Archive for February, 2004


Canada’s Sick, Too

The other day I ranted on about the state of healthcare in the UK. Well, Canada is no better off, it seems. I can’t say I’m really surprised at the long waiting times (and I also know of more than one hospital in Montreal that has serious hygiene problems). After all, the Canadian system was [...]

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City of Light, City of Fright

Shit, there goes the Eiffel Tower… Now that Al Qaeda has entered the “banning headscarves” argument, Paris will have Allah to pay. Damn, and I’m going to Paris soon. I hope the Louvre is still there when I get there.

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Not So Proud

I’m hiding in a corner today, ashamed to be conservative. Bush wants to outlaw gay marriages in the constitution, because he feels that “marriage musn’t be undermined”. WTF? I thought by creating marriages, it kept the instution of marriage alive.

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Your Tax Dollars At Work

One for the British: Today I saw first hand where your NHS tax money is going. It’s on break. Like Ross & Rachael, but without the comedy. In a Scottish mental health day hospital, there are approximately 12 nurses, consultants, and specialists to work with the public. There are 4 administrators. Four, for only 12 [...]

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Put the Pig Fat on the F**king Buses, Already!

Is it any wonder that the Israelis want their wall? I actually cried watching this on the news this morning. A walled city is nothing new, and in history has always been for protection. I hope the Hague takes this into consideration tomorrow. Let them have their wall. And please put the pig fat on [...]

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