Brian Busby

Trump’s grandfather was a brothel keeper in the Yukon. Canadians know.

I've voted Liberal twice in the 12 elections that have taken place since I turned 18. The first was in 1988. The second was in 2025. I admire your leadership in these turbulent times. That said, I am troubled by yesterday's statement. Don't lose this voter. There are hundreds of thousands like me.

There are many definitions for the word "gulf." Given the shrinking frontal lobe covered by that cap, the one that applies best here is "abyss or chasm."

How long before he recomends eating dogs and cats?

Other than frequent visits to the United States, will this be the first use of his passport?

Minnesota is doing just fine. The state's greatest challenges come in having to deal with people like Trump, Noem, Patel, Bovino, Oz, and "Vance."

Minnesota would have much more reliable, more reliable health care if it joined Canada.

He is aware that Minnesotans pay tax, right?

Furthering my respectful suggestion that Minnesota join Canada as the 11th province.

Jan Hilliard's Morgan's Castle (#readindies) "What a lot of ways there are to murder someone, she thought..." Oh, what fun this one was!  The sixteen-year-old Laura Dean had thought sh...

Further praise for the new reissue of Morgan's Castle by neglected #NovaScotia novelist Jan Hilliard's 1964 novel.

#canlit #cdnhist

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I was thirteen at the time, which is why I wasn't there. Sadly, I didn't go in '78 either, despite an older friend's urging. I saw both nights in '83, despite my hatred of Let's Dance. The Forum was a great place to see shows: Roxy Music, The Kinks, The Clash, Stevie Wonder. Many fond memories.

Homage to Hemingway? If you look at Fitzgerald's letters he often spells Papa's name as "Hemmingway."

On a somewhat related note, here's a whopper I came across last weekend while reading the 1964 US paperback edition of Portrait in Fear, a mystery by entirely forgotten Ontario writer Vera Henry.

From my first edition copy of The Sun Also Rises.

(Lest anyone get the wrong impression re my wealth, I found it at a church rummage sale in 1984. Price: 25 Canadian cents.)

The Colony of Unrequited Nightmares Portrait in Fear [ Mystery of Cedar Valley ] Vera Henry New York: Caravelle, 1964 160 pages I expected little of  Portrait in Fear, the   l...

An excellent, entirely forgotten 1964 mystery hobbled by poor editing and crappy cover copy. Still, I do recommend it.

#canlit #mysteries #booksky

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At least two were members of Kraftwerk.

This from a man who at age 27 revealed that he is still a virgin.

"Christian," not Christian.

An Oompa-Loompa approaching the end of life.

SAD.

An Oompa-Loompa approaching the end of life.

SAD.

1) Trump is much diminished from the man he was in 1983 (which wasn't much).
2) No laws related to our trans sisters and brothers feature in the Holy Bible.

Tim Apple must be sighing in relief. Jeff Bazos, too, and my six American cousins and their families. This Canadian was worrying over finding the space to put them all up.

And then we'd have to feed them.

Hey, great! Businesses and consumers pay 66.6% more and now have to wait seven months for the finished product. That is, if your company can up with demand (which you've acknowledged is a struggle).

Thanks for being so open, asshole.

Head of lettuce.

And we've seen what happens when a head of lettuce takes the world stage.

Asleep, experiencing a stroke or dead.

The Andrew formerly known as Prince leaves Aylsham Police Station.

A photo for the ages.

Okay, then just let people use their library cards to vote. After all, they're free, unlike a passport.

Odd that it is more horizontal than vertical.

Indeed. I was raised in the Anglican Church of Canada, but never attended Ash Wednesday services. It was never more than a faint trace of ash. She would wash it off after she returned home.

Wow, those are both pretty dark and well defined. Those my Catholic friends get look like little more than pale smudges. Could be that Marco has borrowed JD's mascara, I suppose.

Yep, 'cause, you know, when it's a staff briefing it's the staff that decides what it wants to discuss and what it wants to prioritize. I propose a new coffee machine.

I look forward to Vance's criticisms of Canadian-born Ted Cruz's 2028 presidential run.