There's long been something special about Chuck Cadman; something deep within his eyes that speaks silently of terrible pain, unfathomable tragedy, irreplaceable...
Settle down, children, and pay very close attention! Today's lesson is about how you should, if you were old enough, vote in the federal election, if there is one. You have...
Lordy, Lordy! Whoda thunk it, eh? Little Ms. Brass Balls Herself defecting to those scandal-ridden, sad sack Liberals! Stephen Harper says he was devastated when he got the...
When Canadian-born Hollywood sex machine Pamela Anderson's name is mentioned in the same sentence as The Royal Family, the old mind races with juicy possibilities. Could it...
The cat for whom I toil ceaselessly as an indentured servant (My Real Job-Job, March 22) approached me this morning on a matter of protocol. The cat has been invited to sup...
If you think the big pissin' contest in Ottawa is driving the noisiness and nastiness meter to dizzying new heights, just try having a quiet beer in my backyard. Anything...
MEMO To all Liberal Party Candidates and Campaign Workers Pending the official start of the upcoming-as-yet-unofficial federal election campaign, be advised that you are to...
A Tribute to Motherhood My mom was 26 when I was born. Five years later she was 126. During that time she managed to get me potty trained, and taught me to talk,...
Bobby Clark's laughing all the way to the bank, providing Middle of Nowhere, Manitoba even has a bank. Bobby's the ferry boat operator who banged off a few seconds of home...
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."...
MEMO: To all Liberal Party Candidates and Campaign Workers BE ADVISED that as we prepare for the federal election, it is imperative that you all remember that the fate of...
Whada ya say we drink t' Stephen Harper," says the guy at the bar who's obviously trying to drink himself sober. And failing. "Why Harper?" the barkeep half yawns, not...
"Come to think of it," said the guy at the bar, nursing the double dark 'n dirty, no ice, "you never see a Liberal around these parts." The barkeep nodded sagely. "Only on...
Who says crime doesn't pay! Four-point-six-billion dollars! Now that's what I call The Big Heist. Even The Sopranos are green with envy. When it comes to extortion, NDP...
An apparition that looked a lot like Tommy Douglas came calling last night. "What in Heaven's good name is up with Jack Layton?" it wondered aloud. "Most of Canada's...
NEWS FLASH - EDMONTON - Alberta's irascible King Ralph is being fitted for a muzzle in anticipation of an upcoming federal election call. The "shoot from the lip"...
Once upon a time - in a strange land far, far from reality - a nice man named Farmer Gomery inherited a stinky old pig farm. So, he set out to clean it up. But in doing so, he...
If it wasn't so bloody sickening it might be funny: The daily parade of swell-dressed rogues and dirty, rotten scoundrels who stole astronomical sums of Canadian...
Queen Camilla. Has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? Even better, how about this: Camilla, Mrs. Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor, The…Duchess of Cornwall, Princess of...
People always ask me, “So…what do you do for a living?” I’d tell them I write, but writing isn’t exactly a living. Writing can definitely be a fulltime job. But a...
Solong Joe - Hello SnoopBloggerDog Progress can be a monumental pain in the arse. Sure-sure, even I know change is inevitable. America’s favourite ex-con would...
Saturday’s I always steer well clear of the town’s favourite imitation-Irish pub, The Gelded Leprechaun. Saturday is darts day at The Lep, and today is Dartsmania - the...
‘Tis St. Paddy’s Day and, decked out in my festive St. Paddy’s Day-glo green coveralls, I’m down here at everybody’s favourite imitation-Irish watering...
What’s so comforting about comfort food? And is chocolate actually a food? Ah, yes…chocolate. Chocolate ice cream, cookies, donuts, candies, bunnies, bars, cakes, pies,...