The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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Homes Going Green For Free.

Deloraine Houle is getting on-the-job training through BUILD, which steers men and women into the building trades. She says, "My grandmother is kind of proud of me - I'm the first girl in my family in carpentry."

"A new inner-city programs, the first of its kind on North America, could see 400 leaky North End rentals get energy retrofits in the next year.

That's 400 down, 79,600 more to go.

This fall, thanks to a tweak in Manitoba Hydro's legislation, two inner-city renovation agencies are hoping to go door to door, block by block, in the William Whyte neighbourhood offering renters thousands of dollars in renovations, effectively for free.

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Halo.

Haven't heard a voice like this since Jeff Buckley died. 

Born Laura Pergolizzi. Now goes by "L.P." She's originally from NYC. Now L.A. Gay.

But just listen to that voice. Pure liquid. She does with this song what Buckley did with "Hallelujah."

Such a gift, when these ones come along.

 

Also, tough to beat this as a follow-up.

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When Your Losses Start To Mount.

Been a hard week.

 One of the hardest.

Times like these, more often now I turn to music that... sounds the way music used to. I know, I'm basically cashing in my chips as an independent, thinking person by hitting the nostalgia button... but there it is. Facts on the ground.

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Lippy Kids.

The Royal Wedding's over.

As always, however, a learning experience. For example, the media told us repeatedly that the one thing the Brits do well is... pomp.

Well, that and ceremony. Two things, I guess. (Probably a bit more on the pomp, though. 60/40, I'd say.)

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Canuckistan About To Be Overrun By Socialist Hordes

Acanuck is supposed to be covering this, but I thought you'd all be delighted to hear that Canada's socialists are a week away from what would be an historic election upset. Hell, THE election upset of all time up here in the Great White North.

i.e. WINNING!!!1

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Life In Avalon. With Camus, The Kennedys, Emily Carr & Brumus Redux.

 

This is my village. My farm. My woods. My beach.

My world... from ages 1-18.

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It's Frightening To Think That Your Life Is In Their Hands (to/from/for Scottie)

 

 

The night is my shadow,

and the shadow, my light.

The coyotes and I roam these canyons and squares,

our long, ragged coats sweep the streets

as we wander.

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The Other Catcher In The Rye.

One year - back when we had the combine - Dad decided to plant rye in the big field that ran between our house and the rest of the farm. Beautiful stuff, rye. You may not think kids notice when things...
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My List Of The Top 100 Total Pricks Here At TPM That I Won't Miss At All.

I know all you sooks probably gonna write about what you loved here and who you'll miss most and what's it's like here where everybody knows your name... But I know what you're really thinking is, "Jesus, I may not get another chance to diss...I know all you sooks probably gonna write about what you loved here and who you'll miss most and what's it's like here where everybody knows your name... 

But I know what you're really thinking is, "Jesus, I may not get another chance to diss that loser."

Which is why I wrote this list. To see if we can all find some common ground - and not just on the shallow stuff like "the issues," but on something we all care about, like "Who sucks the hardest?"

Originally I had a list of 100, but I want to keep some of you pricks who are on it secret, so I can laugh at you with my friends (with whom I have formed what the experts call a "clique.")

Herewith, a selection of TPM's Top 100 Total Pricks. Now let's see if we can work together on this, ok? 

#74. That fargin' chicken. The one with the weird name "Barkfart" or somesuch. I know some of you liked her, but I didn't get Egg Fackin' One from her. Not Egg Fackin' One. 

And I like eggs. I mean, I really like eggs. So the bird gives me this nice pitchfork and all, but months later.... still no eggs. Seems to me, at this point, you're not even trying to squeeze one out, bird. So. You made my list. 

Which makes me the winner winner, chicken dinner.

73. If all youse guys would quit jabbing me and shouting "Clearthinker, Clearthinker," maybe I could slot him in proper. But no way he ranks as low as Prick #73. Unless you were gonna pick him in as Prick #1 right through #73, which would make more sense. Am I right? 

I mean, the guy's probably proud of the fact that he's getting mentioned for being such a complete prick. Anyway. Gimme some space, cause there are other bastards here who deserve some airtime.

#72. Like Destor23. Prick, because of the way he flaunts his nipples. 

I mean, so WHAT if he's got nipples you just want to rub? Against. 

And bite. Quite hard. 

And so what if Josh comes in here and sees we're biting nipples again, even really quite hard, because maybe I'm being "political" in the way I do it. 'Cause who SAYS that's not political?
 
Anyway, I'm ok with the nipples, but not the way Destor just throws them about. It's flaunty. Like he WANTS to be noticed. And bitten. (Hard.) And no, I don't mean any of this in a sexual sense - it's just the politics of it all is intense.

71. Des. I got this niece, on my ass all Summer about the way I talk, and gays, and women not being chicks anymore, and how when I say that Rahm said we're all retards it's hurtful and all. "You can't say that kinda thing anymore Uncle Q," says she, "We got the Facebook now." "What the fack," says I, "I dated LOTS of girls that turned lesbo afterward, and now I can't say 'gay' or even be a little bit bitter?" 

Then I had to have this long debate with her about sensitivity, and how hard it was to live with hurtful labels, and me trying to tell her how the world works, and how ignorant people like me will take any nice neutral word that kind people like her can think up, and we'll turn it into a weapon, like we did with "special," which didn't last more than about ten days before it was a fightin' word.

Anyway. By that point I'm stuck with the niece and more crying and overall high levels of sensitivity. Just like Des. But Jesus Des, we get it already - you're sensitive to chicks and chick issues. Just take it somewhere else, willya?

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That's A Nation.

The growth of the Federal Government equals... tyranny. During Ike's America, the Feds took 15% to 18% of GDP. But now? They eat 20%, 23% of what the nation produces - maybe even 25% or more in the next few...
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Stevie Wonder Say.

After all the hullabaloo, I don't have much to say tonight.As a kid, I loved the song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by Stevie Wonder. So did the President apparently.But 4 years later, after he grew up a little, Stevie...
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Stop Me (If You Think That You've Heard This One Before...)

I know you know how government & the oilco's & the media are crossbred on this Gulf disaster thing... And that we need fundamental changes in our energy system... This li'l rant was triggered by something simpler - the media...

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