I’m a peak oil agnostic, more or less – obviously something of the kind has to happen eventually, but I’ll let people who know more about geology than I do argue about whether it’s in the far future, the near future or (as some maintain) has already happened. Still, I was struck by an essaycontinue reading
Now’s your chance —
I know that sometimes one’s deep thoughts about world politics, the failings of the educational system and global warming are overwhelmed by a need to consider the plight of Ontario’s wild turkeys. Now, you can have your say: ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Transmitted by CNW Group on : January 18, 2008 15:20 Public Askedcontinue reading
Boring administrivia re: users
I’ve turned off self-registration for Mock Turtle. Spammers keep signing up in the hope that it’ll let them post their crap. They can’t anyway, but it’s boring to keep deleting them. If anyone wants to register as a subscriber or writer or whatever, presumably they’ll know one or more of the existing writers and cancontinue reading
And now, the weather
I’m not sure how Environment Canada’s new five-day local weather page is supposed to be an improvement on its predecessor. The graphic design is a bit cleaner, but a) the user now has to mouseover for text information which was directly posted on the page before, and b) the icon for flurries and ‘periods ofcontinue reading
Calling the recession
BMO joins the fray: Judging from recent indicators, we are prepared now to say that the U.S. economy is in recession. The marked and widespread deterioration of business, consumer and investor sentiment since the start of 2008 has prompted us to revisit and revise our forecast. Ever the optimist, though, BMO’s Doug Porter sees Canadacontinue reading
“Everything in Canada is terrible”
Jessica (“Decca”) Mitford writes from Toronto, 1941: I don’t like Canada at all, it seems to me like an awful copy of America, & the people are horrid. They are anti English and anti American but vastly inferior to both…. There are several English refugees here & I really feel sorry for them (tho notcontinue reading
Calling the bottom, Day 1
It’s actually about day 180, since the calls for the bottom of the market started as soon as things got choppy in August. But I’m re-setting the clock and calling this day of 600-point TSX tumbles Day One: January 21, 2008: “I think we may be into panic selling here and I don’t know ifcontinue reading
Puters!
I was thinking of getting a new computer before Christmas, but my union sent out a prepare-for-battle memo warning us to postpone major purchases, which on reflection seemed like a good idea. Now that I know that I’m getting paid next Thursday, and not by the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers at the union office, thatcontinue reading
Your tax dollars at work
Reality shows all have dumb, repetitive premises, but this is one we all paid for, and it’s another depressing indicator of how much of feminism’s progress has been erased in the last twenty years. Episode 1: With a mix of excitement and trepidation, the town of Hardisty, Alberta gets ready for a week without Mom.continue reading
And let’s change the flag too
Rednecks for Huckabee buy some radio spots: “Mike Huckabee’s stand is a breath of fresh air,” say the ads, which are paid for by the Americans for the Preservation of American Culture. “Gov. Huckabee understands that all the average guy with a Confederate Flag on his pickup truck is saying is: He’s proud to becontinue reading