Clematis – montana frida (sp?)
Not actually sure this is the correct identity or nomenclature.
Grocery store checkout magazine cover
It’s always fun to try to do a quick social political assessment of the magazine covers in the check out line.
Globe & Mail, the Conservatives, and the right wing
Today’s argument takes the form of reductio ad absurdum. Premise 1: Canada’s newspaper of record would only endorse a centrist political party. Premise 2: The Globe & Mail is Canada’s newspaper of record…
Britain is voting on First Past the Post
Well hell. The situation today bites. First Past the Post bites. Folks think so in Britain too.
Stephen Harper: election 41
Yes, this poster is inspired by the commissioned work of Shepard Fairey. It’s a reflection of my hopes and interests this election. By all means, if you’re interested, download, share, copy and reprint this work. The original photo that it’s based on is by Reimy Steinegger. For another poster in a similar vein, check out Bob Preston.
Rex Murphy
There was a time when Rex Murphy spoke difficult truths and challenged powerful institutions. There was a time when Rex Murphy was a journalist that I might listen to. But no more…
Stephen Harper is an evil astronaut
These guys are doing a frickin’ awesome job. Sharp videos. Clear soundbites. Attitude. Nice kitten. Good work. www.shitharperdid.com
Harper’s Conservatives on coalitions
Harper’s Conservatives, and the business media that share their interest, have been very negative about national coalitions. My understanding is that half of Canadians favour them. That’s many more Canadians than favour the Conservatives. And Harper has been somewhat duplicitous about his own interest in them…
More on strategic voting
It’s time for Liberals and NDP’ers to vote strategically on behalf of Elizabeth May. The Greens, the NDP and the Liberals have been splitting the progressive vote in the Sidney Saanich Gulf Islands riding for many elections. The result has been the continual re-election of Conservative Gary Lunn. :(
Election 41
We are always in the difficult position of balancing our principles and values with the constraints and parameters of the situation we find ourselves in; if you can’t tell, I’m a strategic voter.
Taxes are bad; I’m voting for Stephen Harper
That is sarcasm. Am I allowed to do that? Here’s a new video I made, trying to capture some of my frustration with modern politics.
Dale, Jim and Sherwin
My big brother’s name is Dale. The tall skinny guy in this video is my father. Back then he was always dad. This video is a token of my fondness…
I have finally tweeted
Twitter meets Sherwin meets the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Did you know that everyone has a declared right to form and join a trade union? It’s part of Article 23.
The odds of picking of 1st, 2nd and 3rd
I was recently watching a television show, The Mentalist, in which the protagonist, Patrick Jane, pulled a slick trick of picking the first, second and third place horses at a race track. He told a guy he would do it. Of course it was a trick. I love math!
Music, emotion and a common human brain? Maybe.
This exhibition from the World Science Festival, from the panel on “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” is a good example of leadership and raises interesting questions about the universality of human capacity and human experience…
The Robert Dziekanski case
The officers failed to properly assess and respond to the situation effectively. Then they used too much force. Then they failed to administer CPR. Then the officers lied. Then their superiors and media relations officers lied…
Deliberately losing myself on the interwhiz
Sometimes it’s nice to ramble all over the interflaz. Sometimes you discover cool stuff. And sometimes it’s fun to ramble on your blog. Like this…
The EITC 2011 brochure (certification courses) is here
We’re offering many EQ-i® and EQ-360® certification courses for 2011 – download our brochure here…
