Monthly Archives: July 2009
A Vancouver Day in 60 Seconds
Nice time-lapse from this past weekend, complete with lightning and fireworks. Good grief, another blistering hot stretch of days ahead… In other news, it was a little cooler than usual in Minnesota over the last couple of weeks, so global … Continue reading
Filed under Personal Crap
On Hiatus (Again!)
As mentioned, because the place I’m currently living at in Vancouver is being leveled “gentrified” into a spanky new “heritage” townhouse development at the end of the month, I’m going to be moving back to Victoria next week, so posting … Continue reading
Filed under Personal Crap
The “Post-Industrial” Economy
That actually seems to be quite an apt term, all considered, but should the emerging system perhaps be more accurately described as “neo-feudalism” or “debt peonage” as so-called renegade economist Michael Hudson suggests? On a semi-related note, let me highly … Continue reading
Filed under Economy, Global Economy, Global Politics
Tales of the Silly Season
No Vacation from Teh Stupid … Ever. Undeterred by a complete lack of wit, levity or any innate comic facility whatsoever, Bloggin’ Tory co-founder and aspiring partisan hack Stephen Taylor nonetheless crudely soldiers on with a mirthless exercise that might … Continue reading
Filed under Michael Ignatieff, Wingnuts
The “Conservative” DNA
I’m shocked, shocked to find that “conservative” hypocrisy is going on here! Whatever would Jabba the Roy think? Oh wait… scratch that. Anyway, I believe Hayes may be onto something when he talks about this particular form of hypocrisy being … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative Hypocrisy
Theory of Relativity
Glenn Beck, ladies and gentlemen — making Bill O’Reilly appear to be a thoughtful moderate by comparison.
Filed under Health Care & Medicine, Wingnuts
Cute Things…
Can’t say I’m terribly fond of this Madness video, but the tune is brilliant. And yes, I heard it on Le Show this past weekend — haven’t been able to get it out of my head since… Here’s something else … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Musical Interludes
Clown Hall
I almost feel sorry for Republican Congressman Mike Castle whose recent town hall meeting in Delaware was hijacked by an angry mob of deranged “birthers” demanding action to “take back” their country, and who then pressured everyone present into reciting … Continue reading
