Hmmm, which party will stay afloat in the stormy seas of the federal election? We are on the stretch drive to the Canadian federal election. It will be our second election in two months after the late winter provincial election. Hopefully voter turnout will be better this time than the dismal figures recorded for the […]
The Electorate: A Ship Tossed by a Storm
April 19th, 2025 No Comments
Tags: federal election · Jagmeet Singh · Mark Carney · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Pierre Poilievre
Ageless Wisdom from Charles Dickens
April 12th, 2025 No Comments
Finding perspective for our troubled times from “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens.
Tags: A Tale of Two Cities · broken mirror · Charles Dickens · Donald Trump · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet
Trump: The Halo Effect
April 5th, 2025 No Comments
Presenting the case that Donald Trump’s days are already numbered and that the rats will soon begin abandoning the ship.
Tags: Donald Trump · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · the halo effect · trump administration lawsuits
Trump: A Modern Day Icarus
April 3rd, 2025 1 Comment
Drawing a parallel between Donald Trump and Icarus of Greek mythology – predicting a similar end.
Tags: Donald Trump · Icarus · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · tariffs
Security Guards & Empty Shelves: A Barometer of Change
March 29th, 2025 No Comments
Contemplating the sharp rise in retail theft and shoplifting and the societal barometer reading it generates.
Tags: barometer of change · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · retail theft · shoplifting · Staples
Glitchy Tech: A Digital Swiss Army Knife
March 22nd, 2025 Comments Off on Glitchy Tech: A Digital Swiss Army Knife
A bitch and gripe session about temperamental technology and how it too often leaves me twisting in the wind.
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Swiss Army Knife · technology · technology glitch
Trump: A Hunger Games Prequel?
March 16th, 2025 Comments Off on Trump: A Hunger Games Prequel?
Sounding the alarm about the Trump administration and what its real intentions are.
Tags: Canada · District 12 · Donald Trump · Hunger Games · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · President Snow
Scam, Scam, Everywhere a Scam
March 15th, 2025 Comments Off on Scam, Scam, Everywhere a Scam
Commenting on the barrage of e-mail scams in circulation and fantasizing on creating one to take advantage of the current political climate.
Tags: Donald Trump · e-mail scams · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · phishing scams
Trump: A False Prophet
March 6th, 2025 Comments Off on Trump: A False Prophet
Tracing the tangled path that led to the state of affairs we find ourselves in and a call to action to stand in opposition to the false prophet Donald Trump.
Tags: Christianity · Donald Trump · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · tariffs · trade war
Election Advertising: Rules for the Runaway Train
March 1st, 2025 Comments Off on Election Advertising: Rules for the Runaway Train
Advocating for new rules around election advertising for the sake of our peace of mind.
Tags: Canadian federal election · election advertising · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Ontario election