First things first: Let’s call them what they are. Christmas Parties. Not “Winter Celebrations”, or “Holiday Parties”, or “Early Winter Festive Occasions”, but Christmas Parties. One year, my wife’s employer sent out a broadcast email which stated, “this year, our annual winter celebration will be held…” I refused to go. When I was asked why,…
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Columbia stood at the side of the bed. The beep, beep of the heart monitor pulsed quietly in the background. It was nearly time. The nurse sat back quietly, giving Columbia space and privacy so she could she could give her uncle her undivided attention. The attending physician ducked into the room to check on…
Read moreA Comment on Warren Kinsella’s Blog Page
Recently, I did a copyscape scan of my website. I was curious. The scan turned up an interesting thread over on Warren Kinsella’s site. Seems someone didn’t like my comprehensive Alberta Election seat prediction. Well, it turned out it was totally inaccurate, but that didn’t stop someone from calling it “hubris”. Our good friend Warren…
Read moreSt. Albert’s Mayor Takes Extremely Low Swipe at Danielle Smith #pcaa #wrp #ableg
Wow. The Mayor of Saint Albert has just tweeted this: [tweet https://twitter.com/stalbertmayor/status/223602665278537731] Now, this is all supposition and speculation, but remember a while back about illegal contributions to the Conservatives from municipalities, which is illegal in Alberta? I wonder if St. Albert is on that list. A quick google search does seem to indicate a…
Read moreStar Trek reunion: Thousands of Trekkies gather for TNG cast’s first public get-together
Cameron and Meghan are my friends. Congratulations, guys!
Read moreWell don’t blame me. (The post I hoped I wouldn’t have to write.) #abvote
Tonight, Albertans squandered a wonderful opportunity. Imagine a land of hope. Of dreams. Of freedom. Now take that image and set it on fire – because that’s what Albertans did tonight. By re-electing a Progressive Conservative government, Albertans set this province back 20 years. Albertan voters elected a party that has been bullying and intimidating…
Read moreComprehensive seat prediction, ridings to watch, #wrp majority #abvote
At long last, I am now ready to present a comprehensive prediction based on the last two polls released by Forum Research. I decided to aggregate these two polls because they happened one day apart (Last Saturday and Last Sunday), and both were released by the same company, using the same methodology. At the right of…
Read moreTen Reasons I Am Voting Wildrose #abvote #wrp
10. Conscience Rights. Yep. That’s on the list. Why? Because, for a society to be truly free, people must be able to act in accordance with their conscience! Freedom of conscience is already protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and merely means that someone will continue to be free to refer a…
Read moreAnother Seat Prediction: Abacus Data – #wrp 71, #PC 12, #ABNDP and #ABLIB 2 #abvote
A couple of things here. First, I’m dealing with a bout of laryngitis, otherwise I’d be doing this as a video blog. I switched formats for that purpose, and it’s quite frustrating to be relegated back to text on account of The Common Cold deciding to attack my voice box. Oh well. The show, as…
Read moreNastiest. Campaign. Ever: Nazi Comparisons, Fear Mongering Video, Election Prediction #abvote #wrp #pcaa (UPDATED)
The election campaign has really heated up in the last few days, and things are getting nasty – from accusations of homophobia to racism, both aimed at candidates and at members of the public participating in discussions on Twitter. Politics is a blood sport at the best of times, and I’ve seen some rough campaigns…
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