Monthly Archives: June 2005

Rick Mercer

Hey. Rick Mercer has a blog. Cool. Maybe he can prick a few holes in our high opinion of ourselves. You always remember your first…. Like many big personal firsts the anticipation is huge but it will probably turn out … Continue reading

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Too Full of Ourselves

Can you believe 94% of Canadians think the world has a favourable view of Canada? That is a strange disconnect from reality. The Pew Research Centre connected the poll in April and May. The sympathy and empathy Canadians felt toward … Continue reading

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Air India

20 years ago today a bomb planted in Canada on Air India Flight 182 snuffed out the lives of 329 people off the coast of Ireland. Put that in a population perspective of a 10-1 ratio with the population of … Continue reading

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Footprints in the Sand

Merriment over at Metafilter – rediscovering Jesus sandals.

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Just a moment

I’ve been rather tired this week and I don’t know why. I’m weary of people assuming I guess. I don’t know. Online friends have been having a tough go of it. Quantum Tea had a car accident, Such Small Hands … Continue reading

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In a hospice

Two months after the Schiavo case exposed an entire nation to one family’s bitter battle with death, the hospice has returned to its normal rhythms. In the past 60 days, 129 new patients have arrived, 19 memorials have been held … Continue reading

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Harper and Kinsella?

Awhile ago I had a blogger I respect write me and in essence say, knock off Warren Kinsella, he’s a nice guy. Then they said they weren’t in a position to tell me why they said that, which is fine. … Continue reading

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The dark side of Christianity

I’m not going to put a comment section up, this has shaken me. There is a 16 year old boy named Zach who lives in Tennessee. He has been sent by his parents to a boot camp called Love In … Continue reading

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