Archive for January 2006

Mallick v Globe

In Uncategorized on 31 January 2006 with no comments

I’ve been buying the Saturday Globe and Mail less and less over the past few months, on account of not touching it some weeks until it’s practically been tripped over and tossed in the recycling bin. Nothing personal against the Globe. For many years now, the Saturday Globe has been a staple in our household; [...]

The Man Behind Stephen Harper

In Uncategorized on 19 January 2006 with no comments

With the election just four days away, The Walrus is splashing a link to this brilliant gem by Marci McDonald from their archives, previously referenced on this site. Back when Harper didn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of becoming PM, this article still had me questioning the morality and intelligence of the Conservative’s membership. [...]

The Beatles Template

In Uncategorized on 14 January 2006 with no comments

We were driving home from our weekly downtown dinner outing for real Ramen noodle soup at Sakura in Village-by-the-Grange when the topic of Monty Python came up. I immediately launched into a poor rendition of “Novel Writing (from Essex)”, which I’d heard at some point this week on CBC’s Freestyle. I have to admit that [...]

Buckley

In March of Time on 5 January 2006 with no comments

A friend recently asked me if I’d heard of Jeff Buckley or his disc, Grace. I thought I’d share my response to her, since it’s been ages since I’ve told this: I was born in the early 70s (1970 to be exact). I would consider Jeff Buckley to have been my generation’s John Lennon. Grace [...]