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Monthly Archives August 2015

Music Monday – “Who muzzles the poor scientist?/Calls troubled people “terrorists”?/Who wants the courts to just say yes?/Suppresses freedom of the press?”

The “Harperman” protest song is interesting for a number of reasons: the person who wrote and sang it is a federal civil servant and is now suspended from his job for an investigation about whether he violated the Federal Government’s employee ethics agreement At issue is whether Turner violated the code of ethics that all public servants […]

Posted 31 August 2015 § Canada § Censorship § Humour § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“Enough” – Great NDP Ad

One of my pet peeves is people who say that all politicians are the same. It is true that there are good and bad people in every party but the level of corruption and criminality in the current Conservative party is unparalleled in Canadian history.

Posted 30 August 2015 § Canada § News § Politics ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – This Looked More Dangerous Than It Was…

Honest!

Posted 29 August 2015 § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Inspirograph

If you loved playing Spirograph as a kid, you might enjoy the digital version as well!

Posted 28 August 2015 § FridayFunLink § MemoryLane ‡ Comments (0) °

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Back to School

Here’s a shot of the elementary school I attended growing up. I took this picture when we were back to Indian Head for a visit a few years ago but the look of the building including that 1980’s colour scheme hasn’t changed.  (The playground however has changed quite a bit.) We went past my elementary […]

Posted 27 August 2015 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

How Australia and Other Developed Nations Have Put An End To Gun Violence

I wouldn’t say we’ve “put an end to” gun violence in Canada but our numbers (like those in most developed nations) are extremely low compared to the US. There are a whole host of interconnected reasons why this is the case.  But I think one of the largest is the fact that gun ownership is enshrined […]

Posted 26 August 2015 § MemoryLane § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

The Eyes Have It – Jim Flaherty Reacts When Stephen Harper Says He Didn’t Tell Ray Novak About Nigel Wright Payment #canpoli #cndpoli #duffy #harper #lyingliars

No matter your politics, the late Jim Flaherty (who was Stephen Harper’s Finance Minister) is widely regarded as a stand-up guy – honest, sincere, and reliable. That’s what makes Flaherty’s reaction to Stephen Harper talking about the Mike Duffy payment by Nigel Wright during Question Period in the House of Commons so incriminating. Tim Powers, vice-chairman […]

Posted 25 August 2015 § Canada § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – “I know this isn’t what you planned for me/Mothers have hopes for their sons/Along with the shame/I have brought to the family/All I feel is the weight of the gun”

“Weight of a Gun” – Corb Lund Band

Posted 24 August 2015 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

How Google Could Rig the Election

This is about next year’s American election but could apply equally to the upcoming Canadian election. Our new research leaves little doubt about whether Google has the ability to control voters. In laboratory and online experiments conducted in the United States, we were able to boost the proportion of people who favored any candidate by […]

Posted 23 August 2015 § Canada § Censorship § Internet § News § Politics § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Horse Fair at Bell Barn, Indian Head, Saskatchewan

 

Posted 22 August 2015 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,