Que sera sera: Doris is hanging up the wet suit
Gable's editorial cartoon in the G & M
Paranoia reigns supreme... but....
Friday miscellany…
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So Harper is acting all smug and tough in Davos, isn’t he?
Although short on details, Mr. Harper’s speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday made clear the sweep of his ambition. He will change how Canadians finance their retirement. He will overhaul the immigration system. He will make oil and gas exports to Asia a “national priority” and aggressively pursue free trade in India and Europe.
Sigh. I agree with most of that but too bad no one in Davos is calling him on the G8 slush fund, the In and Out scandal, abandoning the environment to oil companies, corporate welfare enhancements, etc., etc.
Message to the Cons – the pendulum will swing back one day – and it will smack you right in the forehead!
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It’s All Star weekend in Ottawa! So why aren’t I smitten? I dunno, but I guess I’m getting more cynical as I get older and see these things more as money-making circuses and less like celebrations of the game.
Am I becoming a curmudgeon?
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Good to see that the OC Trashpo head, Alain Mercier has backed down from his “you’ll get GPS data when I say you can” stance -,albeit under enormous political pressure from both some Transit Commissioners (thank you Councillor Tierney!) and the public at large.
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Hens in the backyard? Why not, as long as there are strict controls in place and enforced. I grew up on a hobby farm where we had fresh eggs every day. Nothing like them.
There is a movement building in O Town to convince Council into changing the City Bylaw that prohibits the keeping of backyard hens. Keeping hens in an urban setting is not exactly an unusual practice and provides food for a household and education for the little ones. If done properly, there is little noise and no smell.
Check out this link to see how a successful urban hen policy can work.
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I’m not surprised at all… The ol’ Soviet National Anthem rocked… didn’t understand a freakin’ word, of course.
Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 27, 2012
What many of us who ride OC Transpo every day…
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… sometime dream of doing… 1
httpv://www.cpc-ccp.gc.ca/en/PBLAST_Exercise_OC_Transpo
1. Disclaimer. Not that I would ever consider really blowing up public property… just sayin’…K?
Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 25, 2012
This could have been….
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Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 25, 2012
Pink Shirt Day is coming…
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Support anti-bullying programs where ever you may be!
Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 25, 2012
Who’s a bigger idiot than Tim Thomas?
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TORONTO - Mayor Rob Ford came out swinging at left-leaning councillors Tuesday.
“These people are all two steps left of Joe Stalin,” Ford told AM 640 host John Oakley in a radio interview.
Ford specifically referred to Councillors Adam Vaughan, Gord Perks, Janet Davis, Paula Fletcher and Josh Matlow when making the comment.
The good Mayor should research what Josef Stalin did during his reign and honestly assess whether these Councillors are comparable.
Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 24, 2012
A follow-up to my post yesterday…
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… about Tim Thomas being an idiot.
I don’t usually copy and paste an entire text, but this letter by former Chicago Bear Tim Wrightman is an example of how Thomas should have handled the Obama invitation.
Class. 100% Pure class.
I hope someone shows this to the Bruin Goalie…
Wrightman puts politics aside for White House reunion
“I mean, did you really think it was appropriate for Marlon Brando to not accept the Oscar? I can differentiate between celebrating our team, the President and the Institution of the Presidency. Of course I played on the ‘smart side’ of the line of scrimmage. This is the Bears’ once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that has been given a second chance. Some people don’t realize our initial trip in 1986 was canceled because of the Challenger space shuttle accident. I think it was a classy thing for Obama to right the misfortune of our team. Besides, the White House is not President Obama’s house, it’s the people’s house.
“Some of my more notable teammates have stated various reasons they will not attend…and they have every right to have their own opinion and reasons for not going. ‘I’m not going because they didn’t invite our wives…’ Well, would you take the wife you had when we won or the newest one? ‘It was 25 years ago, let it go…’ Will you stop doing car commercials that say you were a Super Bowl Champ? And so what if it was 25 years ago …If winning the Super Bowl is so easy, how come the Bears haven’t won since?
“Further, I’m not so arrogant to think that by going to the White House people are going to believe I endorse the President. Nor do I believe my invitation will cause people to vote for President Obama just because I visited the White House. This is a great opportunity for me to see my fellow teammates one more time and as a conservative I never take myself out of the game. I always want an opportunity to discuss and to debate my positions. You never know whose mind you might change and decisions you may influence. Being together as a team and a country is the only way we can get through our current predicament… GO BEARS!”
fmitchell@tribune.com
Thanx to @ship1580 for pointing this out.
Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 24, 2012
Idiot.
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Idiot.
Tim Thomas, that is. What a complete moron. Typical Bruin.
C’mon. even given my political leanings, I sure as hell wouldn’t decline the honour of a visit to the White House – even during Dubya’s tenure… doncha love dogmatism?
Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 23, 2012
Rink of dreams?
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Really?
From the Mayor on Twitter:
@JimWatsonOttawa: Rink of Dreams looks amazing with sens and #ottcity logo – grand opening at 530 pm Wednesday night! Come by for a skate and hot chocolate!
I’m sorry, but I cannot be the only Ottawan who his scratching their head over the wisdom of the City spending a cool quarter million on an outdoor rink! The total costs have doubled but the Mayor assures us that the City won’t pick up the cost overrun.
The City of Ottawa says taxpayers aren’t on the hook for cost increases for the Rink of Dreams.
Well, that’s super. But I still don’t get the need for this. Yes, the Canal is closed some of the time, but really, are we to believe that toursists will flock to City Hall to skate on artifical ice if the Canal is unavailable? No way. They want the Canal experience and aren’t going to be convinced into “pretending”.
I have thus far been pretty supportive of most Council decisions to this point. But this isn’t one of them.
And no, it isn’t because of that ugly logo in the middle 
Trashy,
Ottawa, Ontario
trashee @ January 23, 2012
