Rants and Observations…
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My coming out story
I never knowingly met a gay person growing up in the 60s and 70s. Windsor wasn’t exactly a hotbed of urban progressive values (still isn’t, in fact), and in those days, the idea of someone actually being gay just wasn’t in the realm of possibility; it was something that happened elsewhere (Toronto, perhaps), something bewildering, something to… Read more..
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The inevitability of this moment
Many Canadians are appalled by what’s happening in the US. But we sometimes forget that, just as Canadians are masters in our own house, so are Americans in theirs. So, while we may look on in horror as their country sinks into fascism – likely already beyond the point of no return – they can… Read more..
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Progressives are the reason for the rise of Poilievre’s popularity
Pierre Poilievre has a good shot at being the next Prime Minister of Canada because voters are increasingly abandoning parties that support so-called “progressive” ideology. Progressives need to understand that the way they feel about the F*ck Trudeau crowd is the same way many regular Joes and Janes feel about, for example, the education administrators… Read more..
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My blog… take two.
Before I wiped out the previous iteration of this blog, I went back and re-read all of my past posts. There weren’t many, but I do have two observations from that exercise: (i) there were a few interesting nuggets of content, and (ii) the writing was fair to mediocre, with occasional but not many brilliant… Read more..
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Hello world!
This is the obligatory Hello World first post. Welcome to my new and improved site. Stay tuned for compelling content, coming soon! Read more..