Link of the Day: The Devil’s Workshop
Kate and I decided to make each other’s wedding bands, and thanks to the good people at the Devil’s Workshop, we were able to do so. They offer a wedding band workshop that I’d gladly recommend to anyone interested in doing the same themselves. The entire process takes just a few hours on a weekend. […]
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If you can’t beat ‘em, hire one to join you
Hey, did you hear the news? Stephen Harper just hired a Toronto elitist as his new chief of staff. Nigel Wright, according to the Globe and Mail, will be “a right-hand man with little political or election campaign experience, but who has one of the finest business minds in the country… “Those who know both […]
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Link of the Day: Deflate the Elephant
A quick trip to the liquor store last night was all it took to remind me of their clever, worthwhile campaign to prevent drinking and driving. Do check it out.
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “When I Get You Alone” by Thicke
Speaking of the Thicke gene pool, here’s Alan’s son Robin in the video for his first single. The track is based on the iconic Walter Murphy disco classic “A Fifth of Beethoven,” which is a bit of a bold choice for the soundtrack to Thicke’s humble beginnings as a grungy bike courier who also happened […]
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Link of the Day: That weird video in which Alan Thicke talks to kids about divorce
This clip of Canadian superstar Alan Thicke having a frank discussion with “the kids” about divorce caught the Internet’s attention a little while back, thanks to the folks at Everything is Terrible. As far as I’m aware, it was the only time that he and Orko ever worked together. It’s actually an bunch of good […]
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The day after Bill C-391, and the days ahead
A lesser man than me would be more than glad to gloat about the death of Bill C-391 and the preservation of the long gun registry. It was a bill that put politics ahead of public safety, and it was a vote that Stephen Harper, Candace Hoeppner and their party no doubt felt that they […]
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Link of the Day: Scarlet O’Neill Photography
Scarlet is an extremely talented photographer, not to mention a good friend of the family. Kate and I chose her to photograph our wedding, and the package we chose included an “engagement shoot,” which was a casual thing done well before the wedding day to loosen us up. We got the photos back last night, […]
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The gun registry has been saved
It’s official: the long gun registry has survived Bill C-391, which was defeated this evening by a vote of 153 to 151. It’s a noteworthy victory that caps off an interesting political moment, to say the least. The tension and the emotion on both sides of the debate have been palpable, and that’s especially remarkable […]
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A last-minute letter of thanks to Jack Layton
This is going to be my last gun registry post before the vote tonight, and I’d like to thank you all for being supportive, or at least patient, during the past few weeks as I’ve rambled on about this issue. If you’ve been following this blog – or another, hopefully better source of relevant information […]
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The stunning and tragic reason why Liberal MP Scott Simms will vote to save the gun registry tonight
I think it would best if were to link to this story in the Toronto Star without comment, simply to let it speak for itself without running the risk of cheapening it. The vote to determine the fate of the long gun registry will be held in the House of Commons tonight.
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