http://www.orble.com/youranter/b1/ youranter en Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:45:00 GMT Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:45:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/teaching-an-old-dog-new-tricks/ It seems us old farts can still learn a lot from the younger generation. An article written by Michele Mandel in the Toronto Sun brought this to my attention and... http://www.orble.com/teaching-an-old-dog-new-tricks/#comments http://www.orble.com/teaching-an-old-dog-new-tricks/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:45:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/what-a-job/ Word today from the Associated Press in Australia gives us this little ditty: "Sydney municipal officials have paid private detectives thousands of dollars to have sex with prostitutes to gather... http://www.orble.com/what-a-job/#comments http://www.orble.com/what-a-job/ Sun, 21 Jan 2007 14:05:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/government-hypocrisy/ Well the chickens are coming home to roost. As I've written before, Ontario passed a draconian no smoking law, caving in to the 'Smoking Nazis' as a friend of mine... http://www.orble.com/government-hypocrisy/#comments http://www.orble.com/government-hypocrisy/ Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:10:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/it-gives-me-gas/ It seems everyone is ticked off about it. The price of a barrel of oil is dropping and we're still paying through the nose at the pumps. Yesterday, for the... http://www.orble.com/it-gives-me-gas/#comments http://www.orble.com/it-gives-me-gas/ Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:35:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/easy-justice/ A friend of mine recently wrote about a judge in Vermont giving a child molester a pass when it came to sentencing. It's gratifying to see that Canada is not... http://www.orble.com/easy-justice/#comments http://www.orble.com/easy-justice/ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:42:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/canadians-in-afghanistan/ Well, for all the people who want to cut and run from our duty in Afghanistan, I've written before that maybe they should speak to some of the soldiers who... http://www.orble.com/canadians-in-afghanistan/#comments http://www.orble.com/canadians-in-afghanistan/ Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:48:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/israel-vs-palestine/ Jonathan Kay recently wrote an article that caught my eye. He says, "I have never encountered an issue that divides people so radically as the Middle East conflict. What passes... http://www.orble.com/israel-vs-palestine/#comments http://www.orble.com/israel-vs-palestine/ Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:00:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/death-sentence/ From the Associated Press, we get this little nugget: "A convicted killer facing lethal injection committed suicide by slitting his throat and arm with a blade and leaving a message... http://www.orble.com/death-sentence/#comments http://www.orble.com/death-sentence/ Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:18:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-kid/ My wife has been looking after a 9 year old for some weeks now. I think this is sort of neat as when she applied for the job, the Little... http://www.orble.com/the-kid/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-kid/ Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:03:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/iraq-contd/ Continuing in my supposedly misbegotten praise for George 'Dubya', let's delve a little deeper into the problems that confront us in the mid-East. We here in Canada are well aware... http://www.orble.com/iraq-contd/#comments http://www.orble.com/iraq-contd/ Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:30:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/coronation-street/ I don't usually get caught up in soaps, but this one is different. My wife is from England and she loves the show, so I really had no choice but... http://www.orble.com/coronation-street/#comments http://www.orble.com/coronation-street/ Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:28:41 GMT