the woodshed

Ignore the dust and cobwebs in the corners of the blog, it has been a long time since I've spent much time around here and obviously the...

RIP RCMP Constable David Wynn Constable Wynn was murdered while performing his duties as a sworn officer of the law and by all accounts wa...

We are told again and again by various right-wing fantasists and push-button death machine fetishists that the oppressive near-fascist-marxi...

I think I can say with confidence that you can still get a laugh out of anyone in my family by singing " A little song, a little dance...

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"Dum, dum dee dum, - yawn- kids are off to bed after watching Bringing up Baby and Casablanca with the old man, I've poured myself...

Not exactly juggling, but somewhere in the neighbourhood. Some people have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time. I suspect this ...

Seriously, can we just appoint Stephen Fry as Emperor of the Earth for Life? Sensible, compassionate, well-read, funny and one of the most a...

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those nice clean-cut young men with the short-sleeved white dress shirts and neckties are doing missionary work of another sort. Tweet

Want to get your money for nothing and your clicks for free? Here's the plan: 1. Find venture capitalist with deep pockets 2. Write p...

Given the propensity of FOX news to put GOP 'personalities' on the payroll and their willingness to call close elections in favour ...

Last night, I was killing a few minutes scanning my twitter feed and lo and behold I find the Toronto Sun's Lorrie Goldstein taking a sh...

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Right-wing nut jobs believe some incredibly weird shit: "Cyclists are responsible for gridlock." Only 1.3 % of Ppl rides a bi...

So another white guy shoots and kills another black kid , what's the excuse this time? MILWAUKEE (AP) — The attorney for a Milwaukee...

I'm noticing a disturbing trend in the newspaper copy I edit. Writers are assuming a stunning lack of cultural literacy in readers and d...

So today, Toronto got more than 90 mm of rain in a couple of hours and low-lying areas of the city, including major highways and rail links ...