Mark Maynard | Canada

On the optimism and pity of the non-Americans passing us by

By Mark | February 27, 2012

My friend Pete and I eat lunch together a few times a month. Pete, who’s an academic, tells me of his travels to fascinating places like Malawi and Sweden, where he’s either conducting field research on the spread of parasitic diseases, or sharing his findings with leaders in the field of world health, and I […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Uncategorized | Also tagged American flag lapel pins, back pain, best places to live, Department of Education, education reform, environmental protection, Gini coefficient, growth, immigration, income inequality, infant mortality, investing in the future, life expectancy, Malawi, Mitt Romney, neo-feudalism, no child left behind, optimism, parasites, Pete Larson, Presidential politics, public education, republican primary, RIck Santorum, Stockholm, Sweden, tax the rich, teaching for the test, the future of American cities, The Greatest Canadian, the state of the world, Tim Hortons, Tommy Douglas, Toronto, urban development, Vancouver, wind power, windmills | 14 Comments

Occupy Update… featuring Hedges, Grayson, Stiglitz, assorted agent provocateurs, and those vampire squid with their relentlessly jamming blood funnels

By Mark | October 9, 2011

The developments around the Occupy movement are occurring so quickly now that it’s hard to keep track. I’d like to be able to share things as they happen, but, given the realities of life, and the fact that this blog is just a one man operation, I don’t think that’s going to happen. With that […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged agent provocateurs, Alan Grayson, American Spectator, anarchists, anti-capitalist, bailout, Bill Maher, blood funnel, CBC, Chris Hedges, corporate media, Goldman Sachs, Inside the Business World, James O'Keefe school of journalism, John Ralston Saul, Joseph Stiglitz, Kevin O'Leary, left wing nutbar, manufacturing, Matt Taibbi, Molly Crabapple, Occupy Detroit, Occupy Wall Street, octopi, Octopi Wall Street, P.J. O’Rourke, Patrick Howley, Peter King, socialized losses and privatized gains, speculation, the sad state of journalism, vampire squid, Wall Street, Wall Street bailouts, Wall Street bonuses | 43 Comments

Chubby Mary, and other drinks involving animal flesh

By Mark | September 11, 2011

Yesterday morning, the family and I drove up to Leland, Michigan, where, among other things, we sat around watching otters frolicking in the crystal clear water as we sipped big, cold drinks. The photo above is of one such drink. It’s called a Chubby Mary, and it’s the specialty of the house at a place […]

Posted in Food, Michigan | Also tagged Bloody Mary, chicken feet, Chubby Mary, Dawson City, Downtown Hotel, drink ideas, fish, food and drink, Jive Turkey, Leland, my bar, otter, prohibition, signature drinks, smoked fish, Sour Toe Cocktail, Sourdough Saloon, Sourtoe, The Cove, turkey leg, Yukon | 34 Comments

Fox News spreads more lies, but that’s OK with America

By Mark | March 1, 2011

Fox News sent one of their “journalists,” a guy by the name of Mike Tobin, to cover the protests in Madison, Wisconsin a few days ago. The crowd, as you can imagine, wasn’t enthusiastic about having Fox cameras on the scene, as the network had been taking the side of Governor Scott Walker, who went […]

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-science, class warfare, CNN, collective bargaining, Fairness Doctrine, FOX News, Jon Stewart, Koch brothers, lies, Mike Tobin, public employee unions, Radio Act, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Scott Walker, Stephen Harper, Sun TV News, the growing gap between rich and poor, the sad state of journalism, threats to Democracy, union busting, unions, Wisconsin, Wisconsin is open for business | 7 Comments

Severed heads across the border

By Mark | January 30, 2010

A girl in Ontario did the unthinkable a few days ago. She had herself permanently disfigured in order to curry favor with an online cult, and gain a 2% discount on all future purchases from their gift shop. Speaking of severed unicorn heads, there must be something in the water these days. After a long […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects | Also tagged bleeding mercury, cults, fangs, girls from Ontario, I won't be tamed, paintings by Mark, people in Nebraska and the things they order off the internet, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, severed unicorn head superstore, tattoos, tattoos designed by Mark, unicorns shed their heads | 13 Comments

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On the optimism and pity of the non-Americans passing us by

Occupy Update… featuring Hedges, Grayson, Stiglitz, assorted agent provocateurs, and those vampire squid with their relentlessly jamming blood funnels

Chubby Mary, and other drinks involving animal flesh

Fox News spreads more lies, but that’s OK with America

Severed heads across the border

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