Brian posts an email from a pal who went to New Orleans to help. Brian explains:  •  “I have a friend I know from the fire department in Austin. He's a firefighter, He's an EMT, and he's a Marine. He returned from Iraq early this year, and more recently he's been in New Orleans. Here's the …

Is anyone surprised that former PM Brian Mulroney had a habit of speaking rudely - or often merely firmly - about people and events? Apparently he is:  •  “Brian Mulroney feels "devastated" and "betrayed" and regrets talking candidly to Peter C. Newman, a spokesman said yesterday after the …

'Nuff said.

What an odd thing to do a poll about? Apparently someone paid Leger and Leger to ask how many want oil nationalized and the results are a bit odd, too:  •  “The Canadian Press said Monday a Leger poll suggested 49 per cent of respondents want petroleum resources nationalized while 43 per cent said …

I'm not one of these people who will say they don't watch a lot of TV. I watch a lot of TV. I think I have gained more from TV than I could ever describe. It tells me what I need and what I need to know. TV has shaped my life from the non-educational Jackson Five and Hot Wheel cartoons of my …

I wrote this over at Michael's place:  •  “If you look at the Louisiana Constitution it does state:  •  “The military shall be subordinate to the civil power.”  •  This does allow for directed the legitimate use of the military by civil officials and, while what you say about unarmed people is …

I wonder how long it will be before it can be understood what help could be offered or even received? Time, however, to let them know we will:  •  The US Red Cross is receiving targeted donation now. The Canadian Red Cross has a 2005 Hurricane relief fund. Here is the website of the Mennonite …

Someone some where took offense at this inordinately good blog posting from Adrienne Arsenault, CBC-TV's locked out Middle East bureau chief. The taking of offense was so...err...thoughtfully done I can't even recall who wrote it. No nevermind. Here's a game. Please find things to take offense …

I don't concern myself too much with scaremongery and I am greatly relieved to see that Mike in Halifax does not either:  •  “...Venezuela would not be holding back its US oil from the market, it would be selling it to China. Couldn't the oil that had otherwise been sold to China be then sold to …