Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 8, 2008
A National Post writer has presented a historical fact I had not been aware of previously. In 1873, Sir John A. MacDonald, also facing a vote of non-confidence, asked the then Governor-General, Lord Dufferin, to prorogue parliament. He did so.
Here is that interesting story from a writer with the unlikely name of Barbara J. Messamore. [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 8, 2008
Twitter has got to be the stupidist, most innane, waste of time possible, so how is it popular? Maybe because it confirms what we all suspect. We are boring and our minds are mush.
Here’s a comment on Twitter from a site called Court’s Internet Marketing School that includes a post called, “Starting a blog that [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 8, 2008
The list of the 10 worst Christmas songs has been compiled and published by this website from Perth, Australia, the most remote civilized place on earth. Even there they cannot escape Sir Paul McCartney singing, “Simp-ly hav-ing a wonderful Christmas time…simp-ly hav-ing a wonderful Christmas time…simp-ly hav-ing a wonderful Christmas time…simp-ly hav-ing a wonderful Christmas [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 8, 2008
Here’s another barometer to tell us times are hard financially. Brothels in Europe are closing and laying off staff. (This is new: a business lays off staff who get laid.) However, it’s no funny business to the brothels as it seems to be a world-wide phenomenon- even the famous Mustang Ranch of Nevada has laid [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 7, 2008
Hijacked by my wife into three tortuous hours of following along behind her in a shopping mall- I actually fell asleep on a mall bench at one point – I had to notice how few people there were. The sales clerks outnumbered the customers by a good 5-1 margin. The halls were empty. The stores [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 6, 2008
A virus affecting Facebook users?
Here’s the news link: facebook virus explained.
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 6, 2008
His production statistics are anemic, but he has lead the National Hockey League in penalty minutes during his career, and Sean Avery is not above diving onto the ice to draw a penalty. He paid a $1,000 fine for being caught doing so during a November, 2005 game.
His mouth has got him in trouble before [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 6, 2008
The sombre milestone of 100 deaths of Canadian troops in Afghanistan is a reminder of the seriousness of governance. The globe-wide financial crisis is near the pinacle of importance for our national leaders, but at the very pinacle are the life and death matters of war.
The deaths of Private. Demetrios Diplaros, Corporal Mark Robert McLaren, [...]
Posted by: aardvarkcola on: December 5, 2008
Michaëlle Jean, the immigrant Port-au-Prince born beauty and later tele-journalist who now holds Canada’s highest government office, has, as nature thankfully intended for her good looks and graces, no balls.
In fact, to verify such recognition of her official potential pin-up status, early on as Governor-General she declared, “I am hot!” to an Ottawa MP-press annual [...]
