A Carnivore Ruminates: Thoughts About Balance
Food. Some eat to live, others live to eat. Either way, it’s the source of life. The Chinese believe in the Chi of food. Eat food from the place you’re from, and you get Earth-drawn energy to live upon...
View ArticleJumping the Gun: Irresponsible Media After the Shootings
I can’t say I’ve followed the Aurora Tragedy all that closely in the 64 hours since that all went down, but what I’ve seen on Twitter in the limited time I’ve been online this weekend has left me ill...
View ArticleSmells Like Sexism, Playtex
It’s been pointed out to me that the wipes discussed below are aimed at both sexes, which I already knew, but since I’m used to advertising telling me my vagina is foul, I’ll leave it up to boys to...
View ArticleMy Latest on Ghomeshi
I’ve written another entry in this scandal, but it’s running over at the Vancouver Observer. It starts off… We have the stupidest trend in word history going on, one that makes me want to jam a fork...
View ArticleThe Strange Saga of Big Ears Teddy and Jian Ghomeshi
Wednesday was an explosive day in the saga of Jian Ghomeshi, so much so that there’s now an online graph depicting his “likers” dropping like leaves in a fall windstorm. Much occurred, but I want to...
View ArticleCanada's Shifting Perspective on Sexual Assault
Note: I have become painfully aware of language for sexual assault survivors this week. There are some who loathe the word “victim” and insist they are survivors. I would like to agree with them, but...
View ArticleBUSTED! Jian & His Big Penal Adventure
Woke up this morning to the news that Jian Ghomeshi has been arrested. It’s like rainbows exploded in my head. So this is Schadenfreude, eh? I’m not someone given to delighting in the misery of others...
View ArticleOh, Just Don't Even Bother: 50 Shades
50 Shades of Grey is a steaming pile of dog shit that can’t even compete with what your pooch is laying down. Book, movie, whatever. I’m that asshole who’s saying this without giving either the time of...
View ArticleFreedom to Write: On Truth, Courage, & the Right to Write
The writer’s relationship with the truth is a curious thing. Today, I’m thinking of writing’s power after hearing about pianist James Rhodes’ legal victory for free speech. He is finally legally...
View ArticleWe Have the Nanny/Police State We Deserve
I read this morning about some proud black families getting arrested for the heinous crime of cheering for their children when they accepted their diplomas on stage. Arrested. For cheering. For kids...
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