I blame the following true story on the mainstream media’s stubborn refusal to cover the real issues
“Oh, my God!” the girl in the cowboy hat behind me in line at the drug store shouted as she picked up a tabloid newspaper. “They murdered Zsa Zsa Gabor?” “I don’t know,” said the guy beside her wearing an identical cowboy hat. Seriously, you guys, I checked. “But they did!” she insisted. “Look, it […]
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Link of the Day: World Overpopulation Awareness
World Overpopulation Awareness, which also goes by the name World Population Awareness, is basically a huge assortment of collected writings and information on the world’s increasing human population. It’s a bit cluttered, and it’s tough to know where to start or get much of a sense of who’s behind it, but the sheer volume of […]
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Published today: More jibber jabber on WTF TORY
I had a little fun with this one. What can I tell you? “In this day and age,” grappling with the Prime Minister’s inane, condescending arguments is practically a sport – or at least a light mental diversion, like the Junior Jumble. Speaking of words, I also got quoted in this today! And it was […]
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Two months to go
I just realized that Kate and I are getting married two months from today. I feel like that ought to seem like either too much time or too little time, but it doesn’t. To tell you the truth, two months sounds like it’s about right. I guess that means we’re doing pretty well with the […]
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Keep laughing
Moments ago, while standing in line to get some coffee on the way back to the office, I saw a short, scrawny teenage kid wearing a t-shirt that said “Keep laughing… This is your girlfriend’s shirt!” And you know what? I did do a little laughing. Hell, to be honest, I was pretty close to […]
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AIDS Walk Update: Holding steady
No new AIDS Walk for Life donations have come in since my last update, but that’s okay. Not just because it’s only been a few days, or because the walk itself is still over a month away, but because everyone has already been so generous. The fact that the six hundred dollar mark has already […]
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Link of the Day: The Council of Canadians
It’s amazing what you can learn about the issues and politics of our country simply by staying tuned to the Council of Canadians, chaired by the rather remarkable Maude Barlow. Working “to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, energy security, public health care, and other issues of social and […]
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Link of the Day: EarthAction
“EarthAction‘s mission is to inform and inspire people everywhere to turn their concern, passion and outrage into meaningful action for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.” Check them out.
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Let’s hear it for Mr. Dressup
Look, I know it’s eleven o’ clock on a Saturday. But I also know that a lot of you out there have got your iPhones in full effect, and you’re surfing in the web and your social networks in the company of your friends, because that’s a thing that’s suddenly become acceptable in public. So […]
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