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Bloggers: Be Careful Of Your Fans
So I have been away for a while, much longer than I realized. Well, I have a good reason, and this post will explain it all. I thought long and hard before posting this article. By saying what I want to say, I will almost certainly end up hurting someone’s feelings. It is also not [...]
Ujall Dosanjh Is A Canadian To Be Proud Of
A couple of months ago former BC Premier, and current federal MP Ujall Dosanjh was in the spotlight as a guest on The Colbert Report, during the show’s visit to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games. Today Mr. Dosanjh is in the spotlight because his life has been threatened, for telling the truth.
Are You Wasting Your Time In Web Forums?
I admit it. I have been guilty of this activity. I am human just like the rest of us, and frankly, the internet is addictive. Off and on I have frequented a certain photography forum. Each an every time it has been for the same reasons; I have been bored, and I like photography. Each [...]
The Greyhound Psychopathic Killer is Going to Walk Free
You know, generally The Limelight is supposed to be uplifting and positive, but ever once in a while I get so angry that I just need to rant. For instance when that nutcase pastor, Blair Donnolly, was found not guilty of murder after stabbing his daughter multiple times, because “god told him to do it”. [...]
I Am Ugly, Stupid and Broke, Anything Helps
Now that I have your attention, I will confess that this article is not about me. Though I have been called ugly and stupid, I have never taken such characterizations too seriously. Though not without my fair share of insecurities, I have never felt myself to be ugly, and while at times I may be [...]
Why Wal-Mart Is Evil And What You Can Do About It
Recently I wrote an article detailing why it was counterproductive to your own success to resent those who have achieved it already. I used Bill Gates as an example of someone who should be admired, not despised, and I explained why. So when you read what I am about to write you may be inclined [...]
If You Resent Wealthy, Successful People You Will Never Be Wealthy And Successful
Bill Gates is such an asshole. That’s not what I think, but a lot of people do. In fact the level of vitriol directed towards Bill Gates and Microsoft is really quite mind boggling considering that the man has given away tens of millions of dollars of his own money to charities funding AIDS prevention, [...]
The Balcony Is Closed: The End of A Movie Reviewing Era
Today I read that neither Roger Ebert nor Richard Roeper will return to the show that began as Siskel and Ebert and The Movies. This is truly the end of an era. Roger Ebert has posted a blog entry about it.
Don’t Worry, Be Happy Guy: The Sturdy Brothers Stop By For a Visit
Sometimes you look for inspiration, and sometimes inspiration finds you. This morning I was sitting at the front desk of the hostel where I have been working, sipping some over-sweetened almost cold coffee and feeling a little down in the dumps. It was the sort of general malaise that only genius possess and the insane [...]
Truth And Authenticity
A few days ago I posted the shortest blog post ever posted on The Limelight. In that post I stated very simply that this blog is inauthentic. Or more correctly, in the past it has been inauthentic. I promised an forthcoming explanation, and that is what this article is intended to be. But what might [...]