tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-125757332011-07-16T18:18:00.950-06:00Confronting the Culture of Death with a rapier wit.Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.comBlogger1241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-57174444323424527872010-03-21T18:02:00.003-06:002010-03-28T16:53:21.093-06:00

Random, somewhat inter-connected thoughts on Obama's (apparent) success in getting the Senate health bill past the House:Stupak and friends are being duped: The President has promised them more than he can deliver. Even if he issues an executive order (EO) saying that abortion funding will be kept to the Hyde Amendment limits, it won't stand against the legislation being currently passed. This,

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-69380017622663429592008-02-28T00:25:00.001-07:002008-02-28T00:30:49.276-07:00

I've made posting to this blog too little of a priority on several long-ish occasions now. It's time to face the fact that I'm not interested (enough) to make a real go of this blog. Therefore, I am indefinitely hanging up my keyboard in this regard.In fact, I continue to read many blogs regularly. I don't think I've ever been much of a writer (nor a journal keeper, for that matter), and can

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-39022729785324253312007-12-25T04:08:00.001-07:002008-02-28T00:38:28.929-07:00

For all my secular/atheist friends (heck, anyone who is caught up in this commercialized season), I'd just like to offer the above message.PS - for my Protestant/lapsed Catholic friends, I'd like to offer the following:Keep the Mass in Christmas.God bless your holidays, everyone.

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-46320987554179537442007-12-23T20:15:00.000-07:002007-12-23T20:47:02.889-07:00

I remembered hearing this story a few days ago, but haven't seen any of my regular blogs comment on it. It's an interesting story where a mother is receiving a two year conditional sentence, essentially for neglect that led to the death of her 12 year old diabetic daughter.When I first heard the story, my impression was of a story similar to the Latimer case, and which the reporter essentially

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-50755380979459363082007-12-23T19:26:00.000-07:002007-12-23T20:13:41.340-07:00

This is but a brief post supporting Mark Steyn/Maclean's magazine in their refusal to publish an unedited rebuttal to a piece done by Mark Steyn, taken from "America Alone", dealing with Islam and various demographical facts.Not only do I support Macleans unequivocally on this issue, I also absolutely favour the complete dismembering of the HRC's themselves. These quasi-judicial bodies are

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-67761943235923934322007-12-23T19:13:00.000-07:002007-12-23T19:26:40.359-07:00

A few days ago we had our long-awaited third daughter. This particular birth was the longest so far (around 5 hours), but definitely the smoothest. In fact, there was even time for an epidural (a new experience for us).My blog has been neglected for a long-ish while now, I realize. Part of the reason is a new sign-in method, and I just felt too busy to learn how to sign in the new way. Pretty

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-14200926511389724402007-09-23T21:57:00.000-06:002007-09-23T21:58:50.497-06:00

This posting is written by a guest blogger.My frustration has been building for some time, added to by the September 20 Vatican Radio podcast. The climate change fad has found its way into these broadcasts often over the last months. I even sent a letter requesting more balance.To place things in context, I am a hardcore papist. On the dogma-doctrine-discipline spectrum of orthodoxy, I’d bleed

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-49415594245215078782007-05-22T09:45:00.000-06:002007-05-22T09:46:30.551-06:00

My wife and I have tremendously good news to announce – our fertility still works!Our back-of-the-envelope calculation puts our due date sometime between Christmas and New Year’s.For those of you keeping track (or trying to) of such things, this is our sixth little darling. No need for any charitable bake sales to buy us a new van yet, as we still fit in our Astro. Perhaps in the future ????

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-50429020321967342682007-05-13T23:19:00.000-06:002007-05-13T23:21:26.381-06:00

I posted some questions onto bigbluewave's blog just now, and thought I'd drop them here (both to seek others' knowledge, and to remind myself to look it up myself).I'd be very curious to see numbers for all the March [for Lifes] since they began (both pro-life estimates and media-reported numbers)(having attended some of these events, I realize there are usually discrepancies).Along with this,

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-30276482223049007582007-05-08T01:46:00.000-06:002007-05-08T02:04:23.169-06:00

I could make lots of excuses for my long-ish absence, but I'd rather just talk about what I've been up to (in between the time I waste gaming and the like).This is the year of sizable renovations chez nous, including (hopefully) an attached garage in front of our home. The financing went through relatively easily and quickly, so that's not holding us up. I've had a few workable ideas, in

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1171346187470415922007-02-12T22:32:00.000-07:002007-05-08T02:05:35.427-06:00

I wish to add my voice to the Blog Strike for income-splitting. I have no special training in this area, but I thought I'd add my two cents of what this particular measure would mean to me and my family.To me, income-splitting is a tangible way to accomplish many laudable goals. First of all, it is a measure of respect for marriage. How so? When a man and a woman declare their vows before

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1171134767532205902007-02-10T12:04:00.000-07:002007-02-10T12:22:23.493-07:00

Yesterday's Toronto Star has an article on income-splitting. The good news is that apparently income-splitting is still on the table. The Star is apparently trying to make a particular case against income-splitting, as it describes the following 2 scenarios:The Canadian Taxpayers Federation calculates that a single-income family with a $100,000 earner would save $4,320 this year under a

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1171131713769670592007-02-10T11:15:00.000-07:002007-02-10T11:21:53.790-07:00

Below is the text of a letter I sent my supervisor after discovering that the Heart & Stroke Foundation supports embryonic stem cell research:I will not be able to complete my commitment with canvassing, due to some information that recently came to my attention.Prior to now, I was assuming that there were no difficulties with supporting the Heart and Stroke Foundation, which is why I helped out

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1171070850247245272007-02-09T18:15:00.000-07:002007-02-09T18:27:30.646-07:00

An article today in the National Post details the options before the Conservatives as the Liberal-sponsored private members bill on Kyoto comes to a final vote. If passed (which is expected), it would force the government to meet the Kyoto targets that the Liberal government agreed to years ago.Given that the Liberal government of that day took no tangible steps to achieve the objectives that

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1170392237807738182007-02-01T21:56:00.000-07:002007-02-01T21:57:17.856-07:00

You are a 99% traditional Catholic!  Congratulations! You are more knowlegeable than most modern theologians! You have achieved mastery over the most important doctrines of the Catholic Faith! You should share your incredible understanding with others!Do You Know Your Baltimore Catechism?Make Your Own Quiz

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1169629249335190502007-01-24T01:45:00.000-07:002007-01-24T02:00:49.383-07:00

I suspect I've successfully alienated both of my readers, so this will be primarily an exercise in personal journaling.We're thinking of moving back to Saskatchewan from Calgary.Of course, that's the abbreviated version. We first moved out here when small-town Saskatchewan had no workable job opportunities for us - so we packed up, took a chance moving to cow-town (5 short years ago), and have

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1165726321952565432006-12-09T21:40:00.000-07:002006-12-09T21:52:01.986-07:00

Carleton University's Student Association (CUSA) decision to prohibit 'anti-choice' groups from funding, meeting space, or even forming a university association is a tremendous opportunity to advance the pro-life cause at that university. Despite the fact that it comes as a heavy-handed and totalitarian response to reasonable debate at that venue, pro-lifers should only see this as an

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1165640989678250942006-12-08T22:02:00.000-07:002006-12-08T22:09:49.723-07:00

Well, it's widely-known that the recent (but strange!) vote by Canada's Parliament to decide whether to introduce a bill turning back the clock on Same-Sex "Marriage" (no, I won't stop using the quotes) was defeated, relatively decisively. Reading Andrew Coyne's blog, he comes to the conclusion that the issue was finally decided through the correct procedure and with the 'correct' outcome.

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1165376317063645882006-12-05T20:31:00.000-07:002006-12-05T20:53:37.823-07:00

Just a quick note to say I (think I've) joined the So-Con Squadron Blogroll. I'm not a frequent poster, as my post-dates will show pretty quickly - really more of a blog-consumer than provider. Anyhoo, the SCS blogroll is on my sidebar, and I'm posting this to check if I show up on it.Update: Well, no success thus far (maybe they don't check their e-mail often?)(or maybe I'm just not popular

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1164090729248863692006-11-20T23:29:00.000-07:002006-11-20T23:32:09.260-07:00

This past Saturday two of our high school volleyball teams played in city championship matches. Unfortunately, the team I helped coach lost out in the final. It's not that they played poorly, they just didn't rise to the level they usually did during the regular season. On a happier note, our senior team won their match. Most of those guys I coached in the past two years. They played a

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1163129157579957792006-11-09T20:17:00.000-07:002006-11-09T20:25:57.800-07:00

I hadn't the opportunity to see how the ground battle for South Dakota's proposed abortion law was being fought in South Dakota itself. One commentary I read was that those who opposed the law often did so for not providing enough of an 'escape clause' for women pregnant from rape and/or incest. I wonder how prepared the pro-life side was to counter this particular argument. Did they have

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1159332704114157142006-09-26T22:49:00.000-06:002006-09-26T22:51:44.156-06:00

Quote of the last 4 decades, as far as I'm concerned.(oops, forgot the link - stolen from a comments page at Small Dead Animals).

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1159245560637088942006-09-25T22:32:00.000-06:002006-09-25T22:40:35.586-06:00

Among the happy items just announced by the Canadian government is the fact that Status of Women Canada (SOW) will be receiving $5 million less out of a $23 million budget. It feels like a first step, but a tremendously-welcome one that makes it thinkable to yank away the rest of the funding for this virulently leftist organization. To be a free and equal society, Canada needs to start by

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1156587273222682762006-08-26T03:54:00.000-06:002006-08-26T04:14:38.180-06:00

I've been postponing watching this movie, knowing ahead of time that I'd be disgusted by its promotion of abortion. I've also suspected that it would be historically-revisionist. It irks me incredibly when people can't face up to the truth about history, and need to create false caricatures in order to buttress their own position.Anyway, I'm watching it as I write - "Homer" is just about to

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1156481498058778392006-08-24T22:45:00.000-06:002006-08-24T22:51:38.196-06:00

Tonight's CBC News included an in-depth report on the efforts to make Plan B "emergency contraception" illegal over-the-counter. The thrust of the report was on the political interference apparently exerted by the Bush administration (or its appointees) to prevent the availability of Plan B.Admittedly, I missed a portion of the report, but listening to the rest in detail I found nowhere in it

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1155831603863291752006-08-17T09:53:00.001-06:002006-09-25T22:41:45.356-06:00

The hypocrisy of many when it comes to AIDS is showing with the current conference in Toronto there dedicated to AIDS. When Bill Gates, a large contributor to AIDS relief efforts, lauded President Bush for his commitment of public funds, conference attendees showed their preference of politics to solutions that work. They also booed Gates when he recognized the singular success of the Ugandan

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1155830660726499502006-08-17T09:53:00.000-06:002006-08-17T10:10:52.923-06:00

Apparently not content with the destruction of unborn human beings through abortion, scientists seek to deliberately create human embryos now for the purpose of experimenting on them. Despite the specter of Godwin's Law hanging over my head, I choose to invoke memories of Nazi doctors experimenting on societal 'undesirables'. No amount of good* can justify taking lives to improve the quality of

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1150591166020824062006-06-17T18:05:00.000-06:002006-06-17T18:39:26.046-06:00

It's been a tradition since I bought my first car to also name it. My first car, bought near my 16 birthday, was a 1977 Ford Capri Ghia. Actually, for $650, I bought two of the same vehicle, one a parts car. With my dad's help, we worked at it and fixed it up nicely (for a high school beater, anyway). I drove it for close to 2 years before parking it on my parents back pad for the next

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1149740048768080492006-06-07T22:07:00.000-06:002006-06-07T22:14:08.816-06:00

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention (probably) my favorite school city championship team. Our boys soccer team took the Div 1 championship this evening. Unfortunately, due to a school commitment, I was only able to observe the last half the game. Fortunately, the first half resulted in a 1-1 split. The boys (one in particular, a very talented young man who I happen to teach) played a great

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1146784946426511822006-05-04T17:13:00.000-06:002006-05-04T17:22:26.426-06:00

My last post got me thinking about something that has been quietly simmering for awhile now. I've been growing in my Canadian pride these last months. For years now, I've honestly been at a loss to describe any compelling reason to be proud of my country. Liberal governance has led to a host of non-democratic changes in our society's fabric. Our courts have abrogated the responsibility of

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1146784402218188972006-05-04T17:03:00.000-06:002006-05-04T17:13:22.236-06:00

Stephen Harper (and all players who have participated) has so far been successful in reversing the split that the PC party of yesteryear underwent at the end of Mulroney's tenure. I'll leave the effects of this to future ponderings. But I was recently thinking about the next obvious step in the process - the dismantling of the Bloc Quebecois, and the 'return to the fold' of those disaffected

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1146613752097898952006-05-02T17:36:00.000-06:002006-05-02T17:49:12.173-06:00

Yes, I've been quite lazy in the blog-world. I'd apologize, but that would indicate a firm resolution to change my habits. I'd rather either do it, or not apologize insincerely. I thought I'd continue with the 'health care' theme I chose a couple of posts ago.I visited a chiropractor since my last post - one who was recommended by a colleague for his 'bedside manner', as well as his competence

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1144388522233596412006-04-06T23:29:00.000-06:002006-05-04T17:25:38.886-06:00

I'll drop back here sometime and put a link in this post here.The CBR is the pro-life group that puts on the GAP presentations. For those of you not in the know, the Genocide Awareness Project is an innovative, in-your-face public demonstration of pictures showing parallels in images and language between abortion today, and well-recognized genocides of the past. The images and language are pretty

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1144387774700538252006-04-06T23:19:00.000-06:002006-04-06T23:29:34.730-06:00

Really, this post is part of my therapy. Not that a doctor told me to do it, but what the heck.About 5 years ago, I had a mole removed that was found to have been melanomic (real word, or did I just make that up?). Our family doctor certainly made it sound serious, and I was actually booked for a follow-up surgery about 7 days later (in Saskatchewan, it means it's really serious when you're not

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1142184520912258742006-03-12T10:21:00.000-07:002006-03-12T23:16:41.413-07:00

I absolutely support the South Dakota abortion law, and look forward to its test on the US Supreme Court - in the hopes that sanity will finally prevail in that court, and a whole class of unprotected human beings will reacquire protection in a modern Western democracy. That alone will inspire me that the end of the West is not nigh. You can't tolerate and accept - hell, encourage - your

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1142183550246050622006-03-12T10:08:00.000-07:002006-03-12T10:12:30.246-07:00

I recently received some links for World Cup/other soccer sites from Paul Tuns.Yahoo SportsFIFAFIFA World CupEnjoy.

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1142183269685502252006-03-12T10:02:00.000-07:002006-03-12T10:07:49.703-07:00

My school boys' senior basketball team made it to the city finals, which were played last night. I was thinking of going, then deciding not to go, then finally we decided to take the whole family to see the game (which started at 8, and we only got home shortly after 11 pm - so the kids are pretty tired). It was a great game, by the way - my team was down 16 points at the half. They came out

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1140667482225435502006-02-22T20:49:00.000-07:002006-02-24T07:34:17.620-07:00

As any of you who know me already know, I'm a high school teacher. I taught the grade 12 Alberta Chemistry course for the first time this Fall, and have been waiting anxiously for the past month to see how my students did on their diploma exams. I was able to unofficially check their results today.Overall, a good average for my bunch of students. There were 4 (out of 50-ish) who failed, a

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1138479980318973052006-01-28T12:58:00.000-07:002006-01-29T22:12:55.293-07:00

A friend lent me Michael Crichton's State of Fear, and I recently finished it. I don't read a lot of current fiction, but had heard interesting things about this volume ahead of time. In particular, Crichton takes to task the environmental movement (which is fully in line with my gut instincts). If you're skeptical about the book without having read it yet, let me quote some of the author's

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1138145894889995852006-01-24T16:26:00.000-07:002006-01-24T16:38:14.890-07:00

Thoughts on the just-concluded federal election, in no particular order:(a) I'm glad Stephen Harper won (which might not surprise anyone)(b) Even though I didn't vote for him (I spoiled my ballot and said I wanted a pro-life candidate)(c) I would definitely have reconsidered (b) if there were any doubts whether he would make it in. I may be a single-issue voter (when I have a choice), but will

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1138065646189535882006-01-23T17:51:00.000-07:002006-01-23T18:20:46.206-07:00

[Wild Kingdom music in the background, as LG narrates ....]In the Canadian wilderness, there is a disappearing species, the SoCon. Just short generations ago, there were SoCons wandering Canada from coast to coast, though especially on the plains, if records are proved correct. Unfortunately, current federal government hunting policies have resulted in many fewer being seen in the wild. They

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1138063875950675992006-01-23T17:45:00.000-07:002006-01-23T17:51:15.973-07:00

President Calls "March for Life" Participants Via Telephone 12:40 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Nellie, thank you very much. I appreciate the invitation to speak. I'm calling from Manhattan, Kansas. (Applause.) Sounds like you got some good folks from Kansas there. (Applause.) I want to thank everybody there -- if you're from Kansas, or anywhere else in our country, for your devotion to such a noble

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1137889132223678012006-01-21T17:02:00.000-07:002006-01-22T09:11:33.653-07:00

I dropped by the Ranchman's Meet and Greet today to, well, meet and greet several Alberta bloggers/commenters. The drinks and food were good and in plentiful amounts. It's very interesting to put a face to a name/blog. Thanks for the conversation to everybody who showed up (well, before the band started playing and it got too loud to talk). Notably present were, Kevin, Richard, Mike, Cory,

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1137656620672293552006-01-19T00:39:00.000-07:002006-01-19T00:48:13.230-07:00

I just thought I'd include the following entry from a blog I frequent, for those of you who know me, but perhaps don't understand my fascination with the blog-world:"Wonk: someone who obsesses about a within-the-margin-of-error movement in the polls, indeed obsesses about polls; someone who has any idea of what the real issues are in a political campaign; someone with anything intelligent to say

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1137341052464536422006-01-15T08:48:00.000-07:002006-01-15T22:33:53.123-07:00

Prime Minister Paul Martin seems to believe that thiscan be (about one third of the time in Canada) a woman's enemy.Prime Minister Paul Martin wants you to believe that Mr. Harper is the enemy of "Canadian values" for not agreeing with this argument.Unfortunately, Mr. Harper and all the other party leaders seem to agree with PM's argument.I think Canadians can do better for both mother and child

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1136948466525362452006-01-10T19:58:00.000-07:002006-01-11T01:32:16.183-07:00

Grave scandal continues to be caused by a Prime Minister who accepts abortion as a fait accompli, somehow compatible with his 'devout Catholicism'. It's more than time to let PM (and those who would be mislead by his ilk) know that he must choose between a faith of convenience and public adherence (at least not public non-adherence) to the basic moral and religious tenets of the Catholic Faith.

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1136777628667823272006-01-08T20:13:00.000-07:002006-01-08T20:33:48.696-07:00

For those wondering what took so long for my recovery to the blogosphere, don't forget that I'm a teacher (and therefore have an, er, extended holiday).Truth be told, it was great to be busy with life.Christmas was held quietly at home with just our little family. The boys received plastic light sabers in their stockings (Santa, you devil!) - and have been progressing in their Jedi training

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1134541170002395182005-12-13T23:01:00.000-07:002005-12-13T23:19:30.026-07:00

Election's called,Are you listening?In the lane,Signs are glistening,A beautiful sight,we're happy tonight (Jan. 23!),Voting in a winter wonderland.In the meadow we can build a snowman,We can pretend that he is Paul Mar-tin,He'll say, 'Are you Liberal?',We'll say, 'No, man','And you can find a real job when we win'.Later on, we'll conspire,As PM consoles himself, by the fire,A beautiful sight,

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1134534273679106682005-12-13T21:17:00.000-07:002005-12-13T22:36:18.156-07:00

Stephen Harper recently announced that a Harper CPC government would not seek to implement a law restricting abortion. As a SoCon member of his Calgary SW riding, he just lost the opportunity to have a lawn-sign on my lawn. If I had a credible, pro-life candidate in my riding, he would also have just lost my vote. I'll have to check out the local candidates more closely.I understand the lack

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1134517281064602072005-12-13T16:39:00.000-07:002005-12-13T16:41:21.090-07:00

I'm providing you with a link to the NDP web-site. They've got some bingo cards made up with Paul Martin expressions - people can play bingo listening to PM during the debates! This is possibly the funniest political thing I've ever seen, and the NDP guys behind this deserve full credit.(Now I have to go wash myself)

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1134443334990543462005-12-12T20:04:00.000-07:002005-12-12T20:08:54.990-07:00

There is an on-line petition for people who were offended by Scott Reid's statement that the CPC proposal is foolish because parents would spend the money on 'beer and popcorn' (popcorn?), instead of quality child-care (or other family priorities). I encourage you to sign it if it strikes a nerve in you.As one commenter wrote, "Beer and popcorn for $1200, or bribery and corruption? I'll take

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1134103655017872502005-12-08T21:33:00.000-07:002005-12-08T21:47:35.036-07:00

Hark, Good-al-e's 'An-gels' S-ing,Bringing tides of early joy,"Act you now, 'ere trade bells r-ing,And don't for-get, who's your boy."Pro-fits from this leak acc-rue,To fill our cof-fers, we turn to you.Don't be shy, we'll ne-ver get ca-ught,Our ma-ny lies, have be-en bo-ught.With th'angelic (media) hosts pro-claim,"The Lib's are re-born from their 'shame'."With th-angelic (media) hosts pro-claim

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1134000133159246602005-12-07T16:59:00.000-07:002005-12-14T21:37:13.556-07:00

On the sixth seventh 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th day of Christmas, Harper prom-ised to me,Senate and electoral reform,Increased Defence Spending,A Children's Sport Credit,A Canadian Cancer Control Strategy,Financial security for seniors,Tools for trades and books for school,Opportunities for small businesses,Protection for our fisheries,$1200 per child under 6 (for beer and popcorn, of course),

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Stephen Harper has been earning real respect with me recently (should I mention that I'm not a CPC/Harper shill?). His child-care proposal, and I mean this sincerely, resonates with my soul. Every time I hear Paul Martin's proposal, I get socialist shivers up my spine - hating government not only for not respecting the choices my wife and I have made to enable her to care for our children, but

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I'm on the mailing list for one of those 'pro-marriage' groups. I think the methods of these groups is sometimes a little tacky/hokey, but in general I support their goals, so I tolerate it. I recently received a follow-up e-mail, although I don't think I received the initial notice to which it refers. Here's the text of the e-mail I received:"CorrectionDear Friend of Marriage,The action alert

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Driving after work today, I noticed a homemade sign in the back window of a woman's car with this post's title. I mused, "What could motivate her to make this comparison?"Is it the arm-banded 'Harper youth', fully enamoured with nationalistic Canadian pride, wanting to conquer the world for mein Fuhrer and the motherland? Is allegiance to Harper being demanded as a precursor to being 'truly

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After months (years?) of intense pressure to release the CPC Hidden Agenda (HA), for all Canadians to view, the Conservative Party of Canada has finally begun to oblige. Newshound Craig Oliver has discovered that hanging is to be a central plank for the party going in to the next election. When asked about the leak, a CPC spokesman looked taken aback that part of the HA had escaped from its

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1133407661683986932005-11-30T20:24:00.000-07:002005-11-30T20:29:26.766-07:00

The fallout continues from the case in BC where two lesbians rented a Knights of Columbus hall, only to have the contract broken by the Knights when they found out it was a same-sex couple. Bob Tarantino of Let It Bleed does a good job picking apart the Human Rights Commission 'decision' in the case, which you can read here.

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There is something of the absurd in Canada - we are (one of) the only modern countries in the world with absolutely no limit on abortion (ie. zero fetal protection), but every election, when somebody mentions that it's worth having a law on the books, they're painted as extremists. The extremist pro-abortion situation that we currently have is painted as a 'moderate' position (and I know all

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I'm very happy we're having a federal election now, and not putting it off until after the holidays. It's like an early Christmas gift!

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A good friend of mine sent me a link to recent Saskatchewan Hansard (I haven't got the video version working just yet - not sure what's wrong there - if you're checking out the video, you should move the time-slider to 22:35).Anyway, Dan D'Outremont was speaking about Kate's blog, and quoted me from her comments. His member's question section reads,"Blogging and Saskatchewan Issues Mr. D’

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Our high school senior and junior girls volleyball teams won city championships yesterday. My wife and I had a date night, and decided to spend part of it watching the senior match. As as personal aside, I coached about half the team two seasons ago when I first started teaching at my high school. We never achieved much in terms of wins - but I've kept an eye on their play since then. I have

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1132293733631089852005-11-17T22:49:00.000-07:002005-11-17T23:03:39.510-07:00

Yes, I realize it's a pretty lame title - so sue me.Actually, this post was inspired last weekend. We were back in Saskatchewan to help celebrate my grandma's soon-to-arrive 90th birthday. My sister and I began debating the merits of SK vs AB's approaches to insurance to operate a vehicle. Not that my web-traffic can handle the influx of sure-to-come visitors, but I thought I'd hash out our

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Rumors of a stunning gamble by Jack! Layton have surprised (at least a few) Canadians with a bid for a Christmas Federal election. When asked why he was willing to push Canadians to the polls during the holiday season, he replied, "It's not due to the Liberal corruption, we can live with that - in fact, we understand it - with a little introspection, we know we'd do the same if Canadians were

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The federal Liberal (pseudo)government recently announced Quebec's exemption from the regulations other provinces will have to follow. Apparently, because Quebec has been running a childcare program for a number of years, it wouldn't 'make sense' to treat them the same way as other provinces. I have a number of thoughts and questions (I'll only pass along the ones that I can express without

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I'll admit it outright - I become a raging idiot whenever I hear talk of the Liberal day-care fiasco. I'm not sure who exactly they're buying off with this garbage-from-beginning-to-end deal, and I don't much care. I'm not a profanity-type man, but I find many expletives come quickly to mind whenever it's even mentioned in passing. Why?As a family man who has made many sacrifices to enable my

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When I arrived home from work today, my third son came running up to me to tell on his oldest brother. I found a note with the following message on my computer desk (how did he know where to leave it to get my attention?): "I'm really sorry that I broke the mirror in the main bathroom. here is thirty-one dollars to pay for it. love, [son #1]P.S. I broke the mirror accidently but the real

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This post is for my brother and his wife, on the off chance that they venture by my blog during their Australian work/holiday-fest. And yes, the kids are all doing just fine - now get on with enjoying yourself properly, mates!

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Same-sex "marriage" has been legal in Spain for about two months now. In that time, rougly 35,000 heterosexual marriages have taken place. Only 22 homosexual couples have availed themselves of the same institution in that period of time. That is approximately 0.0628% of the total number of marriages. If 2% of the adult population is homosexual, this would indicate that heterosexuals are 32

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I'm pretty amazed at all the thoughts being laid out in the blogosphere about Hurricane Katrina - it's enough to keep you busy for a very long time. Seeing images of what's been going on there has made me think more than once that I wish I was philanthropically wealthy - in which case my kids and I would already be down there with a boat helping rescue people. I'm also liking the idea I've seen

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1126058346934983872005-09-06T19:53:00.000-06:002005-09-06T19:59:06.946-06:00

It's finally happened.I began receiving some of the obnoxious comments parents of larger families tend to get, along the lines of, "Can't you keep it in your pants?" The obnoxious comments came at work, in the spirit of a joke, and caught me off-guard. I'd told myself I'd be ready with something witty if it ever happened to me - alas, I just smiled and said nothing at first. My brother has had

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1123513655984800862005-08-08T09:03:00.000-06:002005-08-08T13:26:13.576-06:00

Let it be said that I am efficient (when I want to be).We had a baby girl early this morning.My wife woke with contractions around 3 a.m., and woke me when her water broke just after 4 a.m. We called my sister-in-law to watch the kids (she arrived 5 minutes later); arrived at the hospital about 20 minutes later; and birthed the baby 20 minutes after that (forget what I said about my efficiency -

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Not that you're coming here everyday looking for updates, but I guess I should post something this summer.First, my summer school class is over. As my first endeavour into Physics, it was a pleasant diversion. The extra income is very pleasant (although it surprises me how quickly it gets gobbled up). A good bunch of kids, although a couple shouldn't have been in there (oh well, they passed,

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1122266139044917892005-07-24T22:18:00.000-06:002005-07-24T22:35:39.050-06:00

I'm quite skeptical when it comes to EGW. I am very anti-Kyoto, not just because it's an expensive cosmetic environmental treaty that will achieve (next to) nothing (even if the biggest CO2 emitters were to sign on, that is). I'm also anti-Kyoto because the pro-EGW crowd has failed to provide the burden of proof to change the status quo. Their arguments often come down to assertions that this

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Well, I finally did it - I went to see the new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie. I'm glad I did, too. Not necessarily because I was thoroughly impressed with the quality and faithfulness, but because I would've been unhappy to not have seen a serious attempt at it.Not to talk it down too much, there were some good images that add to my own impressions from the book(s). The Vogons gave

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I ask this question in all seriousness (and admit that I am a little bit in despair over its apparent answer).In numerous discussions about abortion, it seems that we get to a point at which - very consistently - the pro-choice person admits that my science/biology is basically pretty sound, but that the 'answer' to the abortion debate depends, ultimately on the opinion one has of the value of

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Thanks to my brothers-in-law (different sides of the family), the tree I mentioned not so long ago is now sleeping with the fishes. Good fun was had by all, as I got to chop it up with my chainsaw after the fact (I wasn't quite confident enough that my wedge cut would direct it to the (empty) center of my yard). The tree fell beautifully (apologies to Dogmatix) - and, better yet, thanks to my

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Burkean Canuck has a great post (and the comments aren't too shabby either) on London's terrorist attack yesterday. Admittedly, it's on the deep side.UPDATE:A great editorial in the TorStar can be read here on the incredible response of the British to the terrorist attack.

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"I,having lived through rape, and also having raised a child 'conceived in rape,' feel personally assualted and insulted every time I hear that abortion should be legal because of rape and incest. I feel that we're being used by pro-abortionists to further the abortion issue, even though we've not been asked to tell our side of the story." From D. Reardon's Victims and VictorsHow opportune that

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Apparently, the Senate, an institution 'known' as the the Chamber of a 'sober, second thought', has closed down debate on the SS"M" bill after 2 hours of debate. Oh, those clever Liberals, they sure know how to work the levers of power (all you lefties must be giggling with glee now).

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... from Father de Souza's recent column on SSM:"[W]hy shouldn't [...] marital promises mean what they say? Namely, that the bond of permanence cannot be broken unless the terms of the (civil) marriage contract have themselves been broken, or that the parties mutually agree to break the contract? Why shouldn't marital contracts be at least as strong as, say, the contract to renovate the kitchen,

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1120656826403613512005-07-06T07:31:00.000-06:002005-07-06T08:33:02.543-06:00

Following Kate's lead over at SDA, here's a link to a fine rant by Angry, concerning some Catholic policians(?) in Ottawa who have been denied communion (finally).UPDATE: Further to Angry's piece ... concerning those Catholic NDP politicians who were effectively excommunicated for voting for SSM. When they ran for the NDP, would they not expect to be kicked from caucus for NOT voting for SSM?

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1120656310374870252005-07-06T07:22:00.000-06:002005-07-06T07:25:10.380-06:00

Okay, it's not actually come out yet; but I just participated in it, for the first time ever, I think. It sounds like Gallup (via Leger marketing?) will be publishing a new Canadian political survey by this weekend. Of course, there were other questions in there too, but the political stuff seemed to be the core of it. Why do I feel like I may just have had more influence on Canada's political

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1119406715731954012005-07-05T23:11:00.000-06:002005-07-05T23:13:43.386-06:00

Now, it occurred to me after my last 'abortion' post that someone might read what I wrote about my 8 month old in utero baby and say something like, "Why are you using an extreme example, most abortions occur earlier in pregnancy." I have a couple of responses.First, both pro-choice and pro-life tend to start arguing from extremes (PC invoke rape/incest/life-threatening cases; PL invoke

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I'm sure some of you will (justifiably) tut-tut me for including this link, but what the hey. It's been a few years since I first read Things My Girlfriend and I have Argued About. Just kindly overlook those things that you know I don't agree with, while you giggle over the rest. And to my lovely wife, no, I'm not trying to say anything in particular about you.

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Our family went to a Catholic family camp at Lac Ste Anne, Alberta (just west of Edmonton) over the Canada Day long weekend, hence the non-postage. The weather threatened rain briefly (last year it rained heavily every day for the 4 days we were there), but stayed quite warm through the weekend. Sickness continued to haunt our family, some combination of colds and croup, so a lot of time was

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When it comes to certain issues, I get remarkably feisty. For me, abortion is one such issue. Since I started blogging, I've always intended to write my detailed views/arguments related to abortion. Now that I'm here, I'm at a loss of where to start - you could say I'm having trouble conceiving this post.I've spent a lot of time meditating and reading about abortion; I've taught about it in

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1119328204764583802005-06-20T22:28:00.000-06:002005-06-20T22:30:04.773-06:00

This site has a flashy way of presenting information about the sponsorship scandal - or did you forget about that particular news item?

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In light of recent environmental events in Calgary and area, I would like to draw your attention to the following web-site. Prepare to be shocked!

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Just so you all don't freak all over me, realize the following is "philosophically speculative".Let's suppose that those of us opposed to same-sex marriage would agree to it with a significant concession from 'the other side'. What if that concession was a public, enforceable (yes, this is why it's speculative) prohibition on both divorce and infidelity? Just for the thought experiment of it

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Most will consider me crazy, but I'm planning on taking my boys camping tomorrow. In the mountains. Where it's been raining insanely off and on for the past couple of weeks (particularly throughout today).The truth is, I don't care. It's been a long school-year, and I need a break, even if it is water-logged. In fact, we may just sleep in the van, instead of the tent; and a friend has offered

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I don't know how to do trackbacks (well, this is my first try, anyway).Captain's Quarters has an excellent summary and discussion among the comments regarding the autopsy report of Terri Schiavo - it makes me yearn for rational discussion in my own little Canada, when similar issues come to the fore.Anyway, go here to read CQ's analysis of the whole thing.

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I AM (also) Canadian has split my gut with the following two posts:"You Might be a Jedi Redneck if ...",and,"You might be a Canadian Jedi if ...".Read at your peril.

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1118609169589717562005-06-12T14:40:00.000-06:002005-06-13T22:55:49.446-06:00

One of the things we probably shouldn't think about too much, in light of the recent Chaoulli decision in Quebec, is how many Canadians have already died because of our governments' addiction to the idea of "single-tier health care". Nope, because then we might actually have to assign blame (particularly to Canadian leftist politicians), and that is SOOooooo unCanadian.P.S. Anybody want to start

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Your IQ Is 130Your Logical Intelligence is ExceptionalYour Verbal Intelligence is GeniusYour Mathematical Intelligence is GeniusYour General Knowledge is ExceptionalA Quick and Dirty IQ Test

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I, unequivocably, desire a Canadian federal election. I don't care that the party I most despise is up in the polls, to the detriment of my current choice. I am not overly concerned that they may get back in, this time with a majority mandate. I don't care that people will 'blame' Stephen Harper for bringing this apocalypse upon us; and during Summer - egad!I want this election for the

Cyranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01320220966643735495noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12575733.post-1118426802967043552005-06-10T11:56:00.000-06:002005-06-10T12:06:42.966-06:00

Today is my students' last day of classes for the year. As much as some people look forward to the end of another year/semester, I don't usually get too excited (and get a little worried when students/teachers look so forward to the end that it's one long countdown for them). On the other hand, I like to take a look at my school year, realize what areas I need to work on, and enjoy the

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It's awe-inspiring to see the works of nature. I have a little bit of a better appreciation of floods I've seen on the news elsewhere, and the tsunami in Asia. Don't get me wrong, our flooding is nowhere near the levels that have happened elsewhere - but when you see the little bit here you get a sense of what the magnified version would be like. It's good to see humanity humbled in the face

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I started writing this in response to a fellow at this blog. The initial article post dealt with same-sex marriage (SSM), which diverged into an discussion of the Catholic priest sexual abuse scandal after he brought up the Church's diminished ability to be heard on sexuality issues in its wake. He was flabbergasted at some of the claims I stated, I think it's fair to say. I don't doubt that

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I've been spending about the last hour dreaming about ways that I can improve my front and backyards. I'm looking at adding a garage out front, and building a concrete retaining wall all the back, in place of the fence. I'd then build another fence on the retaining wall after filling in dirt behind the retaining wall. So far, so good. The thing is, to do all this, I have to take down 3 large

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