I’ll try to avoid remarks about “what goes around comes around”, although isn’t it odd that the ash plume from Iceland has spiraled back from Europe towards airports in Newfoundland. No, this is more about “throwing stones when you live in a glass house”, and it involves our latest attempt at political scandal.
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One of the small pleasures offered up each Sunday is Cross Country Checkup. Rex Murphy does an admirable job of keeping the wild ponies (callers) corralled.
posted in politics | Comments Off on Thoughtful words from the Rexman | 302 words
Finally, the gloves are off. After months of accusatory rhetoric from a former cabinet minister, the premier has told him to “put up or shut up”. In parliamentary terms, that’s raw.
posted in ham radio, politics | Comments Off on Put up or shut up, sayeth the minister | 301 words
Apparently, one sign of extreme obesity is that the individual cannot see personal appendages (where did the toes go?) I think that our provincial government may have a problem.
posted in politics | Comments Off on The right hand knows not what the left hand is doing | 277 words
Irrational behavior – could living on a fault line be used as an explanation? Given the silly episode of Idol that just finished, I’m seeking some reason.
posted in Idol, politics | Comments Off on Big Mike dodged the big bullet | 272 words
The provincial government announced their budget this afternoon. As I like to call it, the prediction of pain. A voice, with a litany. Read the rest of this entry »
posted in economy, politics | Comments Off on My wallet is lighter, pennies at a time | 268 words
Sometimes an old story can’t be improved. Retelling the tale will not change the outcome, the moral. Instead, it affirms that the storyteller must have missed the ending, last time around. But, let me begin.
posted in humour, politics | Comments Off on Reading the CV with a loupe | 394 words
Ask kids; school isn’t the most exciting place to spend the day. Apart from the uncomfortable chairs, the industrial lighting, the water fountains that never seem to jet properly, there’s the elephant in the room. Curriculum. Well, at the risk of boring a captive audience even more, I suggest that we include a small dose of civics.
posted in politics | Comments Off on The place where silly ideas end up | 312 words
Somewhere along the road, our current government has taken a fork, or a right turn, or maybe they are caught in their own version of a deep rut. Although the people of Canada, the supposed employers of a government, have a certain historic and cultural baggage, we’re now at the point where ministers of the Crown are able to project their personal beliefs on the workings of the state.
posted in politics | Comments Off on That section was overlooked | 339 words
Three little words: Citius, Altius, Fortius
For public purposes, an invitation to play nicely with others. In private, an admonition that only superlatives matter. Once again, the Games are upon us. Seventeen days; enough time for spring to fully arrive on the Left Coast. I’m watching the Opening Ceremony. Have been for hours. It takes a long time to welcome all the neighbours over for a play date.
posted in politics, sports | Comments Off on Let the Games begin, if they must | 292 words
