Dave’s Blog

 
December 31  • 

IF THERE IS A HEAVEN FOR CATS, I HOPE IT IS SUNNY, WARM, AND FILLED WITH MICE, FRESH SALMON, AND THE SPIRITS OF CAT-LOVING PEOPLE

We are soon going to have to say goodbye to our cat, Max. Max, who goes by many nicknames – Maxwell, Catticus Maximus, the Maximum Cat Allowed by...

December 20  • 

IT’S DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN, AND THESE STILL AREN’T THE DROIDS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

Regardless of where you stand (or lie huddled in an underground bunker) on this whole Mayan Apocalypse thing, let me suggest that the ancient Mayans...


December 12  • 

ALBERTA LIBERALS HOPING MAYANS WERE RIGHT

(The following contains scenes of pettiness, infighting, stupidity, self-inflicted violence, and absolutely no sex. Viewer discretion is advised) As...

December 7  • 

TRAIN WRECK!

I had an absolute blast guest-hosting The Rutherford Show on QR77 Calgary and 630 CHED Edmonton. Not only was it great reconnecting with so many...


November 27  • 

THE MEANING OF LIFE…

So, it’s the day after the federal by-election in Calgary Centre – and two others in BC and Ontario. It must be time to examine the entrails on this...

November 13  • 

THE NEED FOR PLAN B: STEP ONE

While I hate to say, “I told you so“, the astute reader will note that The Globe and Mail is reporting what I wrote about two and a half weeks ago:...


November 9  • 

RANDOM THOUGHTS ON A FEW TIMELY DEVELOPMENTS…

It’s been a busier week than I anticipated (although the thing that’s kept me busiest these last 24 hours has been shovelling snow, again and again...

November 2  • 

YEAH, IT’S A DOG PARK TO SOME, AND YEAH, THEY MIGHT RENAME IT AFTER FORMER ALDERMAN SUE HIGGINS…

City looks to name southeast park after former alderman Sue Higgins Twenty one years ago, there was a 62-hectare plot of vacant land between Deerfoot...


October 26  • 

THE STONE AGE DIDN’T END BECAUSE WE RAN OUT OF STONES

And Alberta’s Oil Age won’t end because we’ve run out of oil. We’ve got the third largest proven oil reserves on the planet. We won’t be running...

October 22  • 

BUT FIRST, IN OTHER NEWS…

Actually, I might go on a rant here soon about how the Kardashians symbolize the dumbing-down effect that our 30-year affair with “enlightened...