Frank Graves is a liberal. Many readers will have seen the debate over Mr. Graves’ advice to Michael Ignatieff - “Go left old man” - as first raised in this Lawrence Martin column.  Besides raising the issue of the incendiary nature of the advice, and what it reveals about the small-L liberal mindset, it showcases [...]

Best wishes to all our readers for a Happy Easter season, with time enough to share with friends and loved ones.
Sincerely, DrJ and MrK

We wish all of you, your families, friends and colleagues, a joyous and wonderful Christmas.

From Dr. J. and his family, and from Laurie and me, a very Merry Christmas to all our readers. I was attempting to post our usual Christmas image to go with this modest post, but something isn’t quite working in our new blogging software. So, words and sentiments will have to suffice. Best wishes for some wonderful [...]

The snow’s aren’t exactly flying here in sunny Alberta, but over in the global warming-annihilated Alps, they’ve had major snowfalls right down to the valley bottoms, below the vineyards on the slopes above the Rhone River. In that spirit I just want to mention that this year’s crop of skiing articles is starting to sprout into print. Interspersed [...]

The seasons are changing and, along with the geese flying north, the ski journalists are flying east. Well, to quote an old Groucho Marx joke, “the Lord Alps those that Alps themselves”.
And MrK is Alping himself in a huge way this spring - to three weeks of all-expense paid skiing in the old country. Three old [...]