Monthly Archives: December 2002

Pistol-packing profligates

I’m letting Rex Murphy have the last word on this blog about the One Billion dollar gun registry, because in his Globe and Mail column he says things like: We must be very, very grateful that those who own guns … Continue reading

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The Art of Blogging

Would be bloggers, new bloggers and experienced bloggers can glean a great deal from this excellent two part series on the genre from elearnspace.org. Part One covers: Introduction What is blogging? Uses for blogging Benefits Implications Part Two gets into: … Continue reading

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3rd Annual 20 Worst on the Web

The actual title is The 3rd Annual 20 Worst People, Places, And Things On The Internet For 2002 from John Hawkins of Right Wing News. #20 is celebrity web sites: I’m so tired of celebrity websites. In fact, I’ve yet … Continue reading

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A Billion Dollar Leadership Battle?

The federal justice minister has withdrawn a proposal to spend another $72 million on the government’s costly and controversial gun-control registry. Martin Cauchon has withdrawn a proposal to hold a parliamentary vote on the issue Thursday evening as many Liberal … Continue reading

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IKEA finds bombs

Every IKEA store in the Netherlands is closed after police found bombs in two of the 10 stores. All Ikea stores in the country have been closed, and the police have also closed sections of motorways nearby because of the … Continue reading

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How Canadians do geography

Ranting and Roaring explains to people that are not of the Canuck persuasion, what we mean when we say ‘east of’ or home, or ‘easterners’. When a person from Western Canada says “the East”, he means “Ontario”, and sometimes “Ontario … Continue reading

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Where are the British?

Colby Cosh is wondering where all the British bloggers are. It’s been a pet peeve of mine behind the scenes for months now. Where are they? Cosh states his case well, and I am in agreement. Bene Diction Blogs On … Continue reading

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Bloggers Respond to Bene Diction Blogs On

There have been generous responses to the new blog look. You’ll never convince me that blogging isn’t a community endeavor and a common passion. Here are a few emails of the I received. Colby Cosh: The design is lovely. I … Continue reading

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