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James Fallows wonders how one can save the news and Google’s role in it :: The problem Google is aware of involves the disruption still ahead. Ten years from now, a robust and better-funded news business will be thriving. What next year means is harder to say. I asked everyone I interviewed to predict which [...]

The Sheaf is using one of my images for a news story.  Not sure if it made it into the print edition though. The Salvation Army in Regina is filled to capacity as well. Paul Krugman sees a lost decade for America on the horizon :: So what we should really be asking right now [...]

Why Bruins fans will never forget the pain of losing to the Philadelphia Flyers :: Brianna works with patients of traumatic brain injuries, and they call it perseverating. You can change the topic a 100 times, but they’ll still focus on their cat Simon, regardless of your assurances that the thing got run over by [...]

U.S. World Cup jersey revealed.  When is Canada’s jersey coming out?  Oh right… never. Judge declare that English player is the world’s worst tennis pro :: A British tennis player who took libel action against a newspaper for claiming he was the "world’s worst tennis pro" lost his case in court earlier this week when [...]

Have repeated concussions affected Ben Roethlisberger judgment? According to this graph prepared by the Department of Energy the world is running out of oil.  Quickly.  The Guardian has more on the story. Wendy writes about our weekend at the cabin. Tom Flanagan and I don’t agree on a lot but he’s right in calling for [...]

Elaine Hnatyshyn has some thoughts on the waterline replacement cost that I agree with Why publishers prefer Apple to the Kindle right now Will we see Middle East peace in our time? Can the world’s biggest borrower continue to be the world’s greatest power?

If you are a football fan, you need to read Peter King on Ben Roethlisberger’s woes in Pittsburgh :: One last point: However it happened, and finger-pointing aside, at least two women have come forward in the last nine months and accused Roethlisberger of taking advantage of them — in graphic, sordid detail. That’s why [...]

Sean Shaw shares a broader perspective of the South Caswell Neighborhood Plan.  He also has a great blow by blow post on the Lake Placid/River Landing debate. Not sure how I feel about this… Saskatoon has a mandatory lead pipe upgrade.  That’s… umm awesome.  I get unsafe drinking water for the foreseeable future and if/when [...]

When the media has gone too far :: The comments are worth reading as well Larry Brown has lost his mind :: He coached the Clippers once and he actually wants to go back? Take a look at the empty seats at the Rogers Centre :: You would think the Jays were rebuilding again or [...]

It’s all Olli’s fault for what happened in Calgary Les Stroud’s newsletter linked to this today at Jordon Cooper Outfitters.   1000 quick hits later… I admit failure on building the cement patio at the cabin.  As Wendy writes, a wooden deck will go in it’s place. Can it get any lower for Rahim Jaffer… I [...]

Sullivan: Obama not only rescued the U.S. economy, he passed the biggest piece of social legislation in decades Obama and Republicans both plan blitz to spin reform’s meaning Six billion dollars later, the Afghan police force is inadequate, “riddled with corruption,” and absolutely necessary The economics of the mushy middle From everything I have heard, [...]

The Sleaziest Coach in a Sleazy Game The world’s first skyscraper with built in wind turbines approaches completion :: It’s hard to believe this hasn’t been done already. Paris in 26 Gigapixels We did manage to get up to the cabin for a couple of hours last Saturday, here are the photos. I concur, Tiger’s [...]

Over at Jordon Cooper Outfitters, my friend Dave King has posted about the Trixter X-Bike 1000 which is pretty cool and Wendy has posted about the Rudy Project Sunglasses.  I took some time to post about the $6000 cabin which the first of a couple of posts in the pipeline about inexpensive housing. Speaking of [...]

Why so few MP’s are capable of actually cutting a provincial or federal deficit :: Also, fighting deficits require pain. While reading about Ian Fleming, I found out that there are quite a few conspiracy theories about Rudolph Hess’ life and death.  On a related note, check out the Wikipedia entry on Spandau Prison.  I [...]