Commentary
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An old Mountie’s advice
On occasion I get hits on the blog from people who appear to be considering a career in the RCMP. Hit’s such as "Life in Depot Blog", "What does a Mountie do blog", or even "I want a career in the RCMP". It’s a great life, and the greatest job in the world, and I
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When did they change that?
So Hilary woke me up at 04:30 this morning. She had gone to sleep a lot earlier than she usually does and was wide awake this morning. I tried, without any success, to get her to go back to sleep and after awhile I gave up. When I turned on the TV I noticed the
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Wow.
I was kicking around the blogosphere just now, following some links that I don’t normally follow, and seeing where they lead. Back when I used to watch more than Treehouse, Poker and the History channel I used to love the Drew Carey Show. I found Craig Ferguson (Mr Wicks) to be a very funny man,
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Happy Birthday Charles.
Today is the 198th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin (and Abraham Lincoln also!). If you’re no longer an ape you have Mr. Darwin to thank. No, not really, but he is the origin of one of the biggest revolutionary leaps in Science, the explanation of the mechanics behind evolution. Sad to say that
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So these things come in threes do they Duncan?
Well the third shoe dropped last night. Travis knocked Leah’s laptop off the couch. I now know, unfortunately, what a "Kernal Panic" is. Alas it means some hardware problem, and my notes and draft of my book were on it. Hopefully a repair person at the least will be able to recover the data.
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I don’t get it.
I don’t understand why so many people are making a big deal about Saddam Hussein being taunted at his execution. Don’t they understand that the ultimate insult is that they executed him, everything else paling in comparison. Why do we still do this in this day and age? Don’t get me wrong, I understand that
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Late night thoughts while listening to some of the greatest poets.(Thank you Santa)
Just because you have written some of the greatest poetry, doesn’t mean that you can recite it with any skill. However, Dylan Thomas… he rocks. I’m pretty sure he could have read the classifieds and turned them into something powerful.
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A New Commissioner
I worked under four different Commissioners during my time in the R.C.M.P.. Robert Simmons was Commissioner when I first joined the Force, first as a Summer Student in Thompson, MB, then in the Comcentre in Winnipeg. Norman Inkster was the next, and the changes he made in recruiting priorities eventually allowed me to convert from
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My gawd that was funny
Okay, at risk of demonstrating just how low-brow I am, I just saw the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. A guy, on America’s Funniest Home Videos, with an electric dog collar on. The type that is supposed to stop dogs from barking. It has six levels and he barked his way through
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Torture
While reading the BBC online news this morning I was stunned to learn that, in a world-wide survey, some 29% of those surveyed support torture in some circumstances. That more than a quarter of those surveyed felt that way is incredible! While there is still almost 2/3rds who oppose it in any circumstances, it makes