January 3 • Dave Taylor
2017: ANOTHER YEAR OVER, A NEW ONE JUST BEGUN
Happy New Year, tout le monde. I note that this is Day 3 of the carbon tax and the sky has not yet fallen, despite the best efforts of the...
December 23 • Dave Taylor
2016: WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN
This is a little like the dreaded Christmas letter you get every year from the relatives/friends/acquaintances you only ever hear from at Christmas,...
December 2 • Dave Taylor
HOW TO MAKE WHINE: START WITH SOUR GRAPES
Leaving aside the fact that my favourite scene in “The Princess Bride” is every scene, one of my favourite scenes in the movie is the one where Fezzik...
November 23 • Dave Taylor
HOW MANY ALBERTANS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB?
Just back from another trip to Salt Spring Island, and therefore another opportunity to observe the insanity here at home from a distance. It’s not...
November 15 • Dave Taylor
WHEN GOOD NEIGHBOURS GO BAD: HOW CANADA SHOULD RESPOND
Along with “How did this happen?”, the other question people have been asking me since Donald Trump’s election last Tuesday is, “Where does this...
November 14 • Dave Taylor
NOW IS THE NUCLEAR WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
There is the matter of the launch codes and the fact that they will soon be handed over to a man with the impulse control of a toddler. But since he...
June 15 • Dave Taylor
“WHAT AM I GONNA DO? I CAN’T SURVIVE ON MY AMERIKA..”
“If the worst is true, is it just a waste of time?” — Lyrics from the song, “Amerika”, from the album, “The Great Detachment”, by the Halifax indie...
April 12 • Dave Taylor
ADAPTING IN ALBERTA
There is a curse that goes like this: “May you live in interesting times.” (Although I was taught that Confucius uttered it millennia ago, it...
January 21 • Dave Taylor
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH MOM?
Someday, you will almost certainly have to grapple with this question – although you may find that you’re asking it about your father, or your...
December 3 • Dave Taylor
THE INCREDIBLE LIGHTNESS OF NOT GIVING (MUCH OF) A DAMN
..and I’m gonna enjoy it while it lasts. I was recently approached by someone who wanted to know if I had any interest in getting more involved in a...
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