Happy New Atlanticans Celebrate Canada Day 2007  •  Despite concerns raised over large gatherings of the populace by authorities since the collapse of the regional health summit, Tantrama City joined the rest of New Atlantica and all of Canada celebrating the national holiday, except of course for …

Regular readers know I am no monarchist but this report on Chuck's drain on the UK's public purse dumbfounded even me:  •  “The Prince of Wales' private income rose by 11% last year to more than £13m, according to his annual accounts. He received £13,274,000 from the Duchy of Cornwall in 2004-05 …

Don't you get the feeling that the more this is talked about the more it is likely to pan out? I have owned but I rent now, by the way, both on purpose and out of laziness. I think laziness is a purpose sometimes to me.

Happier Days  •  It appears that the fourth schism has occurred within the Conservative Party of Canada since the early 1990s saw the Reform and Bloc Quebecois split off leaving Elsie Wayne and Jean Charest alone in the wilderness of the House of Commons followed in more recent years, first, by …

I have altered history through the power of email!  •  In late April, I complained to my faceless anonymous cable company complaint email service about the blacking-out of the last half of a local Yankees broadcast. I do not love the Yankees but their local broadcast is pretty good coverage and I …

“You, Sir, are a fool and a fascist! The day we agree to this proposal is the day I see you in rotting in the bowels of Hell!!!  •  “  •  “Ian Doyle, Nfld Min of Finance, responding yesterday to the summit's closing speech by First Minister Designate John McDonald MacKay Archibald …

So there I am, in the last paragraph 14th story in The New York Times, Business Section, Media and Advertising page, web edition index at 6:37 am Monday morning with the precious URL, all live and linky:  •  No seized web site or anything. No referrers yet as I can see. Oh well. Wait for the …

I've done it. Everyone I suspect has done it. Been the bore of a thread. David sets a good example of how to deal with it when he has suspected he was too rude - he apologizes. Civilized.  •  But the civility we crave (and advocated here semi-manafesto-ly) is actually a rare thing in the bloggy …

First Plenary Session, June 10, 2007  •  Given the surprise devolution of powers two weeks ago to Atlantic Canada through its new Free Zone and Autonomous Regional Capital, Tantrama City this weekend will be the scene of a swiftly arranged summit to determine what now could be done with the health …