Monday Metal: Satan – Life Sentence
Despite a precocious childhood obsession with all things heavy in the 80s, I somehow missed the original incarnation of NWOBHM OG’s Satan the first time ’round (though vaguely recall Pariah).…
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Advice for Cons on Oct 31
A checklist for Cons for the upcoming Con meeting on Oct 31.
The color of indifference is desaturated
“The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.” ~Richard…
Goodbye Rick Miller, one of the good ones.
It was a few days after the disastrous provincial election of 2008, when the entire Class of Edmonton Alberta Liberals 2004 when down to unexpected (and unwarranted) defeat at the…
Plutarch on Democratic Class War
From Plutarch’s Moralia: When the Megarians had expelled Theagenes their tyrant, for a short time they were sober and sensible in their government (politeia). But later when the popular leaders…
Cinerama – ‘I Wake Up Screaming’ (AUDIO)
Check out ‘I Wake Up Screaming’ by Cinerama, the first single in ten years (!) from David Gedge and co.: Filed under: Uncategorized
Cinerama – ‘I Wake Up Screaming’ (AUDIO)
Check out ‘I Wake Up Screaming’ by Cinerama, the first single in ten years (!) from David Gedge and co.: Filed under: Uncategorized
Obamacare and the magic of PR
Forbes: While politicians and pundits alike inside the beltway beat up the White House over computer system glitches, health insurance companies still project robust revenue growth and profits from a…
Where Canada Is Going
It’s very important to Canada’s economy that we send a resource (we can’t use without killing the planet) to Communist China so their economy can continue to pollute at record…
Fucking Up Young (Aging Hipster Rewind)
While your’s truly managed to make it out for The Dirty Nil at Fanshawe College last night (an effervescent performance, bee tee dubya), I neglected to take any pics. Which…
Fucking Up Young (Aging Hipster Rewind)
While your’s truly managed to make it out for The Dirty Nil at Fanshawe College last night (an effervescent performance, bee tee dubya), I neglected to take any pics. Which…
A Summary: Harper and His Packed Senate
I can’t get this quote out of my head in context of the Senate issues that Harper continues to duck: “every douchebag needs a cu**” (you fill in the blanks…
Children, health and the medical fools who focus on BMI
Who are these fools that believe it’s okay to measure a child’s BMI (Body Mass Index), label them as overweight and decide to call it a day because they think…
Dear Pamela
Ms Wallin (and messers Duffy and Brazeau): The plum you received from Stephen Harper turned out to be laced with poison. That is a small shame. I have some advice…
Why Spain’s teachers and students are on strike today
Reblogged from Revolting Europe: Javier López* The crisis is having a devastating impact on essential public services such as education. Until 2009 the public expenditure on education was approaching the…
Anarchism, capitalism, democracy and common sense
I am not inclined toward market anarchy, or anarchist capitalism, as I see it as being both non-viable, since capitalism without restraints invariably breeds monopoly capitalism, which is no longer…
CLC TV ads promote unions, fairness
When we talk openly about our unions, others listen. Let’s face it, for all the warts, unions have done an incredible job in securing and maintaining many of the things…
To Vote, Or To Resolve Change
I noticed maybe a month ago that this Brand guy had a brain, and it’s a good one. Paxman: “You’re not going to solve world problems by facetiousness.” Brand: “We’re…
Social Determinants: Poll indicates widespread support for indexing minimum wage
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce likely surprised everyone when they suggested in September the best way to adjust the minimum wage is to automatically link it to the cost of…