The Preseason is done.
@FakeArashMadani U make it sound like we Rider fans are a bunch of homers. 17-1 is ridiculous. Probably gonna only be 15-3. Cuz of the refs
— Tim Owens (@TimOwensSK) June 22, 2013
Y2Kyoto: I’ll miss being hated by The Economist
A Cooling Consensus via Climate Depot.
… if the consensus climate models turn out to be falsified just a few years later, average temperature having remained at levels not even admitted to be have been physically possible, the authority of consensus will have been exposed as rather weak.
Related: Consensus tracks the temperature trend.
The post-racial President
And yet, where are we now?
As the first black candidate for president, he was for very many people symbolic of the great advance beyond race prejudice that has been the hallmark of most Western societies. Thus his world popularity.
Calling Captain Save-A-Ho
We Need You!
“and thank God it’s not!”
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Reader Tips
John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival seem to like pretty much everything about Suzie Q.
Your Reader Tips are welcome, as always, in the comments.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
Sign Me Up
Well, if I can’t have a Senate seat.
Everyone’s hand is out.
We’ll have to pass it to find out what’s in it, Part II.
Given the state of the US economy, scandals, employment and trust issues, you would think that some politicians would not allow themselves to be bought.
Context
India floods, 207 dead at this time.
Downtown ghost town, schools closed and extended evacuation regions. 2 missing.
It sucks, but it’s just ‘stuff’.
Canadian Red Cross Donation page.
Oh, Frack!
EPA abandons study that linked fracking, Wyoming water pollution
It’s Probably Nothing
Late Night Ennio Morricone
If you’ll indulge some of my obscure tastes, this is a Ennio Morricone piece from one of the lesser known (but brilliant) Spaghetti Westerns – “Duck You Sucker” aka “Fist Full of Dynamite.”
It is not like Ennio’s standard music from the final duel scenes in “The Man With No Name” trilogy, but it is unique enough to perhaps entertain you.
I also HIGHLY recommend “Duck You Sucker” as a movie. It is a close second to “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” in my opinion in that in a very similar fashion to THe Good, The Bad and The Ugly, as well as “Midnight Run,” and “Heat,” you have two men opposed to each other by societal/political/economic forces, but whose personalities make them realize they are tragically great friends and soul brothers.
Reader Tips
Tonight we feature a most interesting “hyper-lapse” video comprised of individual images taken by those special cars that Google uses to create their Street View database. You can learn more about hyper-lapse photography here.
Your insightful, hyper-like reader tips are welcome, as always, in the comments.
When The Private Sector is as Dumb as the Public Sector
“Chocolate chip cookies…but only on Fridays.”
We’re doomed.
Ich bin ein Chauncey
Who stole the president and replaced him with Peter Sellers?
JFK had a clear message when he came to Berlin a half century ago – the free world must stand up to Communist tyranny. 24 years later, President Reagan stood in the same spot famously calling on the Soviets to “tear down this wall.” Reagan’s speech was a seminal moment that ushered in the downfall of an evil empire, and gave hope to tens of millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. It was a display of strength and conviction by the leader of the free world, sending an unequivocal message of solidarity with those who were fighting for freedom in the face of a monstrous totalitarian ideology.
Flash Flood alert in Alberta
EMERGENCY ALERT: Flash flood alert for High River has just been on the TV and radio airwaves. #ABstorm #ABflood
— News Talk 770 (@NewsTalk770) June 20, 2013
From Calgary’s mayor:
Major risk of flooding in Calgary. Follow directions here: http://t.co/7dLx8aZptf and stay tuned. Please RT widely. #YYC
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 20, 2013
Picture from twitter.
Yep
Rob Ford wins again.
At least this time the agitator ends up paying legal fees, we need more of that to eliminate all these lefty nuisance suits. I’m in favour of professional action against lawyers who process too many, pro bono or otherwise.
Fireworks
When I saw this, I thought this was a China thing.
Unlike the Americans
The Germans know a bit about this: A Monitored Human Being Is Not a Free One