Mike Just recently I finished a night school course on anthropology. In this course we studied tribal societies, imperial societies and commercial societies. As we progressed through the course the textbook (and my teacher) seemed to have such a love for tribes. They claimed that the tribal society was the most balanced because there was a … Read more
So, I wanted to write a little article to explain how HST works since there has been so much controversy over it in the last while. Basically, the last straw was seeing another petition in a SubWay I was patronizing and I decided I needed to at least write something to explain how much of a … Read more
I figured it out! Obesity and children, I solved the riddle. Why don’t we do exactly what we did with cigarette labelling? We could label fatty junk food snacks with health risk warnings of danger… How about a fat man sitting alone in his basement, how about a fat man walking with a cane because … Read more
I wanted to call this post, Love is a Business (but most people are trying to win the lottery). However, the title was a little too long to be snappy. Laziness and entitlement are the scourge of the world. I deserve this, I deserve that is the cry of the new generation (of which I’m … Read more
Laying in bed I leaned over to look out the window; the plant beside my bed was sitting there. I examined the branches and I saw that the longest branches had strategically moved themselves closer to the light. And not just closer, but they had oriented themselves in such a way to maximize the full … Read more
Just listening to all the people joining the legalization bandwagon makes me cringe. The easily swayed group of lefty gen-x wannabes has now taken to the ‘popular’ opinion as they tend to do. Never having faught a war or done anything other than popularize thick rim glasses and pointless artsy terms such as faux pas … Read more
So today it’s time for a lesson in seeing the big picture. Drugs and Violence (specifically gang violence in BC, Canada). First, drugs. Drugs are a DEMAND-side problem; ie. if you removed all of the supply of them (War on Drugs, *ahem*) the demand will still be there 100%. Like the “War on Terrorism,” you … Read more
Ever wonder why they feature so many ‘inspirational’ stories in magazines, books and televisions everywhere about youth breaking free from poverty or addiction? Well, it is because it’s a rare phenomenon and very difficult to achieve… In life there are those questions that are gray and have no real answer, they can be argued to … Read more
The newest trend as I watch my FaceBook is; babies! Cute little pudgy human worm babies. Aww how nice. Wish I had time to do that is what I say, then I realize all of the people having children barely have basic jobs and almost no education. I mean the world is a free place, … Read more