A Troublesome Boy by Paul Vasey

WHO ELECTED THESE BOZOS?
(and for more ... if you can stand it ... go to
sh*tharperdid.ca

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/05/19/subject-to-parliamentary-approval-harper-government-buys-prime-time-ads-to-promote-job-grant-program-that-may-never-exist/

Harper government buys ads to promote job grant program that may never exist | Canadian Politics | C No budget was provided for the latest media blitz, but with ads during NHL playoff games costing up to $95,000, the ad buy could easily be in the millions of dollars

I've been hacked. Thanks to all of you who called to see if I was actually in Manilla in need of cash.
I'm not.
Gmail account has been destroyed. Any advice on recovering messages that have been wiped out?
Any advice on what to do with the morons who did this?

Have you seen this?

http://www.shd.ca

SHD Know it all.

Fish in it. Fall in it. Sail on it. Stand there and watch it. What's the river mean to you? Love to hear from you.
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Do you have a story to share about The Detroit River? I'd love to hear from you. I'm putting together a book of river stories and it would be great to hear your anecdotes/memories about living by the river.
You can email me at
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Elizabeth Hay and Margaret Atwood are coming to town next Wednesday (May 8) for a fundraiser in support of the Pelee Island Bird Observatory (www.pibo.ca). There are a few tickets left ($125). If you're interested let me know:
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The Pelee Island Bird Observatory The Pelee Island Bird Observatory (PIBO) is an NGO devoted to the study of migration and conservation of birds.

Some terrific photographs of our neighbour to the North.


http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/

Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre Photography - The Ruins of Detroit At the end of the XIXth Century, mankind was about to fulfill an old dream. The idea of a fast and autonomous means of displacement was slowly becoming a reality for engineers all over the world. Thanks to its ideal location on the Great Lakes Basin, the city of Detroit was about to generate its own...

I think you'll love this (unless you actually speak like this) (which we hope you don't) (or won't, after this).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/apr/25/top-10-worst-management-speak

10 of the worst examples of management-speak Only if you have the core competencies will you be able to action the key deliverables ... Steven Poole drills down into the strangled vocabulary of office jargon

13 billion barrels of crude oil through the Great Lakes each year?
Plus - a refinery built on the shores of Lake Superior.
They're kidding, right?



http://www.freep.com/article/20130414/NEWS06/304140150/Great-Lakes-oil-proposals-threaten-repeat-of-Kalamazoo-spill-environmentalists-say

Great Lakes oil proposals threaten repeat of Kalamazoo spill, environmentalists say Two oil projects in the works could significantly increase the amount of heavy crude oil moving on -- and near -- the Great Lakes, causing alarm among environmentalists because they involve the same heavy oil that was behind a $1-billion oil spill on the Kalamazoo River in 2010 that remains an ecolo...

Savour the irony.

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/04/13/sculpture_of_jesus_the_homeless_rejected_by_two_prominent_churches.html

Sculpture of Jesus the Homeless rejected by two prominent churches | Toronto Star Ontario sculptor struggled to find a home for his haunting sculpture of Jesus sleeping on a bench.

Is he serious?
Let us hope so.

http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/04/05/vatican-will-act-with-determination-to-root-out-clergy-s*x-abuse-pope-francis/

Vatican will act ‘with determination’ to root out clergy s*x abuse: Pope Francis | Holy Post | Natio The pope pushed for decisive action during a meeting with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith

Ahh ... just when hopes seems to be fading (guns for everyone!) (everyone!!) along comes a story like this.
Just when we need it.
Meet a wonderful boy with a wonder-filled brain.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2013/03/27/175455214/socrates-in-the-form-of-a-9-year-old-shows-up-in-a-suburban-backyard-in-washingt

Socrates (In The Form Of A 9-Year-Old) Shows Up In A Suburban Backyard In Washington : NPR You don't expect fourth-graders to be wise. They're still boys. But one, who was playing and ruminating on his back patio, had a knack for cosmology seemingly well beyond his years.