It had to happen eventually. Spring arrived, and April saw the land change around us. Just not as much as we might have expected. Tuesday … [Read more]
Big Dave’s Gallery of Writers: Jack London
Best writer; Permanent Triumvirate; May His Name Never Die One way in which fiction writing is unique as an art is the degree to which idea can exist with form, thought with feeling. In this, Jack London was a master, his stories incredibly … [Read more]
From the Archives: Home guide to conspiracy theories
Some articles I get so into, I talk about them (or rather, what I learned) for months after. The Singularity articles were like that, and so were the two conspiracy theories articles. The one below was for the June 2005 issue of Penthouse. I did a … [Read more]
From the archives (almost): Queen or Monkey Ruler?
VS. Back in October of 2002 I wrote one of my first op-eds for the Toronto Star after a typically embarrassing royal visit by Her Highness. To … [Read more]
Last Month’s Outdoor Adventures: Chelsea, Gatineau Park, Whistler, Puerto Rico (photo gallery)
Some more travel and home to finish an exceptional winter.Sunday A family hike in the neighbourhood trails. Yes, that is a dress. … [Read more]
Quebec election results: The time is ripe to join the PQ pile on
History may repeat itself, but every show gets cancelled eventually. After a decades-long run, it may be that Quebec's PQ vs Liberal show, and everything that went along with it, could be cancelled due to low ratings. … [Read more]
Pauline Marois has left the building
Sorry Pauline, wish you could have reached the grand results of Boisclair! Maybe next time, mix in a Brokeback Mountain skit. People loved that. Whatever happened to Boisclair anyways? Ahh, we'll be saying that about you soon enough. Anyway, if … [Read more]
“We are not sad. We are not oppressed.” Couillard finally speaks an important truth.
Philipe Couillard, Liberal contender for Quebec premiere, has hit on a key secret truth, as quoted here in the Montreal Gazette. From the Gazette article: … [Read more]
Who will be my next (i.e. new) prime minister? (results may vary by region)
Note: I live in Quebec, my next prime minister may not be the same as yours. … [Read more]
Last Week’s Outdoor Adventures: Chelsea and Gatineau Park (photos)
What’s the difference between an invisible wall and a force field?
Watching Free Birds, a cartoon about turkeys with a time machine, with my boy, he asked me what the invisible spaceship/ time machine was made with. He’d never seen an invisible spaceship before! http://youtu.be/FR9CyI3dG8Q?t=27s What could I … [Read more]
From the archives: Ottawa’s medical missionaries in Africa
This article was written about an inspirational Ottawa doctor and the dynamic NGO he had founded, for which I had volunteered in Tanzania. Seven years later, I'm honoured to be working with the Canada Africa Community Health Alliance (CACHA) again, … [Read more]
Last Week’s Outdoor Adventures: Mont-Tremblant (photos)
Did Socrates need to die?
Did Socrates need to die? Do some voices need to be silenced? … [Read more]