There’s a rising tide of anti-Americanism in Canada. It’s partly about anti-war sentiment, which runs deep in this country. It’s partly about the perception of George W. Bush as a cowboy. But it’s largely about America’s wealth and power. And in that sense, anti-Americanism is as pernicious as anti-Semitism, rooted in envy rather than grievance.

Anti-Semitism [...]

People say to my wife, ‘What’s he like?’ What you see is what you get. It’s just who I happen to be.”
“I feel the greatest gift we can give to anybody is the gift of our honest self.”
“Of course, I get angry. Of course, I get sad. I have a full [...]

As the US and world media focuses attention on the upcoming war with Iraq, this article looks at the current state of Afghanistan.
Now, remember, this is Kabul, a city protected by nearly 5,000 international peacekeepers, and the safest, quietest place in Afghanistan. Yet anxiety is gripping it like winter flu.
These unsettling little tremors, possible signals [...]

The United States Army has approved the awarding of the Bronze Star to four Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
Sgt. Marc Leger, Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, Pte. Richard Green and Pte. Nathan Smith were killed in a “friendly fire” accident in April of last year.
Military officials at the Pentagon say the medals and certificates were sent to [...]

242 people are dead and the death toll is expected to rise after an earthquake measuring 6.8 hit north-western China this morning near the border with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
An unknown number of people have been injured and after shocks as high as 5.0 continue to hit the region. The quake was felt 1000 [...]

This nebula, 5000 light years from earth was discovered by Australian astronomers in 1980. Called the Boomerang Nebula, the image was taken hy the Hubble Space Telescope recently.

It is believed to be the coldest place in the universe at -272C.
Belleville
Here is the latest on the train explosion and evacuation in Southern Ontario. (my friends are [...]

The US continues to lead the world in the growth of the internet.
79% or 168 million Americans are hooked up.
However trend watchers say that Spain and Brazil are outstripping the 3% of Americans that go online each year.
580 million people world wide are hooked up. Internet useage growth is declining in Australia and Hong Kong.
Belleville, [...]

Let’s wrap this story up.
That door slamming was my boss returning. He blew off the guy he was meeting and was proceeding full steam ahead.
He started yelling again before he got into the office. He roared past me leaving me close to the door. (Hey, at that stage, I took what I could get)
You [...]