In Search of Lost Time For Proust
For a long time, I went to bed late, and woke up early in the morning. I subsisted on fiveContinue Reading
Category: Culture
Black History in Canada: A Slave to Athletic Success?
Here is the first thought that came to mind when I saw the above poster to celebrate Black History MonthContinue Reading
Commentary & Criticism Culture Humor Introversion Introvert vs Extrovert Lifestyle Musings Psychology Relationships Satire Spirituality
So, ‘What do you do’, to Improve This Conversation?
It’s the time of year where obligation drags us to parties we could easily have blown off in April. It’sContinue Reading
Keep DICK in a Box, Away From the Seat of Power
The one who started it all. The Dick of all Dicks, Dick Cheney. “Hello underlings, I am a DICK, andContinue Reading
A New Missouri Compromise: Compassion in Place of Fear
Like many others, I was outraged but not surprised by the Grand Jury decision on the shooting death of MichaelContinue Reading
Let’s Dress It Up Clean For a Happy Halloween!
To be fair, I was only a teenager when I went to a Halloween party in black face. I didn’tContinue Reading
E K Saunders, Paper Boy Inc.
Back in those heady days, it was the robber barons and me. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Morgan and Edmund K SaundersContinue Reading
Trust Me, You Do Not Want to Know What is Going on In Here
Those four words. They grip our minds like bigots fervently applauding an immigrant-blaming dog-whistle; like flies drawn to the malodourousContinue Reading
Dreams of Becoming The Next Six Million Dollar Man
I had unusual career aspirations when I was a kid. The first career I ever remember being thrilled about inContinue Reading
Bacon: My Gateway Meat
There’s something about bacon that keeps bringing me back to meat. Throughout my life I’ve had many solid stints ofContinue Reading
Canadian Politics Commentary & Criticism Culture Current Affairs Humor Humour Musings Politics Race Satire
Les Sacred Cows du Canada
Margaret Wente, a columnist for one of Canada’s national newspapers, wrote an article about seven sacred cows that she deemedContinue Reading
Rush Limbaugh: The Wrong Henchman for the Right
Rush Limbaugh, about to unleash a shit-storm from his ugliest orifice, again. There is no such thing as a good-naturedContinue Reading
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Living Libido Loco
If recent media are to be believed, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his pleasure-seeking libido – let’s call him Charlie – haveContinue Reading
When Nothing Short of ‘F*ck You’ Will Do
Though I consider myself to be a well-spoken, civilized human being, there are times when I can be a totalContinue Reading
A Rebel is Born – Part II
Now that I think back, it’s possible Ms Crank was only about 49 or 50, which isn’t that much olderContinue Reading
