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The past couple of weeks has been a rather appalling spectacle in the Canadian House of Commons. Whether we are talking about the case of Navdeep Bains and Mr. Harper’s attempted smear, or the name calling surrounding various governments’ handlin…
I’ve seen the following complaint quite a few times in my years of tech support, and I finally took some time to research the causes and some ACTUAL solutions for this all-too-common set of problems …
When we talk about labeling people “enemies of the state” and arresting and holding them indefinitely and without trial based on that label, we tend to think we are talking about history, from some nasty totalitarian regime like the former Soviet Union or East Germany …
Most folks who know me will have heard me rave about Noam Chomsky at one time or another … I tend to think he is one of the most important cultural philosophers and ethical commentators of the 20th century …
The web is full of fascinating nooks and crannies, documentations of things both strange and mundane … at its best, the web can give us insight into who we are or who we might have been at one time. The “Truth in Advertising” site is a perfect example of this …
As many of my readers will already know, my personal life doesn’t conform to the same patterns as everyone else. After my second divorce it became pretty clear to me …
Every family has its black sheep, the Phish-head brother who never calls or the “tarnished Pagan jewel in a Catholic family crown.” In a strange way, the “family” of Star Trek drama has a mirror to that family structure …
Happy New Year!!!! I suppose there are a lot of people wondering if I’ve lost my marbles, given that its “Feb 18th” and not “Jan 1st.” But Jan 1st is actually just one of many “dates” on which the new year is celebrated …
Elron’s View from the Edge » Photos
The above link should provide more seamless access to my full flickr photo stream from here at the blog. You can still see my photos over at flickr if you like …
