Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 2, 2008
I suppose after you settle in for a fine gourmet dinner and pop open a bottle of vintage wine, you simply toss the cork into the trash can, right?
Now, environmentalists are asking consumers to recycle the cork, for good reason.
Natural cork stoppers (unlike petroleum-based synthetic closures) are a sustainable resource and one of the few [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 2, 2008
After an announcement that John Conyers (House Judiciary Committee) would be investigating the DEA in respect to recent Paramilitary-style raids on local pot dispensaries – the country’s top Drug Czar released a notice to the press warning that the habitual use of marijuana could heighten depression – and ultimately – result in an ongoing development of mental [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 2, 2008
Intelligent German Shepherd usually saves the day!
Years ago when Canada became concerned about saturation of the airwaves by American-made TV dramas & sitcoms, statutes were instituted by the CRTC to guarantee Canadian content on the networks North of the border.
Thereafter, most product for “Canadian” TV, appealed to the locals – but occasionally – producers feverishly [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 2, 2008
George W. says good-bye to Hussein…
Saddam Hussein in happier days…
George Piro (FBI Agent)
In his last days, he tended a small garden he nurtured with his own hands, and penned prose.
The man in question? Saddam Hussein.
In fact, an FBI agent – George Piro – made some of these startling revelations about the deposed tyrant in an [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 2, 2008
Occasionally – when I reflect on the past – a few familiar faces pop into my mind and I am inclined to fondly recall old memories and good times.
This is particularly so, when I recall my friendship with Judith Merril.
A writer, editor, and critic, Merril was a major figure in the field of Science Fiction.
In [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: September 2, 2008
Sarah made a monkey out of me…
The sh** hit the fan over the weekend when it was announced that – in addition to other unsettling background information surfacing on Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin – that her daughter is five months into a pregnancy out-of-wedlock.
For many, that was the straw on the Camel’s back.
Now, in [...]
