Oh yea, this is something to brag about!

Today, Common Sense and Personal Pride died. They both crawled away into a dark corner and died of embarrassment. Despite  fighting a long and difficult battle against people who never understood the concept of “too much information” and “bad sharing”, they were ambushed by a rear guard of “what do you mean this should be [...]

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Stupidity central

“Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which increases earthquakes,” Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi was quoted as saying by Iranian media…. “What can we do to avoid being buried under the rubble?” Sedighi asked during a prayer sermon last week. “There is no [...]

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Psst…. wanna know why your TTC fare is going up?

Local transit (TTC) fares are increasing again! Quite a bit – a monthly pass is increasing from $109 to $121. Give them applause folks because they backed down from the proposed increase to $126. I think cooler heads prevailed when they realised there would be a complete revolt at such an unconscionable increase during a [...]

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Canada, H1N1 and athletes

Evidently a number of Canada’s professional sports teams have employed pregnant women, children under 5 and seniors to play on their teams. How else would you defend giving healthy, young hockey players preferential treatment? Canada’s H1N1  vaccination program is a complete shambles. The Canadian government didn’t just drop the ball on preparing for this epidemic, [...]

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Shame on the Toronto Star

Talk about overblown and self-important writing. The smoking lobby has always been silly with their “my rights” rants. Really, I don’t give a damn if you smoke – go ahead – but leave my lungs out of it. Your rights end when they interfere with my health. Smoke your hearts out, and your lungs… your [...]

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Time for a few pot shots at the Canadian election

The phrase “Bennett Buggy” might ring a few bells for some of my readers. Anyone who actually listened to their high school history teacher may remember it. At the start of the Great Depression of the ’30′s, Canada’s Prime Minister was R. B. Bennett. He assumed power in 1930, on the eve of the Depression. [...]

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