The first US Presidential Election is tonight and it will be an entertaining spectacle as always (or not). The debates have got me thinking about the similarities and differences between the current US Presidential Election and the race for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP. Similarities Between The US Presidential Race & #skndpldr Race There […]
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What Bill Clinton Wrote vs. What Bill Clinton Said
For anyone interested in the art of speechwriting, this article provides some excellent insight into Bill Clinton’s additions and ad-libs during his speech at the Democratic National Convention and how, almost without fail, his changes greatly improved the speech.
NHL Lockout: A Message to Fans from the #theplayers
Here we go again…
Paul Ryan is Romney’s VP Pick
Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his vice-president pick last Friday which led to a flurry of coverage (is it just me or did this announcement come out of nowhere? I thought there was usually more of a build before an announcement like this but maybe I’m just not paying attention.) At any rate, MetaFilter […]
Southern Storm Chasers Find “Last Frontier” On Canadian Prairies
It’s been a pretty wild year for storms on the Prairies with lots of attention from so-called “storm chasers” who, ironically, make the storms even more prevalent by giving them a lot of attention, spotting storms that otherwise would go unreported and even using technology to provide live video streams/tweets/photo and blog updates.
How A Pro-Life Conservative Christian American Learned To Love Canadian-Style Socialized Healthcare
Short answer: She experienced it firsthand. You know, one of the biggest mysteries in my life (not really) is wondering how every western society on earth can have some form of socialized medicine for its citizens and yet a large part of the population of the United States persists in the belief that their nightmare […]
Medicare Is A Part of Us
Former Saskatchewan Premier and Healthcare Commission Chair, Roy Romanow celebrates Canada Day with a column in the Globe & Mail on perhaps our most cherished Canadian institution. Compared to what’s happening in the US right now where the Supreme Court had to rule on President Obama’s healthcare plan just last week to try to extend […]
Friday Fun Link – World Map of the Most Popular Web Sites In Every Country
Interesting to see which sites are most popular in non-North American/Western European countries.
Friday Fun Link – Save a Library By Burning Books?
Brilliant! (via MetaFilter with a h/t to the colleague who sent it to me at the exact same moment!)
George Carlin’s Greatest Moment
Definitely one of them…