MEET THE NEW BOSS, SAME AS THE OLD BOSS…
I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution, Take a bow for the new revolution, Smile and grin at the change all around, Pick up my guitar and play, Just like yesterday… — Pete Townsend Wow! Jim Prentice...
View ArticleON JIM PRENTICE’S “BOZO ERUPTION”: WHAT WAS HE THINKING !!???!!
It’s the Friday morning after the Thursday afternoon “pause” as I write this, and shortly, I’ll be leaving for work. Today, work is anything but. It’s Pledge Day on NewsTalk 770, so I will be joining...
View Article“WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN, BASIL?”
In which Alberta politics starts to look like a bad Austin Powers movie — which is to say, every Austin Powers movie On February 21 in Red Deer, I’m the scheduled dinner speaker at the Alberta Party...
View ArticleIN CASE YOU MISSED IT, MY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
I’m tempted to start this off by saying, “I promised Mess I wouldn’t do this…” Or to post a picture of myself alongside a picture of Rachel Notley and proclaim, “My work here is done!” Because I’m...
View ArticleUNPLUGGED AND RECONNECTING
The Fine Art of Taking the Summer Off This is the first blog I’ve written since I retired six weeks ago. And I’m writing it under the patio umbrella. On my deck. In my backyard. I’m listening to the...
View ArticleYOU CAN CHECK OUT ANYTIME YOU WANT, BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE…
Sometimes You Can Go Home Again…and Sometimes, You Should Having just written that, now I have to define what I mean by “home”. Certainly, one meaning is “where you live today.” And that’s Calgary —...
View ArticleWELL, THAT DIDN’T LAST!
It was Sunday afternoon. We were driving back home after a day in the country when I heard myself asking, “Am I starting to rant?” Please understand…I’ve been trying to be good. I had a plan — unplug,...
View ArticleTRICKY DICK, MEET DEVIOUS STEVE
LIKE THE TV COMMERCIAL USED TO SAY, “CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?” There’s a scene in the movie, “True Lies” where the terrorists have captured and tied up Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis,...
View ArticleON BEING REPLACED
DANIELLE SMITH STARTS SEPTEMBER 8, 12:30-3:00 PM ON NEWS TALK 770 Martha and I spent yesterday volunteering with Habitat for Humanity (a little more about that in my next blog), and a day on a Habitat...
View ArticleBUILDING NEW FUTURES
A BIT ABOUT US, AND SOME WORDS ABOUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT This has been a big week in the Taylor household. Martha is now retired, too. Her last day at the Mount Royal University Foundation, where she...
View ArticleWHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH MOM?
Someday, you will almost certainly have to grapple with this question – although you may find that you’re asking it about your father, or your spouse, or even yourself. The current generation of...
View ArticleADAPTING IN ALBERTA
There is a curse that goes like this: “May you live in interesting times.” (Although I was taught that Confucius uttered it millennia ago, it turns out that the curse is neither ancient nor Chinese,...
View Article“WHAT AM I GONNA DO? I CAN’T SURVIVE ON MY AMERIKA..”
“If the worst is true, is it just a waste of time?” — Lyrics from the song, “Amerika”, from the album, “The Great Detachment”, by the Halifax indie rock group Wintersleep…and honestly, the catchiest...
View ArticleNOW IS THE NUCLEAR WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
There is the matter of the launch codes and the fact that they will soon be handed over to a man with the impulse control of a toddler. But since he doesn’t have access to the codes yet, the title of...
View ArticleWHEN GOOD NEIGHBOURS GO BAD: HOW CANADA SHOULD RESPOND
Along with “How did this happen?”, the other question people have been asking me since Donald Trump’s election last Tuesday is, “Where does this leave Canada?” The election of Donald Trump strikes at...
View ArticleHOW MANY ALBERTANS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB?
Just back from another trip to Salt Spring Island, and therefore another opportunity to observe the insanity here at home from a distance. It’s not only the distance, of course: the island vibe is...
View ArticleHOW TO MAKE WHINE: START WITH SOUR GRAPES
Leaving aside the fact that my favourite scene in “The Princess Bride” is every scene, one of my favourite scenes in the movie is the one where Fezzik shows up at the castle after Westley has saved...
View Article2016: WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN
This is a little like the dreaded Christmas letter you get every year from the relatives/friends/acquaintances you only ever hear from at Christmas, in which they tell you (boastfully) about all the...
View Article2017: ANOTHER YEAR OVER, A NEW ONE JUST BEGUN
Happy New Year, tout le monde. I note that this is Day 3 of the carbon tax and the sky has not yet fallen, despite the best efforts of the reactionary right to convince you that it would — or...
View ArticleCH-CH-CH-CHANGES…
You will have noted by now that it’s been nearly a month since I’ve written anything in this space. I fully expect that in the not too distant future my rants and musings here will become much more...
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