Occupy and Negative Externalities Published October 16, 2011 “Hold corporations accountable for negative externalities” – sign at Occupy Toronto protest I had no clue what the quote at the top of the page meant or what a negative externality actually was so I was forced to look it up. I didn’t really believe there …
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A Response To Occupy Sydney’s Invitation To Comment Published October 21, 2011 Earlier today I received a tweet from Occupy Sydney inviting me to comment on a essay called Democracy.I was surprised to receive the invitation for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, I am not a constitutional scholar and would only be able …
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Classical Gas: The Very Annoying Truth About The Cost Of Gasoline Published November 24, 2011 So I filled the bird up again today and another $60 disappeared down the gas tank. I really get irritated every time I fill up the car, particularly because I can remember when gas was $0.27/gal. There is a part …
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The 53% vs The Ugly Cartoon That Occupy Has Allowed Itself To Become. Published October 23, 2011 “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” – Martin Luther King I started this blog to speak out against political correctness, cynical government and just plain stupidity and it doesn’t get …
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Separation Anxiety Published September 24, 2011 Not so long ago, my wife Maggie and I were at one of the larger shopping malls looking for a birthday present for our grandson. She was determined to buy him some books and clothes while I was pretty much focused on toys, especially anything Thomas The Train. The …
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Occupy Can No Longer Justify Its Existence Published October 26, 2011 I read an interesting document this morning about the Occupy Movement. It was tweeted by Occupy England and while I don’t fully agree with the content, I respected the fact that it put forward a position in an articulate and thoughtful manner. Unfortunately for …
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George Carlin & The Bear On Saving The Planet Published September 23, 2011 “It’s not easy being green.” – Kermit the frog Back in the mid 90’s, scientists were predicting an impending ice age. I didn’t take it too seriously because they weren’t overly specific about when it was going to happen and I …
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Black Friday Published November 26, 2011 Black Friday is aptly named. It is difficult to imagine a blacker scenario than the almost hysterical crush of shoppers fighting to get into major retailers and snap up deals. More than 100 million people tried to take advantage of store sales and some were none too gentle about …
Language I Won’t Be Using Here Published September 24, 2011 I love words. They’re a passion of mine and I admire the great writers who use words like a painter uses colour. Leonard Cohen and Harper Lee are two of those writers. Margaret Atwood is another. They’re understanding of the value of a single word is incredible. …
Who Is Really Escalating The Occupy Movement Towards Violence? Published October 27, 2011 “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.” – Gandhi So far this morning I’ve read tweets that call for civil war against the establishment, expanding the Occupy protest …
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