the woodshed

"I've suffered for my music and now it's your turn" Not my best performance ever, but I don't like to do more than one...

It's only torture when they do it Can we call it torture now ? From The New York Times: China inspired interrogations at Guantanamo WASH...

Drowning on Dry Land I dislike Christopher Hitchens for his knee jerk contrarianism and think he's a pompous ass most of the time, but I...

Clearly I was remiss in my earlier choices and left out some vital Canadiana - that's what happens when you blog on lunch hour! And I wo...

War on the press This article is four years old , who wants to bet the law hasn't changed?

Happy Canada Day, eh! Canada Day comes a day early on this side of the Pacific, and Tokyo in July is a bit warm for the traditional national...

Memories, misty water-coloured memories Go put on some polyester, crank up the Barry Manilow, set the wayback machine for 1974 and LET'...

Black day in June, almost July Is it possible to overdose on schadenfreude? Because this has been a good week for it.

Satire is dead Putting the "fun" in "Fundemental" again this week, Focus on the Family leader and close personal friend ...

Which side is he on? Dear Ralph Nader, Haven't you done enough damage already ? Please, just shut up and stay home this year. Please. An...

Karma's a bitch - Payback edition Once upon a time, I worked here . I didn't like it much, mostly because the people I worked for we...

Brass with balls New spiritual leader of the moment Retired Major-General Antonio Taguba was the first American officer to investigate claim...

"Well I'm not prejudiced, but..." Reasonable people can and do disagree on whether certain comments or actions are racist or s...

With God on their side And frankly, they can have him/her/them/it. While we may or may not be locked in a "Clash of Civilizations,...

For Mrs. Rev.Paperboy Happy 9th (!!!) anniversary

A nation shamed Somewhere, Foster Hewitt is gnashing his teeth and wringing his hands.

I think the cell next to Lord Black is free... Somewhere Hunter Thompson and H.L. Mecken are toasting Harold Meyerson's evisceration of ...

Here come de Judge "My life, the lives of my fellow passengers and crew, depends entirely on other people--invisible people--doing thei...

Taking the "Pal" out of "Principal" Even here in conformity-and-decorum land, where teachers get fired for not singing t...

The Verdict is In I try generally not to ascribe to conspiratorial evil-doing what can reasonably chalked up to stupidity, incompetence, arr...