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- About
November 3, 2008, 14:01
Welcome to my site, my thoughts. Aristotle described human beings as Zoon Politikon, the Political Animal. The description is apt for me. …
- Why I am a teacher
November 15, 2008, 12:20
I would like to tell you all a little story. This happened just a few days ago but over the years other incidents have led me to the same feelings. My…
- Contact
December 20, 2008, 03:32
For comments on postings or pages I prefer you use the comment function so all readers can benefit from your input. But if you wish to contact me…
- Why I am a teacher
- Site Map
April 27, 2010, 18:19
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Blog Posts
- Category: Uncategorized (4)
- Police: Just another street gang by: admin
April 14, 2011, 11:17
Finally now Canadians must realize that our police are out of control. There is no rationalization for using a taser on an eleven year old boy. Under any…
- GAI: The Right Thing by: admin
May 29, 2009, 11:08
Unemployment is rising as our economy swirls the bowl and the Harper government searches for ways to prevent Canadians from accessing Employment Insurance. I…
- Dear Faithful Readers by: admin
May 17, 2009, 19:54
I want to apologize for not posting anything in the past week. I hope to have something up in a few days. I have several unfinished drafts but have found…
- Hypocritical Whores by: admin
May 6, 2009, 11:16
Homelessness is a chronic problem in Western industrialized states but this current recession is swelling the numbers. After all it was the sub-prime…
- Police: Just another street gang by: admin
- Category: Human Rights (17)
- The Yellow Sombrero by: admin
April 26, 2010, 13:47
Arizona wants to keep out illegal aliens. To accomplish this the state has passed a law requiring citizens to prove legal residency in the United States when…
- Media: Guilty of Complicity or Cowardice by: admin
April 4, 2010, 13:28
Families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shown on the news yesterday visiting Kandahar and the memorial to the Canadians who have fallen…
- Weimar or Reich: Choose your Millennium by: admin
October 29, 2009, 11:18
Video evidence has been released following the conviction of five of the so-called Toronto 18. Seven of the group were previously released and six are yet to…
- Aim for the Brain by: admin
June 6, 2009, 13:19
I don't like Michael Savage, the Right-Wing radio shock jock and author. His ideas are not just stupid, they are outrageously stupid. He and Rush…
- Legislated Child Abuse by: admin
May 7, 2009, 18:30
Child abuse is the most abhorrent crime I can conceive. If ever a crime demanded a zero tolerance policy, the abuse of the most vulnerable members of our…
- No Justice - No Peace by: admin
April 9, 2009, 12:37
Poverty is not the cause of social turmoil as the common myth would lead us to believe. Rather, disparity is the culprit. People generally are accepting of…
- A Menacing Fairy Tale by: admin
March 25, 2009, 12:52
There is no god. That must be clearly understood or nothing wonderful will happen from what I am about to tell you. For those who don't recognize it that…
- Hope and Hypocrisy: American Realpolitik by: admin
March 1, 2009, 14:53
Everyday I am reminded by the media, and by my students who have bought this line of thinking as gospel, that the world is changing rapidly and if you blink…
- Israel Started It? Mon Dieu! by: admin
January 3, 2009, 10:10
CNN has finally found out about the 'ticking tunnel' raid two months ago. This was the breach of the ceasefire by the Israeli government that led to…
- Gaza: A New Holocaust? by: admin
December 31, 2008, 00:07
As I write this safe and sound in my nice little suburban home, having just signed another online petition calling for an end to the horror in Gaza, I begin to…
- Remember we keep saying never again by: admin
December 8, 2008, 08:25
Listen to the comments of some of the youth protesting the new Congress of the People (COPE) party in South Africa. Do we take these as throw away remarks…
- What are we fighting for? by: admin
November 28, 2008, 09:22
I have been a Phil Ochs fans for as long as I can remember. I admit to deriving pleasure from how young people on YouTube are resurrecting his lyric to shine…
- Truth and Reconciliation or Escape from Justice by: admin
November 26, 2008, 08:31
Horrors illustrating the depth of human depravity and villiany seem to be a matter of course as we move into this new millenium. Even the beacon of democracy…
- Israeli Elections will present challenge to Obama by: admin
November 23, 2008, 13:08
A perennial challenge faces the new American president as he prepares to take office next January. The words Middle East, Israel, Palestine, etc. have passed…
- Canadian Pride: Made in China by: admin
November 19, 2008, 13:33
Health Canada has just recalled a plush toy animal (I suppose political correctness prevents them from identifying it as a bear) that is dressed as a mountie. …
- Team Afghanistan by: admin
November 14, 2008, 14:02
The Canadian public in their generosity are sponsoring the following freedom sensations in Afghanistan. Each and every one a player dedicated to winning the…
- Uh-Oh Cops Gone Wild by: admin
November 6, 2008, 12:15
Did you hear the lastest on the news this morning over a hundred B.C. cops have been bad boys. From the 1000 or so complaints brought against police in…
- The Yellow Sombrero by: admin
- Category: Policy (12)
- Election 2011: Tory Tax Lie by: admin
April 21, 2011, 08:21
Conservatives place a lot of emphasis in this election on keeping taxes low. They argue that corporate taxes must be kept down if we are to continue our…
- GAI: The Right Thing by: admin
May 29, 2009, 11:08
Unemployment is rising as our economy swirls the bowl and the Harper government searches for ways to prevent Canadians from accessing Employment Insurance. I…
- Legislated Child Abuse by: admin
May 7, 2009, 18:30
Child abuse is the most abhorrent crime I can conceive. If ever a crime demanded a zero tolerance policy, the abuse of the most vulnerable members of our…
- First Kill the Hummer Owners by: admin
April 29, 2009, 17:26
Nothing like a little town hall meeting to mark one hundred days in office. A nice win one for the Gipper speech before a receptive audience to make…
- The Verdant Prince by: admin
March 31, 2009, 10:25
Green. The word of the 21st century. Everybody has the Green solution to the end of the world. Recycle your waste. Switch to coily light bulbs that…
- Thuggery or Remedy: Whence the Future of Policing in Canada? by: admin
March 6, 2009, 08:55
The other day I roared with laughter as I read the reports of the testimony of the latest Mountie to take the stand in the Dziekanski Inquiry. The most…
- Hope and Hypocrisy: American Realpolitik by: admin
March 1, 2009, 14:53
Everyday I am reminded by the media, and by my students who have bought this line of thinking as gospel, that the world is changing rapidly and if you blink…
- Picking our Poison: Electoral Systems by: admin
December 28, 2008, 13:48
I know that Santa tried his very best but it was never in the cards at this juncture of history to bring in a lottery system. Too many things would have to…
- Dear Santa by: admin
December 24, 2008, 13:48
I have been a good boy this year. Well I tried. I tried to remember to be helpful and caring in my dealings with everyone. I succeeded some of the…
- Grab your Pitchforks! by: admin
November 14, 2008, 15:03
As if their service charges were not enough, banks now want the money we collect for schools and hospitals and roads and all that other stuff we pay our taxes…
- Marcus Welby is dead .... time for a change by: admin
November 5, 2008, 13:04
Canada's health care system is falling apart. Every day we are being bombarded by reports that waiting lists are getting longer and that more and more…
- I Had a Dream by: admin
November 4, 2008, 11:38
How important is it to elect the first Black president today? Is it so paramount that we don't want to look at his character and his policies? Now before…
- Election 2011: Tory Tax Lie by: admin
- Category: health care (1)
- Road to Assassination? by: admin
September 9, 2009, 19:45
This has been America's summer of discontent and there is no sign of the rancour easing up soon. From the surreal scenes at the health care town hall…
- Road to Assassination? by: admin
- Category: War (21)
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
April 9, 2011, 08:06
Whenever the "West" does something good and noble in the name of freedom and democracy my stomach gets queasy. Selfish is a word that comfortably describes…
- Lest We Remember by: admin
November 11, 2010, 11:51
Lest we forget. Every year I have heard those words for as far back as I remember. Lest we forget. And yet it seems we never did remember. Flowery…
- Just Societies Abhor Secret Proceedings by: admin
September 14, 2010, 19:42
Apparently an inquiry into the behaviour of Canada's elite JTF2 forces has been underway for more than a year now. Information is sparse but it involves…
- V. E. Day: Celebrate or Mourn? by: admin
May 9, 2010, 13:43
Yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of the surrender of Germany in World War Two marking Victory in Europe or V. E. Day. Nazism had been defeated, the…
- Media: Guilty of Complicity or Cowardice by: admin
April 4, 2010, 13:28
Families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shown on the news yesterday visiting Kandahar and the memorial to the Canadians who have fallen…
- Reality Wars by: admin
November 23, 2009, 07:20
An old saw says that the first casualty of war is the truth but reality might be a close second. It is not just that our governments lie to us it is how they…
- Never Believe Anything You Hear! by: admin
July 9, 2009, 15:56
When is a lie most effective? Answer: when most people want to believe it to be true. Wouldn't it be great if the world was black and white. We could…
- The Few; The Proud; The Baggage by: admin
April 17, 2009, 17:15
After renaming a highway and a full court press by high command and the government to label each and every fallen Canadian soldier in Afghanistan a hero, in…
- Ceasefire my Ass by: admin
January 18, 2009, 08:55
Israel has announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza invasion in a hope too deflect international criticism. From U. S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice…
- The Real Problem by: admin
January 9, 2009, 07:04
In a 14-0 vote, with the United States abstaining, the Security Council has passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. There will be those for whom…
- Sewing Seeds of Sorrow by: admin
January 6, 2009, 20:43
As the crisis worsens in Gaza and the death toll rises, one has to begin to wonder what broader consequences the situation might hold. Yesterday a rally…
- Israel Started It? Mon Dieu! by: admin
January 3, 2009, 10:10
CNN has finally found out about the 'ticking tunnel' raid two months ago. This was the breach of the ceasefire by the Israeli government that led to…
- Gaza: A New Holocaust? by: admin
December 31, 2008, 00:07
As I write this safe and sound in my nice little suburban home, having just signed another online petition calling for an end to the horror in Gaza, I begin to…
- What are we fighting for? by: admin
November 28, 2008, 09:22
I have been a Phil Ochs fans for as long as I can remember. I admit to deriving pleasure from how young people on YouTube are resurrecting his lyric to shine…
- Truth and Reconciliation or Escape from Justice by: admin
November 26, 2008, 08:31
Horrors illustrating the depth of human depravity and villiany seem to be a matter of course as we move into this new millenium. Even the beacon of democracy…
- Tragic Tale of a Village Idiot by: admin
November 24, 2008, 12:35
Today boys and girls I am going to tell you a little story about how World War 3 started. Once upon a time a village idiot went wandering (the village was in…
- Israeli Elections will present challenge to Obama by: admin
November 23, 2008, 13:08
A perennial challenge faces the new American president as he prepares to take office next January. The words Middle East, Israel, Palestine, etc. have passed…
- America's National Delusion by: admin
November 18, 2008, 03:41
Are the American people truly safer because of the war on terror? North Korea has exploded a nuclear device. The casualties mount ever quicker in Iraq. …
- Team Afghanistan by: admin
November 14, 2008, 14:02
The Canadian public in their generosity are sponsoring the following freedom sensations in Afghanistan. Each and every one a player dedicated to winning the…
- Remembrance Day 2: The sad truth by: admin
November 11, 2008, 20:09
So what have we done? Has 90 years of standing before cenotaphs, 90 years of standing for a moment of silence and 90 years of seeing the colours lowered…
- Remembrance Day I: Whence we came; Where we go by: admin
November 9, 2008, 17:34
Remembrance Day is fast approaching. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the guns fell silent across Europe. The Great War…
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
- Category: U. S. politics (29)
- Talked to Death: Words as Weapons by: admin
January 15, 2011, 10:57
So Fox News, so shock jocks, you who have spewed your venom on a gullible unsuspecting society, are you happy now? No matter how you spin it the events of…
- The Yellow Sombrero by: admin
April 26, 2010, 13:47
Arizona wants to keep out illegal aliens. To accomplish this the state has passed a law requiring citizens to prove legal residency in the United States when…
- The Unnoble Nobel by: admin
October 21, 2009, 08:37
"and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies…
- When Nations Go Mad by: admin
September 13, 2009, 13:43
What do you do if you have a relative, a brother or a cousin, maybe an aunt, who is having difficulty holding on to reality. This person sometimes…
- Road to Assassination? by: admin
September 9, 2009, 19:45
This has been America's summer of discontent and there is no sign of the rancour easing up soon. From the surreal scenes at the health care town hall…
- Never Believe Anything You Hear! by: admin
July 9, 2009, 15:56
When is a lie most effective? Answer: when most people want to believe it to be true. Wouldn't it be great if the world was black and white. We could…
- Breaking News: Lincoln Farts by: admin
June 15, 2009, 22:23
I love my wife for many reasons. One of them is the way she can sometimes put everything into perspective in just a phrase or a sentence. On the weekend we…
- Medical Capitalism: The Deadliest Virus by: admin
June 10, 2009, 12:44
Barak Obama's health care plan, as it has thus unfolded, should be a clear and final answer to all those who believed this young man would somehow change…
- Hypocritical Whores by: admin
May 6, 2009, 11:16
Homelessness is a chronic problem in Western industrialized states but this current recession is swelling the numbers. After all it was the sub-prime…
- First Kill the Hummer Owners by: admin
April 29, 2009, 17:26
Nothing like a little town hall meeting to mark one hundred days in office. A nice win one for the Gipper speech before a receptive audience to make…
- Legacy of a Giant by: admin
April 19, 2009, 10:41
The Good The Summit of the Americas held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago focused among other things on the exclusion of Cuba. President Obama…
- No Justice - No Peace by: admin
April 9, 2009, 12:37
Poverty is not the cause of social turmoil as the common myth would lead us to believe. Rather, disparity is the culprit. People generally are accepting of…
- Misfire to Tragedy by: admin
April 7, 2009, 09:05
Violence. Civil disorder. Unrest. Words that seem to be floating around a lot these days. At the 'water cooler' the conversation is on connecting the…
- Barack's Brackets and Paris's Panties by: admin
March 22, 2009, 11:13
What is with the press over Obama picking basketball winners or whatever it is that he is picking? I admit I don't follow organized sports at the professional…
- Losing Our Soul by: admin
March 18, 2009, 16:19
President Obama today called for an end to the mentality of boom and bust. Shades of Herbert Hoover here. The Depression is psychological so just be happy…
- Hope and Hypocrisy: American Realpolitik by: admin
March 1, 2009, 14:53
Everyday I am reminded by the media, and by my students who have bought this line of thinking as gospel, that the world is changing rapidly and if you blink…
- The Real Problem by: admin
January 9, 2009, 07:04
In a 14-0 vote, with the United States abstaining, the Security Council has passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. There will be those for whom…
- Sewing Seeds of Sorrow by: admin
January 6, 2009, 20:43
As the crisis worsens in Gaza and the death toll rises, one has to begin to wonder what broader consequences the situation might hold. Yesterday a rally…
- Gaza: A New Holocaust? by: admin
December 31, 2008, 00:07
As I write this safe and sound in my nice little suburban home, having just signed another online petition calling for an end to the horror in Gaza, I begin to…
- Picking our Poison: Electoral Systems by: admin
December 28, 2008, 13:48
I know that Santa tried his very best but it was never in the cards at this juncture of history to bring in a lottery system. Too many things would have to…
- Dear Santa by: admin
December 24, 2008, 13:48
I have been a good boy this year. Well I tried. I tried to remember to be helpful and caring in my dealings with everyone. I succeeded some of the…
- Heralds of Interesting Times by: admin
December 16, 2008, 15:35
This will be remembered as the year of the big story. The Democratic primary fight pitting the first female candidate with a chance of being nominated by a…
- What are we fighting for? by: admin
November 28, 2008, 09:22
I have been a Phil Ochs fans for as long as I can remember. I admit to deriving pleasure from how young people on YouTube are resurrecting his lyric to shine…
- Tragic Tale of a Village Idiot by: admin
November 24, 2008, 12:35
Today boys and girls I am going to tell you a little story about how World War 3 started. Once upon a time a village idiot went wandering (the village was in…
- Israeli Elections will present challenge to Obama by: admin
November 23, 2008, 13:08
A perennial challenge faces the new American president as he prepares to take office next January. The words Middle East, Israel, Palestine, etc. have passed…
- America's National Delusion by: admin
November 18, 2008, 03:41
Are the American people truly safer because of the war on terror? North Korea has exploded a nuclear device. The casualties mount ever quicker in Iraq. …
- Grab your Pitchforks! by: admin
November 14, 2008, 15:03
As if their service charges were not enough, banks now want the money we collect for schools and hospitals and roads and all that other stuff we pay our taxes…
- Open Letter to President-Elect Obama by: admin
November 5, 2008, 11:51
Well, the election is over and I congratulate President-Elect Obama. I hope that the next four years prove my impressions wrong and you embark on a program…
- I Had a Dream by: admin
November 4, 2008, 11:38
How important is it to elect the first Black president today? Is it so paramount that we don't want to look at his character and his policies? Now before…
- Talked to Death: Words as Weapons by: admin
- Category: Society: Us v. The Man (19)
- Why are we suddenly now concerned with truth in media? by: admin
February 23, 2011, 13:55
While the governing body of Canada's broadcasting industry considers slackening the restrictions on truth in the media, I can't help but reflect on the…
- Calgary Police and Libel by: admin
September 18, 2010, 11:45
Charges of criminal libel by Calgary Police against a local man for opinions expressed on his website will and should send a chill up the spine of all of us…
- Security Theater at its Worst by: admin
July 12, 2010, 20:44
Toronto is a major film producing city yet the production values at the G20 summit left much to be desired. First the placing of the police cruisers to be…
- Zap Out at Queen's Park by: admin
April 1, 2010, 12:19
Tasers are in the news again. Ontario has announced rule changes for the use of the device and the RCMP will offer a second apology along with compensation…
- Age of Tokenism by: admin
May 23, 2009, 13:27
Tokens come in many forms. They can express what words cannot and cause memories to rush back. But tokens can also be an evil thing. Any of us old enough…
- Hypocritical Whores by: admin
May 6, 2009, 11:16
Homelessness is a chronic problem in Western industrialized states but this current recession is swelling the numbers. After all it was the sub-prime…
- Fires of Revolution by: admin
April 3, 2009, 07:19
The G20 fiddled as London burned with passion. People from all over descended on the city. Once more unto the breach Shakespeare said and so they…
- A Mountie may always get his man but never takes the blame for killing him by: admin
March 22, 2009, 20:24
The RCMP are at it again. This time the Commissioner, while visiting Kandahar, told Canadians not to jump to any negative conclusions about the force because…
- Losing Our Soul by: admin
March 18, 2009, 16:19
President Obama today called for an end to the mentality of boom and bust. Shades of Herbert Hoover here. The Depression is psychological so just be happy…
- Thuggery or Remedy: Whence the Future of Policing in Canada? by: admin
March 6, 2009, 08:55
The other day I roared with laughter as I read the reports of the testimony of the latest Mountie to take the stand in the Dziekanski Inquiry. The most…
- In Defense of the Human by: admin
March 3, 2009, 11:29
I have a confession to make, actually a couple. A few years back the department of which I am a member was embroiled in a fervent effort to brand ourselves. …
- Hope and Hypocrisy: American Realpolitik by: admin
March 1, 2009, 14:53
Everyday I am reminded by the media, and by my students who have bought this line of thinking as gospel, that the world is changing rapidly and if you blink…
- Dear Santa by: admin
December 24, 2008, 13:48
I have been a good boy this year. Well I tried. I tried to remember to be helpful and caring in my dealings with everyone. I succeeded some of the…
- Rumblings from the Slave Quarters by: admin
December 21, 2008, 17:49
With the first half of the 0B already dolled out to banks and financial institutions the results are less than promising. First there was the frenzy to…
- Heralds of Interesting Times by: admin
December 16, 2008, 15:35
This will be remembered as the year of the big story. The Democratic primary fight pitting the first female candidate with a chance of being nominated by a…
- What are we fighting for? by: admin
November 28, 2008, 09:22
I have been a Phil Ochs fans for as long as I can remember. I admit to deriving pleasure from how young people on YouTube are resurrecting his lyric to shine…
- Where's Stephen? by: admin
November 27, 2008, 12:42
How many of you remember Stephen Harper the opposition leader? Do you remember that guy who said he would usher in a new era in Canadian politics if the…
- Grab your Pitchforks! by: admin
November 14, 2008, 15:03
As if their service charges were not enough, banks now want the money we collect for schools and hospitals and roads and all that other stuff we pay our taxes…
- Uh-Oh Cops Gone Wild by: admin
November 6, 2008, 12:15
Did you hear the lastest on the news this morning over a hundred B.C. cops have been bad boys. From the 1000 or so complaints brought against police in…
- Why are we suddenly now concerned with truth in media? by: admin
- Category: Political Economy (12)
- Election 2011: Tory Tax Lie by: admin
April 21, 2011, 08:21
Conservatives place a lot of emphasis in this election on keeping taxes low. They argue that corporate taxes must be kept down if we are to continue our…
- Medical Capitalism: The Deadliest Virus by: admin
June 10, 2009, 12:44
Barak Obama's health care plan, as it has thus unfolded, should be a clear and final answer to all those who believed this young man would somehow change…
- GAI: The Right Thing by: admin
May 29, 2009, 11:08
Unemployment is rising as our economy swirls the bowl and the Harper government searches for ways to prevent Canadians from accessing Employment Insurance. I…
- Hypocritical Whores by: admin
May 6, 2009, 11:16
Homelessness is a chronic problem in Western industrialized states but this current recession is swelling the numbers. After all it was the sub-prime…
- No Justice - No Peace by: admin
April 9, 2009, 12:37
Poverty is not the cause of social turmoil as the common myth would lead us to believe. Rather, disparity is the culprit. People generally are accepting of…
- Misfire to Tragedy by: admin
April 7, 2009, 09:05
Violence. Civil disorder. Unrest. Words that seem to be floating around a lot these days. At the 'water cooler' the conversation is on connecting the…
- Fires of Revolution by: admin
April 3, 2009, 07:19
The G20 fiddled as London burned with passion. People from all over descended on the city. Once more unto the breach Shakespeare said and so they…
- Band Aid Economics vs. Transplant Surgery by: admin
March 17, 2009, 09:04
Here's something you are not going to hear everyday. I agree with the group of Right Wing analysts who are arguing that this downturn in the economy is…
- Corporate Terrorists by: admin
March 12, 2009, 13:34
I have been silent of late about the carnival sideshow we call an economy these days. As I suspected the Armani-suited freaks from Wall Street and Bay Street…
- Rumblings from the Slave Quarters by: admin
December 21, 2008, 17:49
With the first half of the 0B already dolled out to banks and financial institutions the results are less than promising. First there was the frenzy to…
- G20 Keisters by: admin
November 15, 2008, 11:47
Alright, this is classic government. We are in a financial crisis right? So I am assuming that means we should be careful about wasting money. To deal…
- Grab your Pitchforks! by: admin
November 14, 2008, 15:03
As if their service charges were not enough, banks now want the money we collect for schools and hospitals and roads and all that other stuff we pay our taxes…
- Election 2011: Tory Tax Lie by: admin
- Category: Dumb & Dumber (9)
- Conservatives: Choirboys of sleaze by: admin
April 14, 2010, 22:31
Sometimes it seems that nothing interesting ever happens up here on the Canadian political landscape. Our American cousins have wide stance senators in…
- Bad Acting in Ottawa by: admin
September 23, 2009, 09:24
To elect or not to elect, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the inanity of the current parliament with its showmanship and…
- When Nations Go Mad by: admin
September 13, 2009, 13:43
What do you do if you have a relative, a brother or a cousin, maybe an aunt, who is having difficulty holding on to reality. This person sometimes…
- Breaking News: Lincoln Farts by: admin
June 15, 2009, 22:23
I love my wife for many reasons. One of them is the way she can sometimes put everything into perspective in just a phrase or a sentence. On the weekend we…
- First Kill the Hummer Owners by: admin
April 29, 2009, 17:26
Nothing like a little town hall meeting to mark one hundred days in office. A nice win one for the Gipper speech before a receptive audience to make…
- Barack's Brackets and Paris's Panties by: admin
March 22, 2009, 11:13
What is with the press over Obama picking basketball winners or whatever it is that he is picking? I admit I don't follow organized sports at the professional…
- Rumblings from the Slave Quarters by: admin
December 21, 2008, 17:49
With the first half of the 0B already dolled out to banks and financial institutions the results are less than promising. First there was the frenzy to…
- Canadian Pride: Made in China by: admin
November 19, 2008, 13:33
Health Canada has just recalled a plush toy animal (I suppose political correctness prevents them from identifying it as a bear) that is dressed as a mountie. …
- Dementia reduces driving skills by: admin
November 18, 2008, 05:38
In what has to be the greatest breakthrough yet in human research, a study released a month or so ago revealed that people suffering from dementia were at…
- Conservatives: Choirboys of sleaze by: admin
- Category: Middle East (8)
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
April 9, 2011, 08:06
Whenever the "West" does something good and noble in the name of freedom and democracy my stomach gets queasy. Selfish is a word that comfortably describes…
- Ceasefire my Ass by: admin
January 18, 2009, 08:55
Israel has announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza invasion in a hope too deflect international criticism. From U. S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice…
- The Real Problem by: admin
January 9, 2009, 07:04
In a 14-0 vote, with the United States abstaining, the Security Council has passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. There will be those for whom…
- Sewing Seeds of Sorrow by: admin
January 6, 2009, 20:43
As the crisis worsens in Gaza and the death toll rises, one has to begin to wonder what broader consequences the situation might hold. Yesterday a rally…
- Israel Started It? Mon Dieu! by: admin
January 3, 2009, 10:10
CNN has finally found out about the 'ticking tunnel' raid two months ago. This was the breach of the ceasefire by the Israeli government that led to…
- Gaza: A New Holocaust? by: admin
December 31, 2008, 00:07
As I write this safe and sound in my nice little suburban home, having just signed another online petition calling for an end to the horror in Gaza, I begin to…
- Tragic Tale of a Village Idiot by: admin
November 24, 2008, 12:35
Today boys and girls I am going to tell you a little story about how World War 3 started. Once upon a time a village idiot went wandering (the village was in…
- Israeli Elections will present challenge to Obama by: admin
November 23, 2008, 13:08
A perennial challenge faces the new American president as he prepares to take office next January. The words Middle East, Israel, Palestine, etc. have passed…
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
- Category: Africa (2)
- A Menacing Fairy Tale by: admin
March 25, 2009, 12:52
There is no god. That must be clearly understood or nothing wonderful will happen from what I am about to tell you. For those who don't recognize it that…
- Remember we keep saying never again by: admin
December 8, 2008, 08:25
Listen to the comments of some of the youth protesting the new Congress of the People (COPE) party in South Africa. Do we take these as throw away remarks…
- A Menacing Fairy Tale by: admin
- Category: Canadian Politics (29)
- So Little Changes by: admin
April 23, 2011, 19:02
Thinking of our current election the other night, I started fiddling around with the lyrics to a favourite song of mine. The idea had been planted by friends…
- Election 2011: Tory Tax Lie by: admin
April 21, 2011, 08:21
Conservatives place a lot of emphasis in this election on keeping taxes low. They argue that corporate taxes must be kept down if we are to continue our…
- Poverty: If not now? When? by: admin
April 1, 2011, 09:28
The Salvation Army commissioned another poll concerning attitudes to poverty in Canada as part of their Dignity Project. It always astounds me at the lack of…
- Lest We Remember by: admin
November 11, 2010, 11:51
Lest we forget. Every year I have heard those words for as far back as I remember. Lest we forget. And yet it seems we never did remember. Flowery…
- Calgary Police and Libel by: admin
September 18, 2010, 11:45
Charges of criminal libel by Calgary Police against a local man for opinions expressed on his website will and should send a chill up the spine of all of us…
- Just Societies Abhor Secret Proceedings by: admin
September 14, 2010, 19:42
Apparently an inquiry into the behaviour of Canada's elite JTF2 forces has been underway for more than a year now. Information is sparse but it involves…
- Conservatives: Choirboys of sleaze by: admin
April 14, 2010, 22:31
Sometimes it seems that nothing interesting ever happens up here on the Canadian political landscape. Our American cousins have wide stance senators in…
- Media: Guilty of Complicity or Cowardice by: admin
April 4, 2010, 13:28
Families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shown on the news yesterday visiting Kandahar and the memorial to the Canadians who have fallen…
- NDP: No Dissent Party by: admin
March 26, 2010, 16:32
One of the reasons I don't belong to a political party or extra-parliamentary political organization, is the rigidity I find sets in no matter the initial…
- Weimar or Reich: Choose your Millennium by: admin
October 29, 2009, 11:18
Video evidence has been released following the conviction of five of the so-called Toronto 18. Seven of the group were previously released and six are yet to…
- Bad Acting in Ottawa by: admin
September 23, 2009, 09:24
To elect or not to elect, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the inanity of the current parliament with its showmanship and…
- GAI: The Right Thing by: admin
May 29, 2009, 11:08
Unemployment is rising as our economy swirls the bowl and the Harper government searches for ways to prevent Canadians from accessing Employment Insurance. I…
- Legislated Child Abuse by: admin
May 7, 2009, 18:30
Child abuse is the most abhorrent crime I can conceive. If ever a crime demanded a zero tolerance policy, the abuse of the most vulnerable members of our…
- First Kill the Hummer Owners by: admin
April 29, 2009, 17:26
Nothing like a little town hall meeting to mark one hundred days in office. A nice win one for the Gipper speech before a receptive audience to make…
- The Few; The Proud; The Baggage by: admin
April 17, 2009, 17:15
After renaming a highway and a full court press by high command and the government to label each and every fallen Canadian soldier in Afghanistan a hero, in…
- No Justice - No Peace by: admin
April 9, 2009, 12:37
Poverty is not the cause of social turmoil as the common myth would lead us to believe. Rather, disparity is the culprit. People generally are accepting of…
- The Verdant Prince by: admin
March 31, 2009, 10:25
Green. The word of the 21st century. Everybody has the Green solution to the end of the world. Recycle your waste. Switch to coily light bulbs that…
- A Mountie may always get his man but never takes the blame for killing him by: admin
March 22, 2009, 20:24
The RCMP are at it again. This time the Commissioner, while visiting Kandahar, told Canadians not to jump to any negative conclusions about the force because…
- Losing Our Soul by: admin
March 18, 2009, 16:19
President Obama today called for an end to the mentality of boom and bust. Shades of Herbert Hoover here. The Depression is psychological so just be happy…
- Sewing Seeds of Sorrow by: admin
January 6, 2009, 20:43
As the crisis worsens in Gaza and the death toll rises, one has to begin to wonder what broader consequences the situation might hold. Yesterday a rally…
- Picking our Poison: Electoral Systems by: admin
December 28, 2008, 13:48
I know that Santa tried his very best but it was never in the cards at this juncture of history to bring in a lottery system. Too many things would have to…
- Dear Santa by: admin
December 24, 2008, 13:48
I have been a good boy this year. Well I tried. I tried to remember to be helpful and caring in my dealings with everyone. I succeeded some of the…
- Heralds of Interesting Times by: admin
December 16, 2008, 15:35
This will be remembered as the year of the big story. The Democratic primary fight pitting the first female candidate with a chance of being nominated by a…
- Standing firm on Jean by: admin
December 6, 2008, 18:58
Much has been said about the governor-general's decision to allow parliament to prorogue. The popular consensus is that she has done the right thing. It…
- Michaëlle Jean must go! by: admin
December 4, 2008, 16:32
The Governor-General Michaëlle Jean has violated the constitution. Granting Stephen Harper prorogation of parliament contradicts the traditions of responsibl…
- Spring the Trap by: admin
December 3, 2008, 08:52
Will Stephen Harper prorogue the parliament to avoid losing a vote of confidence? If he does he takes the coward's route out and he needs to consider the…
- Political Espionage by: admin
November 30, 2008, 18:33
I have just finished reading a piece on the CTV website entitle "NDP, Bloc in coalition talks before fiscal update: tape" (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe…
- Coalition Follies by: admin
November 29, 2008, 12:26
And they say that Canadian politics aren't interesting. For any number of reasons (depending on who you are listening to) it appears that the opposition…
- Where's Stephen? by: admin
November 27, 2008, 12:42
How many of you remember Stephen Harper the opposition leader? Do you remember that guy who said he would usher in a new era in Canadian politics if the…
- So Little Changes by: admin
- Category: Social Commentary (32)
- Police: Just another street gang by: admin
April 14, 2011, 11:17
Finally now Canadians must realize that our police are out of control. There is no rationalization for using a taser on an eleven year old boy. Under any…
- Poverty: If not now? When? by: admin
April 1, 2011, 09:28
The Salvation Army commissioned another poll concerning attitudes to poverty in Canada as part of their Dignity Project. It always astounds me at the lack of…
- Talked to Death: Words as Weapons by: admin
January 15, 2011, 10:57
So Fox News, so shock jocks, you who have spewed your venom on a gullible unsuspecting society, are you happy now? No matter how you spin it the events of…
- Zap Out at Queen's Park by: admin
April 1, 2010, 12:19
Tasers are in the news again. Ontario has announced rule changes for the use of the device and the RCMP will offer a second apology along with compensation…
- Never Believe Anything You Hear! by: admin
July 9, 2009, 15:56
When is a lie most effective? Answer: when most people want to believe it to be true. Wouldn't it be great if the world was black and white. We could…
- Breaking News: Lincoln Farts by: admin
June 15, 2009, 22:23
I love my wife for many reasons. One of them is the way she can sometimes put everything into perspective in just a phrase or a sentence. On the weekend we…
- Medical Capitalism: The Deadliest Virus by: admin
June 10, 2009, 12:44
Barak Obama's health care plan, as it has thus unfolded, should be a clear and final answer to all those who believed this young man would somehow change…
- Aim for the Brain by: admin
June 6, 2009, 13:19
I don't like Michael Savage, the Right-Wing radio shock jock and author. His ideas are not just stupid, they are outrageously stupid. He and Rush…
- Age of Tokenism by: admin
May 23, 2009, 13:27
Tokens come in many forms. They can express what words cannot and cause memories to rush back. But tokens can also be an evil thing. Any of us old enough…
- Legislated Child Abuse by: admin
May 7, 2009, 18:30
Child abuse is the most abhorrent crime I can conceive. If ever a crime demanded a zero tolerance policy, the abuse of the most vulnerable members of our…
- Hypocritical Whores by: admin
May 6, 2009, 11:16
Homelessness is a chronic problem in Western industrialized states but this current recession is swelling the numbers. After all it was the sub-prime…
- First Kill the Hummer Owners by: admin
April 29, 2009, 17:26
Nothing like a little town hall meeting to mark one hundred days in office. A nice win one for the Gipper speech before a receptive audience to make…
- Right's Wrong Answer by: admin
April 27, 2009, 00:21
Well, it is time we peasants gathered together with our torches and pitchforks and marched up that hill to storm the castle. Dr. Frankenstein is making…
- The Few; The Proud; The Baggage by: admin
April 17, 2009, 17:15
After renaming a highway and a full court press by high command and the government to label each and every fallen Canadian soldier in Afghanistan a hero, in…
- No Justice - No Peace by: admin
April 9, 2009, 12:37
Poverty is not the cause of social turmoil as the common myth would lead us to believe. Rather, disparity is the culprit. People generally are accepting of…
- Misfire to Tragedy by: admin
April 7, 2009, 09:05
Violence. Civil disorder. Unrest. Words that seem to be floating around a lot these days. At the 'water cooler' the conversation is on connecting the…
- Fires of Revolution by: admin
April 3, 2009, 07:19
The G20 fiddled as London burned with passion. People from all over descended on the city. Once more unto the breach Shakespeare said and so they…
- The Verdant Prince by: admin
March 31, 2009, 10:25
Green. The word of the 21st century. Everybody has the Green solution to the end of the world. Recycle your waste. Switch to coily light bulbs that…
- Twouble with Twitter by: admin
March 27, 2009, 07:08
Could this be why we are so isolated today? Are we heading for a world of virtual movements rather than real grassroots activism? While we twitter in the…
- A Menacing Fairy Tale by: admin
March 25, 2009, 12:52
There is no god. That must be clearly understood or nothing wonderful will happen from what I am about to tell you. For those who don't recognize it that…
- Barack's Brackets and Paris's Panties by: admin
March 22, 2009, 11:13
What is with the press over Obama picking basketball winners or whatever it is that he is picking? I admit I don't follow organized sports at the professional…
- Losing Our Soul by: admin
March 18, 2009, 16:19
President Obama today called for an end to the mentality of boom and bust. Shades of Herbert Hoover here. The Depression is psychological so just be happy…
- Corporate Terrorists by: admin
March 12, 2009, 13:34
I have been silent of late about the carnival sideshow we call an economy these days. As I suspected the Armani-suited freaks from Wall Street and Bay Street…
- Thuggery or Remedy: Whence the Future of Policing in Canada? by: admin
March 6, 2009, 08:55
The other day I roared with laughter as I read the reports of the testimony of the latest Mountie to take the stand in the Dziekanski Inquiry. The most…
- In Defense of the Human by: admin
March 3, 2009, 11:29
I have a confession to make, actually a couple. A few years back the department of which I am a member was embroiled in a fervent effort to brand ourselves. …
- Hope and Hypocrisy: American Realpolitik by: admin
March 1, 2009, 14:53
Everyday I am reminded by the media, and by my students who have bought this line of thinking as gospel, that the world is changing rapidly and if you blink…
- Israel Started It? Mon Dieu! by: admin
January 3, 2009, 10:10
CNN has finally found out about the 'ticking tunnel' raid two months ago. This was the breach of the ceasefire by the Israeli government that led to…
- Dear Santa by: admin
December 24, 2008, 13:48
I have been a good boy this year. Well I tried. I tried to remember to be helpful and caring in my dealings with everyone. I succeeded some of the…
- Rumblings from the Slave Quarters by: admin
December 21, 2008, 17:49
With the first half of the 0B already dolled out to banks and financial institutions the results are less than promising. First there was the frenzy to…
- Heralds of Interesting Times by: admin
December 16, 2008, 15:35
This will be remembered as the year of the big story. The Democratic primary fight pitting the first female candidate with a chance of being nominated by a…
- Remember we keep saying never again by: admin
December 8, 2008, 08:25
Listen to the comments of some of the youth protesting the new Congress of the People (COPE) party in South Africa. Do we take these as throw away remarks…
- What are we fighting for? by: admin
November 28, 2008, 09:22
I have been a Phil Ochs fans for as long as I can remember. I admit to deriving pleasure from how young people on YouTube are resurrecting his lyric to shine…
- Police: Just another street gang by: admin
- Category: media (7)
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
April 9, 2011, 08:06
Whenever the "West" does something good and noble in the name of freedom and democracy my stomach gets queasy. Selfish is a word that comfortably describes…
- Why are we suddenly now concerned with truth in media? by: admin
February 23, 2011, 13:55
While the governing body of Canada's broadcasting industry considers slackening the restrictions on truth in the media, I can't help but reflect on the…
- Talked to Death: Words as Weapons by: admin
January 15, 2011, 10:57
So Fox News, so shock jocks, you who have spewed your venom on a gullible unsuspecting society, are you happy now? No matter how you spin it the events of…
- Conservatives: Choirboys of sleaze by: admin
April 14, 2010, 22:31
Sometimes it seems that nothing interesting ever happens up here on the Canadian political landscape. Our American cousins have wide stance senators in…
- Media: Guilty of Complicity or Cowardice by: admin
April 4, 2010, 13:28
Families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shown on the news yesterday visiting Kandahar and the memorial to the Canadians who have fallen…
- Never Believe Anything You Hear! by: admin
July 9, 2009, 15:56
When is a lie most effective? Answer: when most people want to believe it to be true. Wouldn't it be great if the world was black and white. We could…
- Breaking News: Lincoln Farts by: admin
June 15, 2009, 22:23
I love my wife for many reasons. One of them is the way she can sometimes put everything into perspective in just a phrase or a sentence. On the weekend we…
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
- Category: Terrorism (3)
- Reality Wars by: admin
November 23, 2009, 07:20
An old saw says that the first casualty of war is the truth but reality might be a close second. It is not just that our governments lie to us it is how they…
- Weimar or Reich: Choose your Millennium by: admin
October 29, 2009, 11:18
Video evidence has been released following the conviction of five of the so-called Toronto 18. Seven of the group were previously released and six are yet to…
- Corporate Terrorists by: admin
March 12, 2009, 13:34
I have been silent of late about the carnival sideshow we call an economy these days. As I suspected the Armani-suited freaks from Wall Street and Bay Street…
- Reality Wars by: admin
- Category: International Politics (11)
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
April 9, 2011, 08:06
Whenever the "West" does something good and noble in the name of freedom and democracy my stomach gets queasy. Selfish is a word that comfortably describes…
- Just Societies Abhor Secret Proceedings by: admin
September 14, 2010, 19:42
Apparently an inquiry into the behaviour of Canada's elite JTF2 forces has been underway for more than a year now. Information is sparse but it involves…
- Media: Guilty of Complicity or Cowardice by: admin
April 4, 2010, 13:28
Families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shown on the news yesterday visiting Kandahar and the memorial to the Canadians who have fallen…
- Reality Wars by: admin
November 23, 2009, 07:20
An old saw says that the first casualty of war is the truth but reality might be a close second. It is not just that our governments lie to us it is how they…
- The Unnoble Nobel by: admin
October 21, 2009, 08:37
"and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies…
- Never Believe Anything You Hear! by: admin
July 9, 2009, 15:56
When is a lie most effective? Answer: when most people want to believe it to be true. Wouldn't it be great if the world was black and white. We could…
- Legacy of a Giant by: admin
April 19, 2009, 10:41
The Good The Summit of the Americas held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago focused among other things on the exclusion of Cuba. President Obama…
- Fires of Revolution by: admin
April 3, 2009, 07:19
The G20 fiddled as London burned with passion. People from all over descended on the city. Once more unto the breach Shakespeare said and so they…
- Hope and Hypocrisy: American Realpolitik by: admin
March 1, 2009, 14:53
Everyday I am reminded by the media, and by my students who have bought this line of thinking as gospel, that the world is changing rapidly and if you blink…
- Ceasefire my Ass by: admin
January 18, 2009, 08:55
Israel has announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza invasion in a hope too deflect international criticism. From U. S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice…
- The Real Problem by: admin
January 9, 2009, 07:04
In a 14-0 vote, with the United States abstaining, the Security Council has passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. There will be those for whom…
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
- Category: United Nations (3)
- When Nations Go Mad by: admin
September 13, 2009, 13:43
What do you do if you have a relative, a brother or a cousin, maybe an aunt, who is having difficulty holding on to reality. This person sometimes…
- Ceasefire my Ass by: admin
January 18, 2009, 08:55
Israel has announced a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza invasion in a hope too deflect international criticism. From U. S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice…
- The Real Problem by: admin
January 9, 2009, 07:04
In a 14-0 vote, with the United States abstaining, the Security Council has passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. There will be those for whom…
- When Nations Go Mad by: admin
- Category: Political Commentary (28)
- So Little Changes by: admin
April 23, 2011, 19:02
Thinking of our current election the other night, I started fiddling around with the lyrics to a favourite song of mine. The idea had been planted by friends…
- The Black River of Truth by: admin
April 9, 2011, 08:06
Whenever the "West" does something good and noble in the name of freedom and democracy my stomach gets queasy. Selfish is a word that comfortably describes…
- Talked to Death: Words as Weapons by: admin
January 15, 2011, 10:57
So Fox News, so shock jocks, you who have spewed your venom on a gullible unsuspecting society, are you happy now? No matter how you spin it the events of…
- Lest We Remember by: admin
November 11, 2010, 11:51
Lest we forget. Every year I have heard those words for as far back as I remember. Lest we forget. And yet it seems we never did remember. Flowery…
- Calgary Police and Libel by: admin
September 18, 2010, 11:45
Charges of criminal libel by Calgary Police against a local man for opinions expressed on his website will and should send a chill up the spine of all of us…
- Security Theater at its Worst by: admin
July 12, 2010, 20:44
Toronto is a major film producing city yet the production values at the G20 summit left much to be desired. First the placing of the police cruisers to be…
- V. E. Day: Celebrate or Mourn? by: admin
May 9, 2010, 13:43
Yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of the surrender of Germany in World War Two marking Victory in Europe or V. E. Day. Nazism had been defeated, the…
- Conservatives: Choirboys of sleaze by: admin
April 14, 2010, 22:31
Sometimes it seems that nothing interesting ever happens up here on the Canadian political landscape. Our American cousins have wide stance senators in…
- Media: Guilty of Complicity or Cowardice by: admin
April 4, 2010, 13:28
Families of nine Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan were shown on the news yesterday visiting Kandahar and the memorial to the Canadians who have fallen…
- NDP: No Dissent Party by: admin
March 26, 2010, 16:32
One of the reasons I don't belong to a political party or extra-parliamentary political organization, is the rigidity I find sets in no matter the initial…
- Weimar or Reich: Choose your Millennium by: admin
October 29, 2009, 11:18
Video evidence has been released following the conviction of five of the so-called Toronto 18. Seven of the group were previously released and six are yet to…
- The Unnoble Nobel by: admin
October 21, 2009, 08:37
"and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies…
- Bad Acting in Ottawa by: admin
September 23, 2009, 09:24
To elect or not to elect, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the inanity of the current parliament with its showmanship and…
- When Nations Go Mad by: admin
September 13, 2009, 13:43
What do you do if you have a relative, a brother or a cousin, maybe an aunt, who is having difficulty holding on to reality. This person sometimes…
- Road to Assassination? by: admin
September 9, 2009, 19:45
This has been America's summer of discontent and there is no sign of the rancour easing up soon. From the surreal scenes at the health care town hall…
- Never Believe Anything You Hear! by: admin
July 9, 2009, 15:56
When is a lie most effective? Answer: when most people want to believe it to be true. Wouldn't it be great if the world was black and white. We could…
- Medical Capitalism: The Deadliest Virus by: admin
June 10, 2009, 12:44
Barak Obama's health care plan, as it has thus unfolded, should be a clear and final answer to all those who believed this young man would somehow change…
- Aim for the Brain by: admin
June 6, 2009, 13:19
I don't like Michael Savage, the Right-Wing radio shock jock and author. His ideas are not just stupid, they are outrageously stupid. He and Rush…
- Age of Tokenism by: admin
May 23, 2009, 13:27
Tokens come in many forms. They can express what words cannot and cause memories to rush back. But tokens can also be an evil thing. Any of us old enough…
- Hypocritical Whores by: admin
May 6, 2009, 11:16
Homelessness is a chronic problem in Western industrialized states but this current recession is swelling the numbers. After all it was the sub-prime…
- First Kill the Hummer Owners by: admin
April 29, 2009, 17:26
Nothing like a little town hall meeting to mark one hundred days in office. A nice win one for the Gipper speech before a receptive audience to make…
- Right's Wrong Answer by: admin
April 27, 2009, 00:21
Well, it is time we peasants gathered together with our torches and pitchforks and marched up that hill to storm the castle. Dr. Frankenstein is making…
- Legacy of a Giant by: admin
April 19, 2009, 10:41
The Good The Summit of the Americas held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago focused among other things on the exclusion of Cuba. President Obama…
- The Few; The Proud; The Baggage by: admin
April 17, 2009, 17:15
After renaming a highway and a full court press by high command and the government to label each and every fallen Canadian soldier in Afghanistan a hero, in…
- No Justice - No Peace by: admin
April 9, 2009, 12:37
Poverty is not the cause of social turmoil as the common myth would lead us to believe. Rather, disparity is the culprit. People generally are accepting of…
- Fires of Revolution by: admin
April 3, 2009, 07:19
The G20 fiddled as London burned with passion. People from all over descended on the city. Once more unto the breach Shakespeare said and so they…
- The Verdant Prince by: admin
March 31, 2009, 10:25
Green. The word of the 21st century. Everybody has the Green solution to the end of the world. Recycle your waste. Switch to coily light bulbs that…
- A Menacing Fairy Tale by: admin
March 25, 2009, 12:52
There is no god. That must be clearly understood or nothing wonderful will happen from what I am about to tell you. For those who don't recognize it that…
- So Little Changes by: admin
- Category: Environment (4)
- Aim for the Brain by: admin
June 6, 2009, 13:19
I don't like Michael Savage, the Right-Wing radio shock jock and author. His ideas are not just stupid, they are outrageously stupid. He and Rush…
- Age of Tokenism by: admin
May 23, 2009, 13:27
Tokens come in many forms. They can express what words cannot and cause memories to rush back. But tokens can also be an evil thing. Any of us old enough…
- First Kill the Hummer Owners by: admin
April 29, 2009, 17:26
Nothing like a little town hall meeting to mark one hundred days in office. A nice win one for the Gipper speech before a receptive audience to make…
- The Verdant Prince by: admin
March 31, 2009, 10:25
Green. The word of the 21st century. Everybody has the Green solution to the end of the world. Recycle your waste. Switch to coily light bulbs that…
- Aim for the Brain by: admin
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