Burin, Newfoundland resident Stewart Brenton, 47, has become the first case of truly appropriate drunk driving sentencing I’ve ever heard of. Back in June, Brenton appeared in court on charges of driving while impaired, flight from police and driving while disqualified. He was convicted and as part of his sentence, he was slapped with a …
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
Boooooarack Oboooooama?
There’s not a whole lot to say about the all-star game. It was fine, I had fun, what more can you ask for? It wasn’t the best night to be a starting pitcher, but in the end the right team won so it’s all good. One thing I did notice, at least I think I …
When Somethin’s Hard To Articulate, Here’s What To Do
For the life of me, I cannot get this song out of my head. And try as she might, Carin can’t either. So I’m posting it here to share the love, and to show that not every song we write about here is complete suck. This one comes from Sean Cullen of Corky and the …
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Somebody’s Got To Do Something!
World Death Rate Holding Steady At 100 Percent Death, a metabolic affliction causing total shutdown of all life functions, has long been considered humanity’s number one health concern. Responsible for 100 percent of all recorded fatalities worldwide, the condition has no cure.
A Letter To Somebody Who Knows Not From The Bus
This editorial about why bus drivers shouldn’t have to call out stopsirritated me so much that I had to write a letter about it. It hasn’t been published yet, but here’s what I wrote. By the way,hereis a post that Carin wrote last year expressing similar frustrations to give you an idea of how long …
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Neurotic Much?
This letter, which appears to come from the president of For The Love Of God, Tether Your Children To Your Person At All Times Lest They Get A Hangnail Or Something International, was published in the Mercury yesterday. Stuff like this drives me absolutely nuts. Folks like these, though well meaning in their own way, …
Big Media Gets What It Wants While The Consumer Gets Hosed…Yet Again
CRTC increases TV funding to bolster local programs, small-market stations Aside from a couple of problems, this is great news. Unfortunately the problems are A that it won’t work and B that we the consumers are going to have to pay for it. The cable companies are alreadymaking that second one perfectly clearby using phrases …
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Dear Maggie Laidlaw
Why are you making me look and feel like an idiot? Yes, me personally. Do you remember 2006? Back when we had that election thing? I used one of my votes on you. I did that because I listened to you speak and read my newspapers regularly and thought you would be a good choice. …
Life Lessons From Days Of Yor
10 Funniest 1950’s Propaganda Films Somehow Duck and Cover only managed number 10. I haven’t watched all of these things yet, but that seems absurd.
Nasty Dan
I haven’t watched Sesame Street in years and from the sounds of it itpretty well sucks now and should not be watched by anybody,but thanks to the internet, we’ll always have the good old days. and boy oh boy, did this ever look like a good old day. Oscar the Grouch and Johnny Cash singing …