1. Start playing hockey. Might be a good idea. Instead of showing up and skating around practising figure skating moves for 20-40 minutes out of a 60-minute hockey game, try playing hockey for 60 minutes out of 60. 2. Trade or release Jarome Iginla. Ranked a disappointing 25th in the NHL for points, a sad…
Read morePwn3d the Podium
I was wondering if I would ever use “leet-speak” (or l33t-sp33k) in a blog entry, and I guess I now know the answer to that question. With the Olympics (or ‘Pics, as I’ve been calling them) over for two more years, the world’s eyes are turning away from Vancouver and on to London, then later…
Read moreGroan, the Podium
It was with much hype that Canada launched the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, flash with the promise to “own the podium.” This, of course, was a promise to show Canadians our best athletes on the podium at the Olympics. Preferably winning Gold Medals. Canada, prior to these Games, has never won gold at home. Now, thankfully,…
Read moreOh, really?
Premier says city should be thankful for the grants they’re getting in Alberta’s latest budget. Oh, really? Thankful? What arrogance. Calgary Mayor Dave Bronconnier is fuming over cuts to promised funding Calgary was to receive to help build the western leg of the city’s LRT line, and is considering legal action. For all his faults…
Read moreKen Kowalski – Pusillanimous Partisan Hack
A critical part of any legislative assembly, whether it’s the federal House of Commons or a provincial legislature is the Speaker of the House. The Speaker is an elected member of the Legislature, and is elected BY the member of the Legislature to run the House. The Speaker ensures that the House conducts its affairs…
Read moreMovie Review: Avatar
See it. Ten pairs of geeky 3D glasses out of eight.
Read moreLearning about Leigh
I have developed a good online friendship with Leigh Patrick Sullivan, aka The Moderate Separatist. We both share many similar ideals – libertarianism, conservatism, membership in the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta. I have a natural curiosity. I like to learn about people, so, yesterday, Leigh and I sat down over our keyboards and coffee,…
Read moreRearranging the Deck Chairs
Next week, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, Canada’s least-popular Premier, leading the third-placed Alberta PCs, is set to announce a Cabinet shuffle. Yawn. Too little, too late. Yesterday’s floor-crossing of powerhouse former Cabinet Minister MLA Heather Forsyth, and rookie MLA Rob Anderson show how bad things are getting for Premier Ed. So bad, in fact, Ed…
Read more2012 – Review Revisited
In my last entry, I said, in reference to this film that it was “rrrrubbish,” and I stand by that assessment. Leaving aside the ridiculous assumption that the Mayans were capable of, and predicted a global cataclysm at the end of the Long Count on their calendar – which, in reality, they didn’t do; one…
Read moreMovie Review: 2012
Rrrrrrrrubbish!
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