So, Dave Taylor has become the Alberta Party’s first MLA. This does not come as a surprise. Taylor, the former Alberta Liberal, is the kind of guy who craves a platform. He was, after all, a radio talk show host, and these guys are traditionally not shrinking violets. Taylor wants to be heard — no, […]
Monthly Archives: January 2011
There is an old expression that goes ‘build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door’. I suspect that expression was created when mousetrap was an essential part of any house. But is it still true? In the broad sense, yes. Do something better than it was done before. But […]
I have been patient. Lord knows, I’ve been patient. Like most Edmontonians, I realize that this month’s snowfall — and we’re only HALFWAY through January — is flirting with records. Two weekends ago, we had an epic, two-day snowfall, and this weekend and into Monday it snowed like the inside of some demented snowglobe. Yes, […]
Things have been pretty quiet on the political front lately, what with all the snow and cold and with most politicians taking a winter break somewhere warm. But Mr. Warmth himself, Stephen Harper, sat down for an interview with whatever they call the company that owns the Journal now (Post-Southam? Post-Age? Postmedia?) where he floated […]
I have a friend who is a big fan of snow, being the type of guy who likes doing some weird semi-torture called cross-country skiing. I’m guessing that even my friend, who delights in the first snowfall of the year, is probably looking out his apartment window and saying: “Enough already!” Ah, yes, winter in […]
So, have you gotten over the game yet? You know the game I’m talking about. Canada v. Russia, World Junior Hockey Championships gold medal game. Canada up 3-0 after two periods, end up losing 5-3. Yes, that game. I have. Hell, I got over it within a minute or two of turning off the TV […]
