… that I would find myself in agreement with the Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, but in a letter to Catholic School Trustees, who recently were caught with their hands in the cookie jar (namely, paying for vacations out of public funds, among other misdeeds), his Holiness said the following:
“…its members, which fall far short of [...]
Archive for May, 2008
It’s not often…
Posted in Hometown News on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chip in the armour
Posted in Canadian Politics on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is he the Anti-Bush?
Posted in US Politics on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While the prospect of any Republican winning the White House after eight years of Bush is low, I had felt that if it could be done, it could only be done by John McCain. In many ways, he was the original canary in the mineshaft during his run against Bush in the 2000 primary. While [...]
Vancouver Calling
Posted in Travels on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today your humble scribe comes to you from Vancouver – the land of the rising rain cloud.
I spent two years here for grad school. It was a town that took a while to grow on me. For the first year, I thought little of it. The city seemed a little too new and its character [...]
Honest College Ad – CollegeHumor video
Posted in Higher Education on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
from www.collegehumor.com posted with vodpod
Why California’s Marriage Cases Decision is a Faux Ami to the Gay Rights Movement
Posted in US Politics on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are many celebrating the California Supreme Court decision rendered today, which said that civil unions was not a sufficient alternative to full marriage for gays and lesbians.
The ruling is a significant statement about queer equality. However, it will also be a powerful argument used to stop incremental change in support of quality.
In its ruling [...]
The Monty Python Perspective…
Posted in US Politics on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
CREDIT: Glenn McCoy.
Finding Treasure
Posted in Hometown News on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Toronto has a wonderful ability to ignore some its greatest treasures.
That might sound bad, but this is also a city that likes to eat its own and suffers from a powerful case of Tallest Poppy Syndrome. Being ignored is a blessing.
Tonight I had the chance to attend a rehearsal at the National Ballet School of [...]
White and Wrong
Posted in US Politics on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…co-relation is not causation.
Alec Baldwin on 60 Minutes
Posted in Entertainment on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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