Monthly Archives: April 2011

A Nosegay for the — stuff

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Munroe Scott

Oh shucks, I can’t help myself.  A little over two weeks ago in The Neglected Elephant  I unloaded a portion of my little booklet, The Speech I’ll Never Give  or what I would say if I were running for parliament … Continue reading →

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Psssst! Jack!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Munroe Scott

If I had Jack Layton‘s ear – come to think of it that’s an odd expression. His “ear”.  Why not both of them?   But hey, that’s a digression. Even though I’m pretty sure I don’t have either of Jack’s ears … Continue reading →

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Those Stairway Words

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Munroe Scott

The French have a phrase for them, les mots de l’escalier,  those elusive words that didn’t come  when they would have been most useful but do come, too late, as you’re on your way upstairs to bed!   I was plagued … Continue reading →

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The Neglected Elephant

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Munroe Scott

In this election there is an  elephant in the room that is being sadly neglected.  There are sideways glances being made by the NDP but not, as far as I have seen, any full face confrontations. The looming presence of … Continue reading →

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