Posts Tagged: Group Projects
Group Project: Reading One 219 Year Old Sentence
Posted by on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in - 11 comments
Constitutions are funny things. They stick around. The words are stable in that they can't shift unless amended by legal process. Throw in a Federal system that makes change difficult and you have 2010 eyes reading this 1791 sentence: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a …
Group Project: Should I Care About The UK Election?
Posted by on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in - 2 comments
OK, I have UK Right of Abode and could get a passport but I am in a dip as far as my interest in current things UK goes. Except Doctor Who I suppose. Someone somewhere has earned a bun and a cup of tea on the profits from my money that has ended up in the UK from Doctor Who DVD, magazine, book and …
Group Project: SLogans For The Next Federal Election
Posted by on Thursday, March 25, 2010 in - 5 comments
Hmmmm... it has to happen sometime. And we can't have signs that just say "Time for a Change!" or "Experience You Can Trust". How about: • "One Third Support = All The Power!";"We Are Better Than We Used To Be... Almost";"Working On The Issues Even If No One Else Cares"; "Almost Not Associating …
Group Project: What I Want In FedBudge 2010
Posted by on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in - 4 comments
Ottawa has become so irrelevant to the Canadian way of life that I thought I would try to think if there was anything a Federal budget could contain that would actually affect my life. Sadly, in addition to jurisdictional irrelevance through all patry shrinking, it is likely the current Federal …
Group Project: Western Alienation And The Olympics
Posted by on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in - 6 comments
We've spent a lot of the last 20 years hearing how that bit of Canada known as the West - the bit between BC and Saskatchewan - isn't understood, doesn't fit and (quite conversely) wants to rule us all. What has that done, all that cultural decentralization. Well, the Globe speculates this morning …
Group Project: Hit Song And Video Of The Decade
Posted by on Thursday, December 24, 2009 in - 7 comments
No question on this at all: • Why? The song has no introduction. The green. The only good thing that happened for Poloroid in the whole ten year span. The dream girl TV audience. The riding outfits on the backup Andre 3000s dubbed "The Love Haters." Like all good pop, it is meaningless so that … read more »
Group Project: Does Ministerial Responsibility Exist?
Posted by on Monday, December 21, 2009 in - 4 comments
Maybe it's just like the memories of Christmastime from when I was a kid. The snows were deeper, the tree more packed with presents. But I also recall a time when Ministers of government actually stood down for events they were involved with - sometimes quite tangentially. Yet thoughts of …
Group Project: The '000's Biggest Moment In Pop Culture
Posted by on Monday, November 30, 2009 in - 7 comments
I think the truly biggest moment in pop culture waa that I got old. I mean I still buy CDs and am wary of giving in to the kids' desire to use iTunes. When I asked if you got a poster with the album they just stared and stared. Then... I bought a banjo. Which made me an old fart. So in one decade … read more »
Group Project: 2000's Tenth Anniversary Is Coming
Posted by on Monday, November 16, 2009 in - 26 comments
It has begun. Decade ending summations. Expect lists. Expect panels of talking heads. Rather than going to the Rick Mercer well one more time as The Globe did, Canadians deserve better. So we really should make our own lists. Today, we start with the general cultural trends of the decade …
Group Project: One Problem With Buying Local - What Is It?
Posted by on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in - 4 comments
I think this is an interesting observation about the attraction of buying "local" as opposed to based on other criteria: • “Though I love a lot of California winemakers and try to support them wherever possible,” Mr. Deegan said, “I find myself drinking European wines most of the time and … read more »
