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"All right, I’m ready for my closeup Mr. DeMille."

"All right, I’m ready for my closeup Mr. DeMille."

Before workout.
Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Super awesomesauce workout this morning, then I head to my "office" in the lobby of the Crystal Pool & Fitness Centre to do a little blogging...and I am thwarted. It's like red threw up all over the place...
Iain Hunter: Some pieces of history can be ignored

Iain Hunter: Some pieces of history can be ignored

The prime minister wants Canadians to celebrate the coming anniversaries of what are described as historic milestones — such as the First World War, the birth of Sir John A. and Confederation — and I wonder why.
Susan Martinuk: If the cat’s away, we’ll all be overrun by mice

Susan Martinuk: If the cat’s away, we’ll all be overrun by mice

It’s been a difficult and esteem-damaging week for those cats who are bright enough to read the daily papers or surf the Internet.
Commentary: Time to scrap province’s buggy computer system

Commentary: Time to scrap province’s buggy computer system

If you went to your local store and paid $200 for a computer program that did not work, what would you do? Most people would return the item and request a replacement or ask for a refund.
Les Leyne: Tests ahead for drunk-driving rules

Les Leyne: Tests ahead for drunk-driving rules

The decision to bull ahead with imposing certain impaired driving penalties even after parts of the system were declared invalid was formally abandoned this week.
Monique Keiran: Education pendulum has swung too far

Monique Keiran: Education pendulum has swung too far

Those of us who grew up in the last century heard all about how easy we had it. The tirade usually began, “When I was your age ...” and continued with the Facts of Life. These included: “I had to be up at 3 a.m. to get to school on time.
Commentary: It’s time for B.C. to raise and reform taxes

Commentary: It’s time for B.C. to raise and reform taxes

On Tuesday, the Times Colonist ran a news story referring to a “plan” proposed by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to scrap Medical Services Plan premiums and replace those revenues with increases in personal income taxes.
Don't let the bastards grind you down.

Don't let the bastards grind you down.

I’ve been blogging backwards…a bit…trying to get everything sorted in the right order.
Comment: Urban trees deserve more value than buildings

Comment: Urban trees deserve more value than buildings

Sitting quietly one morning, I heard the chainsaw. My heart skipped a beat and I froze in my seat. I knew what was happening. The huge, old grand fir a block down the road was being chopped down.