crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
Okay, I’ve read a fair bit on this subject, but I am far from the most capable or the most educated person to take up the challenge. There are a LOT of good and bad points about this debate, and yet the only thing I keep hearing from most naysayers is that it will be a waste of provincial tax money, ( Read more... )

crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
Sorry, no song lyric title this morning.

So today is the day. It’s 9/11. We remember the loss of thousands in NYC 14 years ago. We remember, both because it was unbelievable and horrifying, and because it changed our world for the worse.

Today is also the first day of the now-weekend-long Supercrawl 2015.
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crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
Short Version (for the Reading-Challenged):
We’ve enacted Bill C-24, and it’s something we should ALL be ashamed of. Instead, we have local ignoramuses gloating about it, on Canada Day. What the hell happened to my country?

Long Version:
“Where were you born” is, was, and should be a completely ( Read more... )

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WHAT IT IS
A couple of days ago, I responded to an article posted in Raise The Hammer about the cable TV debate on LRT, and how misrepresented one of the panelists was. My comment was addressed more generally to the whole Light Rail Transit (LRT) vs. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) argument that has become one of ( Read more... )

crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
So I’m sitting here, in my customary control station, surveying the internetz, refusing food, medicine, or clothing, sipping lukewarm coffee, and listening to Canadians make Zeppelinesque hard prog noises. It’s gloomy outside. My wife is sleeping. I’m in an almost-but-not-quite zen-like state. And ( Read more... )

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I wanted to call this blog article “Min/Max: The Fine Art of Being a Rich Prick”, but something told me it wouldn’t go over as well. So I’ve chosen to take the high road. Now, let me explain.

TAO
I’m not a philosophy student. I didn’t graduate from university. I didn’t even graduate from the art college I ( Read more... )

crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
So this year’s PBW2 vote is over. There will be reports and assessments and reviews, and, one suspects, some not-so-hard-to-make decisions about the (immediate) future of PBW2. We’ll discuss that more in a bit. First, let’s talk about the vote.

HICCUPS
For those wondering, it was and is a pretty ( Read more... )

crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
Okay, so this is supposed to be the only Friday the 13th this year. I’m not really superstitious. I just think it’s amusing. Next year will be loaded with them, but this year, the nutters will need to find another excuse to act up.

I’m almost done drawing for one job I’ve been hoping to complete for the ( Read more... )

crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
Still sick. Long political rant. Skip it if you came to see art, read music reviews or learn details about upcoming books and albums.

So I’m looking at my options for civic engagement in the next little while, and thinking that the best thing I can do is go back to writing and recording. My input has ( Read more... )

crossposted from Lee Edward McIlmoyle's blog
Sorry for the no posty thing. I’m still sick as a dog, and posting requires that I actually be coherent. This next post may fail completely on that score.

So my wife and I were watching the three part mini-rant by Robert J. Sawyer about Star Wars [1][2][3]and its failure to address the issues of the day ( Read more... )