I am now seriously considering taking down the Paul Martin posters in the rec room:  •  “On the eve of Parliament's re-opening, former prime minister Jean Chrétien has driven a new wedge into the federal Liberal Party with his indictment of Paul Martin as having blood on his hands over the …

The 50th anniversary of a sorry excuse for a belief system is being noted today - yet even in light of such sad news one can still find a favorite stat:  •  “Every year, 400,000 copies of Rand’s novels are offered free to Advanced Placement high school programs. They are paid for by the Ayn Rand …

There is a new book in Canada called Lawyers Gone Bad which is causing a controversy within the law talking trade:  •  “Lawyers Gone Bad features the story of about 20 disgraced lawyers who faced disciplinary action for offences ranging from overbilling to sexual offences against children, to …

Another week is gone. It was a good one except for the Red Sox starting their August collapse a little early. In other sporting news, apparently there was a move to press gang the Chilean U20 soccer team for the Hudson Bay fleet last evening. And I play vintage base ball this weekend in another …

An interesting week. The Red Sox have gotten back in gear and gotten back into the groove as the Yankees again falter. Summer is now here which means it will be a bit colder this weekend compared to last. Gary reports a tornado yesterday from the cold front that gave us hail up here. That was the …

Sometimes there is nothing as dreary - or is it dour - as being Canadian and I think this featurette from the newly minted "Life" section in now extraordinarily baldy laid out national newspaper of Toronto The Globe and Mail yesterday exemplifies the point neatly:  •  “Big or small, life altering …

Noted in passing, what exactly do the editors at The Toronto Star do when they are not thinking of new ways to describe things?  •  “A Toronto man doggedly working the Internet has put together the route his sister took up to the day she mysteriously disappeared in Syria. Matthew Vienneau, an …

I rarely read fiction any more. And I don't think I can point to a favorite author in that part of literature where there are no references to beer or brewing. Well, this does allow me to read Inspector Morse mysteries as that character is never seen consuming solid food, preferring a quick pint …

Expressing the results of a statistical survey is a tediuos and difficult thing to do yet it is the stuff of bloggers dreams, rife with the opportunity to point the finger of accusation and scream "BIAS! BIAS!!!" without any recourse to any foothold in reality. Yet this statement leaves me …