The Post-Election Rut
It’s two weeks after the municipal election, and I have yet to re-establish my routine. The best explanation I have for this is that for the first week, I had to catch up on all the things I didn’t do for seven weeks, all the people I didn’t…
20 Years Later: Matthew Shepard Finally Buried
There wasn’t any openly gay students in my early years of high school, and when I graduated in 2001, only one openly gay student. In my first years of high school, I had no awareness of homophobia. Like many of my peers, we made homophobic jokes and taunts…
The Lost Interview MicroSD Card Story
Today’s been a day of a big low, and a great break with neighbourhood friends this evening. I may as well start with the low. What happened could be a Seinfeld episode – I finish my last interview for The 155 Podcast. The interview is recorded in my…
My Thoughts on Solo: The Movie
Finally took the time to watch Solo: A Star Wars Story this evening as I sorted papers and cleaned up a Facebook list. I’ve enjoyed both of the stand-alone Star Wars stories, especially Rogue One. (The new Trilogy, not so much, and even the recent comics have disappointed…
Starting My Personal Blog Again, But Finally Writing a Blog Post
It is September 27, 2018, less than a month until the municipal election and I’m presently in the middle of one of my most ambitious projects ever – The 155 Podcast, a series of interviews offered to all candidates in the election including School Board Trustee hopefuls. Today,…
John Charles Piercy, Hamiltonian, Fire Fighter, Friend
Angel by John Piercy (https://flic.kr/p/KsM8QX) How do you write about a man you knew, but you did not really know? A man of complexity, a warrior, a man with dead emotions who felt the pain of those he worked to save. You just write. I wish I could…
The Constant of Change on James Street North
I write this sitting in a traffic lane on James Street North, 9pm, on a nice summer night. As I bicycled onto James tonight from Cannon Street, I glanced at 154 James Street North – the home of Mixed Media. Dave’s moving his shop to Westdale, his move…
Kathleen Wynne is Saving the Liberal Party Itself by Electing a NDP Majority
Do not miss the chess pieces for the checkers board. Kathleen Wynne is sacrificing the Ontario Liberal Party of today to save it’s future. Today, she "conceded" the provincial election. At the same time, she is asking people to vote Liberal to "keep the next government from being…
The Undesirables
I attended a public meeting tonight on the John/Rebecca Park, I said silent when one person expressed that they wanted the City of Hamilton to install gates on the park to keep out the homeless and prevent people from sleeping in the park. They referred to the gates…
Statement on End of Canadian Association of Journalists Directors Election
Thank you to everyone who voted for me in my nomination to be a director of the Canadian Association of Journalists; I congratulate Karyn Pugliese, Dale Bass, and Zane Schwartz on their election as National Directors, and thank fellow candidates Ken Partridge and Brent Jolly on standing for…