How to Hanky
A green-minded co-worker of mine had a cold recently and, knowing that I am a pocket-square enthusiast, asked if I had any helpful tips so…
Sheldon Birnie
Looks like it’s time to buy a brew-kit
So. Beer prices in Manitoba have just gone up. I found this out the hard way, like a rube, when I hit up the Zoo…
The six that could have been twelve
The other night, I was drinking with my buddy Francis, and our two other friends, Rick and Cheeze. All being somewhat broke, we pooled —…
In search of Mr. Chi Pig
Since the early 1980s, SNFU front man and Canadian punk rock pioneer Mr. Chi Pig has been delivering high-energy performances to crowds the world over….
CD Review : Sit Down Tracy, “Roaring Noon”
A tepid morning breeze blows through a Winnipeg street in late summer, rustling trash and dust up from the gutters. A 1982 Diplomat backfires in…
If you don’t like my handkerchief…
Recently, I was at a party enjoying some social libations and a game of crokinole, when I felt the need to blow my nose. I…
Bury me beneath tall-grass prairie
“O bury me not on the lone prairie, where the wild coyote will howl over me, where the buffalo roams the prairie sea, O bury…
Winter Fucking Rules
Often, disparaging things are said about winter, but I believe that winter is one of the best seasons — second only to summer. Sure, sure,…
RCMP are barking up a tree in the Peace Country
In a scene chock full of déjà vu, notorious malcontent Reverend Wiebo Ludwig was arrested in Grande Prairie, A.B.. on Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 in…
Canada after Copenhagen
At this point, the Copenhagen climate talks are long over, and world leaders’ “agreement” to limit climate change to an increase of 2 degrees is…