Archive for October 2005

Conservatives make the news fun

I love the news. At least when something is on the news that I would like to read or watch. If I don’t like what is on the news then I don’t love it. Right now I think I like the news. Maybe even like-like the news. Not that we are going steady or anything. I mean, the news is … Continue reading

Murmurs and Rumours

It seems that there is a lot of talk on the net as of late. The rumours are rather generic and basic as rumours are prone to be. Anacharsis, it has been said, is considering starting a wi-fi network in the downtown Winnipeg area. Anacharsis was unavailable for comment at the time of this post but the rumours may be, … Continue reading

blame it on the rain, yeah yeah

Politics is a fascinating thing. Politics, as a thing, does not exist. I have a BA in Political Science. Politics is not a science. Politics is trying to outwit, out-manouvre and destroy others around you with their consent. During election time a politician will tell us why they are the answer to all our problems. After the election the winning … Continue reading

the business of screw your neighbour

The Canadian Conservative Party is a bunch of idiots. That should be enough. It is as simple as the Conservatives are themselves. But I will explain. Business leaders and the Conservative Party are claiming that Prime Minister Martin’s approach to the Softwood Lumber dispute is “dangerous”. I don’t believe that politicians know anything at all and that they are, generally … Continue reading

problems and solutions in the ‘peg

rintrah.ca is based, at the moment, out of good ol’ Winnipeg. Winnipeg is important hub for transportation as it is located in the centre of Canada. Interestingly, in 1917-18 there was a flu pandemic which, because Winnipeg was a hub then too, played an important role in western Canadian settlement. All immigrants to the west stopped in at Winnipeg until … Continue reading