In the wake of Adam Giambrone's recent scandal in a teapot I've been reflecting on the deeper problem surrounding his actions. He never grew up. How else do you explain his immature actions? It isn't just him. I would put myself in the same category. I believe we'll see a whole generation of men who
I've mentioned this a few times on Twitter, and I think I'm going to expand a bit here. Fear-mongering is nothing new on the part of the media. We need to be careful though when the New York Times throws a figure like 10,000 Swine Flu deaths since April. 10, 000 seems like a big
I had a good friend hang out with me today who is visiting from New Brunswick. In trying to think of places that were fun and affordable I decided to show her the Distillery District. One of the downtown areas that was useless, and has now been wonderfully revitalized as an arts centre. I had
I'm not sure if this is an original idea. I'd be surprised if it is. I've just never heard any discussion of it before. My idea is this, instead of yet another fare hike for the TTC, the City of Toronto finds a way to put tolls on the Gardiner and Don Valley Parkway. These
I had been thinking about this a lot recently. Some of the more right wing people I read from the States have been arguing that this crisis does not mean that the markets need to be regulated. While I have tended to agree with this I've often wondered about what regulations mean. Then I read
I haven't had much time to blog, I'm on reading week, which is attempting to live up to its name. I've finally gotten around to answering my good friend Matt's (who should blog) response to my thought's on torture. I meant to keep it short but it kind of exploded. You can read and
Michael Santos has an incredible story. In the Forbes special edition on power he tells his story of power in prison. He talks about developing a long term vision for reintegration into society (he was senteced to 46 years in 1987, he has earned an "early" release in 2013 through good behavior, read his story
And he strikes on the World of Warcraft. It appears that when terrorists have finished planning their next strike, or narrowly escaped being hit by a cruise missile, they unwind by playing MMORPGs*. These terrorists, while playing these games, discuss their crucial and sensitive plans for world domination chaos. This is why the U.S. Government
... don't make a right. But enough wrongs can confuse anybody as to whether right ever was.
Thinking is only thinking if it's challenged, only then is it a verb. Unchallenged thinking is only a thought and that, left unchallenged, is prejudice. If you enter a conversation and there is no chance of anyone changing their perspectives it is a pointless exercise. Where is this coming from? Over the past few days