Polar Bears and Not Giving a Shit: A Dialogue
One – Polar bears.
Two – What?
One- Polar bears.
Two – What about them?
One – They’re going extinct. They’re drowning because the ice flows are too far apart now.
Two – So what?
Stay in School
What I had planned here was a little half-page, light-hearted article in which I talked about the comparative ease of life in university relative to the post-university world. The first line was going to be, “I remember back when I was your age.”
Losing My Religion: An Explanation
When I go home to visit these days, my parents confront me, more or less every single time, with two questions: “Why are young people leaving the church?” and its more dangerous twin, “Why are YOU moving away from the church?” To which I reply with my old standby, “Uh. . .”
This is a worst-case scenario for my poor parents, even if they’ve seen it all before. Not to mention my poor pastor, who tries so hard to keep in touch with church members when they go off to school in the hopes of keeping them from leaving the church.
Personal Reflections On National ‘Heroes’
So I was watching the Leaf game this Saturday, and before the game there was a ceremony honouring Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. My first reaction was the ridiculously selfish one that always hits me when someone is honoured before a game. It was the old, “hurry it up so we can watch some hockey already” reaction. In this case, it was quickly followed by a sense of shame for reacting that way.
David Suzuki is a Liar
I’m not going to waste time here beating around the bush. Something very important has come to my attention, and it needs to be shared with all of you: there’s no such thing as global warming. It’s all a hoax. That consensus in the scientific community you may have heard about doesn’t exist. David Suzuki is a liar. And, difficult as it may be to accept, those people you’ve been dismissing as “ignorant” or “uninformed” all this time are right.
Doing the Best We Can With What We’ve Got
This is one of those grey areas. No, I’m not talking about the city in winter, though I could be. What I am talking about is what happens to me every time a homeless person comes up to me on the street. There’s an ethical battle over the fate of a buck or two that [...]
It’s 2006 Already…Where’s MY Robot?
We’re right in the midst of election season again, and the issue of robots has yet to make an appearance on the agenda. This is an important issue! The 21st century has been here for more than five years now, and there are shockingly few homes with robots in them. I’ve seen them on sale [...]
You Won’t Fool the Children of the Revolution
Nineteen-ninety-six was an important year for me. It was…wait! Let me start again…Let’s travel through time.
When I was a young lad, I didn’t come to dinner one night when my parents called because I was playing world 8-4 on Super Mario Bros: the final castle. Killing King Koopa was more important to me than eating my greens. This did not happen in 1996. When I was in grade nine, I brought the game Quake home and played it for twelve hours consecutively. During these twelve hours, I ate six ice cream bars. This did not happen in 1996 either.
