalo Days is on in Regina, and I went on the opening day in large part because Lonestar was the headline band in the evening. The iFlip acrobats at #QCX2014…
Let’s all ruin Russia. Join the Boycott Russian Vodka movement!
The Russia of 2014 isn’t really a whole lot different than the USSR of 1964. In some ways, it’s worse. In the bad old days, the Communist Party leaders had…
How To Beat Ford
There can be no one left in their right mind who supports re-electing Rob Ford. I’m all for differences of political opinion. We can hold different ideas on transit, the…
Telling It Like It Is……
When I served, the Israeli military was the most moral in the world. No more Once there was widespread Israeli outrage over the bombing of homes in Gaza. Now there…
By the way, the PCs are electing our new premier. Just thought you should know.
As a respected member of the blogosphere (or at least a member of the blogosphere), I feel it is my obligation to comment on the ‘race’ to be the next…
On hummingbirds and genocide
I was going to write a short thought on seeing an amazing little creature in my garden just now – a humming bird no bigger than a bumblebee, which made…
Corporate Bullies, Then and Now……
ANALYSIS Big box bullies: Discount pricing squeezes small suppliers: Dianne Buckner Selling to big chains like Target, Wal-Mart a mixed blessing when they demand a discount By Dianne Buckner, CBC…
Conservative Chris Tells A Tall Tale
.@CBCNews – @calxandr HarperCON’s trained MP seal, announces Poverty has been eliminated in Canada. Yes, really youtu.be/ncUtF2E7D8Y— StopApartheid Israel (@NadineLumley) July 24, 2014 How Chris Alexander stacks up with James…
When a Tree Falls in Saskatchewan
.@SusanFelucifer @acoyne We have a deep seated fear of high places, since none exist here. Closed off top floor public observatories too.— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) July 24, 2014 While reading…
Mandatory Fun Time
It occurred to me today how ironic it is that Weird Al releases Mandatory Fun at the same time as I’m given a mandatory break from work for months. Today's…
Top Ten Reasons Why Jim Prentice is Nothing Like Peter Lougheed
“During a one-and-a-half hour editorial board meeting…with Progressive Conservative leadership candidate… Jim Prentice, I was struck by how often Lougheed’s legendary thoughtfulness, tone and command of all topics came to…
Surviving Death Going Well
My death and quick resurrection made it into the local newspaper on the front page. There will be a followup coming later too I think.
How the PCs bungled the license plate design contest.
How does a government botch something as simple as changing your provincial license plate? Apparently, it’s a lot easier than it seems, because our moribund PC government has done exactly…
How come so many UK leftists are Trots?
In Terry Bisson’s interview with Ken MacLeod in The Human Front (PM Press, 2013), there’s this great answer to Bisson’s question “How come so many UK leftists are Trots?” :…
UK: cost of living crisis continues
Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog: The latest data on employment, earnings and prices in the UK confirm that the cost of living crisis continues, despite the claims of the…
My email to Shawn Jeffords
“Dear Shawn: I understand you are claiming you have been trying to reach me. That is interesting, given that I was at the Sun just this afternoon. The picture that…
News: Speaking event: On Municipal Socialism- ‘War of Position’ in Vancouver?
RSVP here Free Lecture at SFU Downtown Social Housing under Municipal Socialism Wednesday, July 16, 7:00 p.m., SFU Harbour Ctr. Room 7000 I'm speaking at SFU @InstituteHum event: Theme will
Well Out of Hospital
On medication to slow my heart, and with a modern device to reset rhythm if it’s lost, I’m cool as a cucumber now. There are so many people to thank,…
Mandatory Voting Works, That’s the Problem
After election night concessions and congratulations are done, the news inevitably reports on the low voter turnout. Ontario’s recent election actually featured an increase in voter turnout for the first…