Darke Musings

Is abortion murder? When is life worth protecting? How you answer that question tells the world a lot about who you are. Take a moment… When does life take on value and when does it lose it? The abortion debate is one of extremes. The deft handling it received in the season finale of HBO’s “Six Feet... Sign in to see full entry.

Censorship is the work of God! You have heard it here first. In an amazing admission our Lord of everything admits that He/She/it manipulates the world around us. How else to explain the bones and fossils that are littered everywhere. It seems God, as clean freak was not one of the Supreme beings... Sign in to see full entry.

Slap or tickle? I can't decide what to do first. In watching the news coverage of the G8 summit I am struck by the ridiculous quality of the whole thing. Leaders of the world's richest economies gather together and horse around for the cameras. This is supposed to be the acceptable face of foreign... Sign in to see full entry.

What are you afraid of? What brings the chill tingles at 3 am? When you think no one has their eye on you, what makes you sweat? Are you afraid of competition? Is it spiders that reduce you to infancy? Loud noises, enclosed spaces, speaking in public? What brings you the deepest sense of dread. What... Sign in to see full entry.

What do you have if you don't have your health? So why are we allowing a precious resource to be defiled! It's entirely too easy to sit back and just turn a blind eye to the damage that underfunding does to healthcare. And I do not mean any specific kind of healthcare. Across the board from head to... Sign in to see full entry.

Bitching is my middle name! I usually fillet my victims slowly, there is an old saying...you can never enjoy your food or your victim's if you move swiftly. I usually do not write weekends; everyone needs a break but I am compelled considering the posts of late. It's easy to rise to the occasion and... Sign in to see full entry.

Boxing. All good things in life come down to a comparison of boxing. National interest? Nah, that is too messy. Put the contending people in a ring and give them ten rounds to beat each other senseless. Think of all the time it would save! Instead of lengthy debates over issues we could just list... Sign in to see full entry.

Two pieces of note from Canada: Congratulations are in order. Brian McAteer's letter "Regent Park was a dream" May 21st 2003 should be required reading for city planners an social activists. It would also help Premier Eves to read it. Clearly the causes of problems in Regent Park have less to do... Sign in to see full entry.

A Challenge Let me take a minute to get personal here. Consider this a commercial message if you will and feel free to get up and answer the call of nature. This particular entry really doesn't require an audience. Sometimes you see it really all comes down to knowing who you can trust. Ages have... Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday I promised you a list. If this where a courtroom I'd rise with a confident air and stare benignly towards the jury box. My opening statement might go something like this. Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, today you are going to be shown proof of wilful neglect. You will see before I am... Sign in to see full entry.