Every breath you take

I have written a number of times before in this space of the concerns I have about social media platforms. Yes, it’s nice to...

Swish of a pen

Humans can be some of the most brutish creatures on earth. We talk about animals such as apes as though they are simple, violent,...

And so this is Christmas…

Everyone has a favourite Christmas carol or two. Some are older religious ones like “Away in a Manger” or “Joy to the World”. Others...

Robbing Peter to pay Peter

One of the best ways to get a sense of what is going on in the community is to get a haircut. No, seriously....
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Think for yourself

Democracy: the worst possible system, except for all the others. What a good definition that is. One of the benefits of the internet has...

The pesky left hand

With each passing day, it seems that sustainability and environmental responsibility become more trendy. This is true locally just as much as it is...

I’m looking through you

Last year, we all felt that Canada Day was a bit of a miss; not the usual opportunity to celebrate the land and the...

Yesterday once more

I think the line between childish games and academic endeavour can be very hard to discern sometimes. Although academics often consider their particular field...

We can work it out

Well, just two weeks into the new decade, and things are becoming really interesting. We could have had a major war in the Gulf,...
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The Climes they are a-changin’

Not too long ago, people were arguing passionately about whether Global Warming was real or not. Now that we’ve switched to calling it Climate...