A was lying in our bed this morning listening to CBC news on the radio. At one point, he turned to us and said, “I keep hearing that word a lot these days. What does it mean?” “What word?” I asked. “Economy?” “No, Iraqorama.” he said. “Iraqorama? Do you mean Barack Obama?” “Yeah, that’s it.” … More Iraqorama and George W.
Every week in my job I get introduced to cool new artists. I get e-mails from people asking, “Have you checked out so-and-so? They’re awesome.”, or “Hi, we’re a band from B.C. and we’d like to be part of your festival”. So, I head off to their MySpace page, listen to clips on iTunes, and … More T.O.F.U.
As a guy who spent 10 weeks and then 17 weeks as a stay-at-home dad, I really identified with this video. If only I had written my own Rage Against the Machine-inspired song, recorded a video, and posted it on YouTube, I could have made hundreds of thousands of people laugh. Instead I started a … More Stay at Home Dad
I like my neighbourhood. Built during the post-war boom in the 1940’s, Manor Park is a fairly typical urban community, with nice tree-lined streets and an interesting mix of single-family homes, green space, and lower-income community housing. There are a lot of cool things about my part of town. It’s just a five minute walk … More Not In My Backyard
On the campaign trail yesterday, Stephen Harper said: “I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people, you know, at a rich gala all subsidized by taxpayers claiming their subsidies aren’t high enough when they know those subsidies have actually gone up – … More Galas and Ordinary People
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