Thoughts on the world and the things in it.
Rob Ford is spouting a new soundbite, “saved a billion dollars”. Anyone who bothers to look at the numbers will quickly see that isn’t true, and even if it was true he’s selling Toronto’s future short. I could tell Torontonians, “Elect me and you will not pay another cent of …
Someone at the CBC shat the bed, to use a favorite colloquialism. I suspect the blame lies with the departed Kirstine Stewart who promoted “entertainment” TV over sports and other forms of television. If you look at the shows promoted during her tenure at the CBC you will note things …
I was reading the news this morning about the latest Rob Ford gaffe and the CBC had posted images of the protests going on outside city hall. It is pretty telling that this is actually going on in the first place. I don’t recall during either Mel Lastman’s or David …
The problem with all this isn’t Rob Ford…it’s Ford Nation. Ford Nation is simply the manifestation of greed, NIMBY-ism, and selfishness wrapped in a political movement. They are the closest thing we have to a “tea-party”. I had a friend actually say to me, “Ya but he took on the …
The problem with all this isn’t Rob Ford…it’s Ford Nation. Ford Nation is simply the manifestation of greed, NIMBY-ism, and selfishness wrapped in a political movement. They are the closest thing we have to a “tea-party”. I had a friend actually say to me, “Ya but he took on the …
Olympics…The word conjures up images of excellence, fortitude, and sacrifice. The very motto of the Olympics Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger” illustrates the goals of all athletes. The modern games started in Athens, in 1896. Spyros Louis was the first winner of the marathon. “The Games …
Olympics…The word conjures up images of excellence, fortitude, and sacrifice. The very motto of the Olympics Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger” illustrates the goals of all athletes. The modern games started in Athens, in 1896. Spyros Louis was the first winner of the marathon. “The Games …
It’s a good thing I am not a betting man because I would have bet that there was no way in Hell Lance Armstrong was going to come clean on the doping. He had spent a decade doping, involved hundreds of individuals, won 7 Tour de Frances and viciously attacked …
In North America, unless you’ve been under a rock you’ve been inundated with news about the tragedy in Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut. As is common after these tragedies people try to find a reason, they attempt to make sense of the insensible. There are talks of gun restrictions …
What obligations does a parent have towards their child. I think we can all agree that a parent is obligated to provide their child with food, shelter, and clothing. What about medical care? Funny that what first springs to mind if religious refrain. Parents who refuse blood transfusions or medical …
