Bryan Rogers

Recovering politico. Servant to retired racing greyhounds. #Isles #BillsMafia #TCM

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

Dad would have been 94 yesterday. Here he is on his 92nd in 2020, building the fire.
Within 10 months, both he and my sister were gone. Coincidence of the pandemic.
These years have been hell for everyone, for many different reasons.

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

@Super70sSports

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

The cynicism & hyper partisanship on this site can be exhausting.

I see criticism of Conservatives like @erinotoole & @lraitt for agreeing to serve on the Prime Minister’s Canada-US relations advisory panel.

Some say it represents “patronage.”

To be clear, membership on advisory panels like this are not paid positions. Sometimes they will offer modest per diems for longer meetings requiring travel. But there is no material reward for participating in work like this. If anything it represents an opportunity cost for busy people who give up paid work or billable time in order to participate.

In other words, it’s not patronage.

Cynics, brace yourself: perhaps what motivates people to set aside partisanship and do voluntary work like this is an authentic sense of duty, of public service that puts country ahead of party.

To the partisans who think it’s disloyal to accept a role like this: please remember that severely normal Canadians do not see the world through your hyper partisan lens. They expect Canadians to work together across party lines to help defend the country from external threats, like Donald Trump’s aggression.

(Remember Stephen Harper appointing John Manley to lead the advisory panel on the Afghan military deployment; or appointing Gary Doer Ambassador to the US.)

Finally, to Conservatives: one of the most unattractive feature of the contemporary left is its tendency to politicize absolutely everything. Don’t repeat their error. Conservatism is not a rigid ideological doctrine requiring loyalty tests and the demonization of our political adversaries.

[Jimi Hendrix @JimiHendrix]

Night Bird Flying" was the first track that Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Kramer worked on from scratch at Electric Lady Studios. Eddie explores the various parts of the song, explaining, "[Jimi's] mind was just on so many different levels – it's amazing."
#jimihendrix #eddiekramer #ajimihendrixvision #nightbirdflying #hendrix

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

@davidakin @irbrodie Fortier? He wasn’t a floor crosser. And Emerson retired before the 2008 election, ~3 years before the Harper majority.

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

@garry_keller @elie_mcn Alas...

https://t.co/fCQQNps0kn

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

@davidclowery @nikutaberuru Best snare drum I had (and still have) is a Japan-made Yamaha brass piccolo (the SD-493). Recently I discovered that it is considered a Holy Grail of snares. Beautiful drum!

[David C Lowery @davidclowery]

I got to be the only guy that opened for The Grateful Dead and the Dead Kennedys.

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

@mike_wintrs Clearly it’s time for you to come home.

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

Saturday night, live.

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

@McFranchisee @McDonalds I’d rather see the McDLT make a comeback…!

[TCM @tcm]

We say goodbye to Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker Robert Duvall.

With a career spanning over seven decades, Duvall's storytelling transcended mediums and generations of audiences – as he delivered a range of unforgettable performances.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones.

[Bryan Rogers @Brogersca]

@BacovcinAkiva @Francis_Urq @elie_mcn I started in a constituency office. Most constituents don’t care what’s going on in Parliament, they just want help with whatever issue they need help with. That in itself is a full time job for an MP…at least it is for the good ones.

[Stephen Harper @stephenharper]

I sincerely hope that mine is just one of many portraits of Prime Ministers from both parties that will continue to be hung in the Parliament of Canada for decades and centuries to come […] but that will require that in these perilous times both parties whatever their differences, come together to preserve the independence and unity of this blessed land.

[FAWLTY TOWERS @FAWLTYTOWERS_]

Who won the bloody war anyway?!

#classicbritishcomedy #classiccomedy #britishcomedy #classicbasil

[Ryan Talbot @RyanTalbotBills]

RIP Catherine O’Hara.

I’d like to think this is happening in heaven right now.

[Tristin Hopper @TristinHopper]

How is this not a Ponzi scheme? "Here's deficit financed cash to buy food until our amazing and totally realistic plan to make everyone rich succeeds."

[Jason Kenney 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱 @jkenney]

Not good enough, Senator @LindseyGrahamSC.

He insulted the honour of “NATO allies,” not just the UK.

Canadians didn’t “hang a little back from the front lines.” They took one of the toughest missions: in Kandahar.

Virtually every NATO country suffered combat deaths, and many were in the thick of the action.

Denmark suffered the second highest level of combat deaths, per capita.

We all know that you cling to his endorsement like a drowning man to a raft, but please stop pretending that your craven attachment to him is based on principle or honour. It’s unseemly. Your late friend John McCain must be rolling over in his grave.

[Garry Keller 🇨🇦 @garry_keller]

@realDonaldTrump says, "You know, they'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan...And they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines."

@usembassycanada @petehoekstra we did send some troops to Afghanistan. But they sure as hell didn't "stay a little back". 159 of them paid the ultimate sacrifice.

"Carry me softly,
down The Highway of Heroes
True Patriot Love,
There was never more"

Here are their names. 🇨🇦🎗️#LestWeForget #cdnpoli

Cpl R.A. DYER, 3PPCLI,
ISAF, 17 APRIL 2002

Pte R.A. GREEN, 3PPCLI,
ISAF, 17 APRIL 2002

Sgt M.D. LEGER, 3PPCLI,
ISAF, 17 APRIL 2002

Pte N.L. SMITH, 3PPCLI,
ISARF, 17 APRL 2002

Cpl R.C. BEERENFENGER,
3 RCR, ISAF, 02 OCT 2003

Sgt R.A. SHORT, 3 RCR BTL GP,
ISAF, 02 OCTOBER 2003

Cpl J.B. MURPHY, 3 RCR,
ISAF, 27 JANUARY 2004

Pte B.S. WOODFIELD, 2 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 24 NOV 2005

Cpl P.J. DAVIS, 2 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 02 MARCH 2006

MCpl T.J. WILSON, 2 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 04 MARCH 2006

Pte R.H. COSTALL, 1 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 29 MARCH 2006

Cpl M.D.J. DINNING, 2 MP PL,
NATO Kandahar, 22 APRIL 2006

Lt W.M. TURNER, LFWA,
NATO Kandahar, 22 APRIL 2006

Cpl R.J. PAYNE, CMTC,
NATO Kandahar, 22 APRIL 2006

Bdr W.S.J. MANSELL, 5 FD Regt,
NATO Kandahar, 22 APRIL 2006

Capt N.K..S. GODDARD, 1 RCHA
NATO Kandahar, 17 MAY 2006

Cpl A.J. BONECA, LSSR,
NATO Kandahar, 9 July 2006

Cpl F. GOMEZ, 1 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 22 July 2006

Cpl J.P. WARREN, Black Watch,
NATO Kandahar, 22 July 2006

Pte K. DALLAIRE, 1 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 3 August, 2006

Sgt, V. INGRAM, 1 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 3 August, 2006

Cpl B.J. KELLER, 1 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 3 August, 2006

Cpl C.J.REID, 1 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 3 August 2006

MCpl. R. ARNDT, LER,
NATO Kandahar, 5 August 2006

MCpl J.S. WALSH, 2 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 9 August 2006

Cpl. A.J. Eykelenboom, 1 Fd Amb,
NATO Kandahar, 14 August 2006

Cpl D. Braun, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 22 August 06

WO R.D. Nolan, 1 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 02 September 06

WO F.R. Mellish, 1 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 02 September 06

Sgt. S. Stachnik, 2 CER att to 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 02 September 06

Pte. W.J.J. Cushley, 1 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 02 SEptember 06

Pte, M.A. Graham, 1 RCR,
NATO kandahar, 04 September 06

Cpl G.H. Arnold, 2 Fd. Amb,
NATO Kandahar, 18 Sept 2006

Cpl S. Keating, 2 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 18 Sept 2006

Cpl K. Morley, 2PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 18 Sept 2006

Pte D.R.J. Byers, 2 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 18 Sept 2006

Pte J. Klukie, 1 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 29 Sept 2006

Sgt C.P. Gillam, RCD,
NATO Kandahar, 03 Oct 2006

Cpl R.T.J. Mitchell, RCD,
NATO Kandahar, 03 Oct 2006

Tpr M.A. Wilson, RCED,
NATO kandahar, 07 Oct 2006

Sgt D.S. TEDFORD, 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 14 October 2006

Pte B.N. Williamson, 1 RCR,
NATO Kandahar,14 Oct 2006

CWO (RMS) R. Girouard, 1 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 27 Nov 2006

Cpl A. Storm, 1 RCR
NATO Kandahar, 27 Nov 2006

Cpl R.K. Megeney, NSH,
NATO Kandahar, 06 Mar 2007

Sgt D. Lucas, 2 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 08 April 2007

Cpl C.P. Stannix, PIF, att to 2 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 08 April 2007

Cpl A.E. Williams, 2 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 08 April 2007

Pte D.R. Greenslade, 2 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 08 April 2007

Pte K.V. Kennedy, 2 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 08 April 2007

Cpl B.D. Poland, 2 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 08 April 2007

MCpl A Stewart, RCD,
NATO Kandahar, 11 April 2007

Tpr P.J. Pentland, RCD,
NATO Kandahar, 11 April 2007

MCpl A. Klumpenhouwer, SOF,
NATO Kandahar, 18 April 2007

Cpl M.J. McCully,
2 CMBG HQ & Sig Sqn
NATO Kandahar, 25 May 2007

MCpl D.J. Priede, ISAF HQ,
NATO Kandahar, 30 May 2007

Tpr D. Caswell, RCD,
NATO Kandahar, 11 June 2007

Cpl S.F. Bouzane, 3 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 20 June 2007

Pte J.V. Wiebe, 3 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 20 June 2007

Sgt C. Karigiannis, 3 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 20 June 2007

Capt M.J. Dawe, 3 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 04 July 2007

MCpl C.S.F. Bason,
RWR att to 3 PPCLI
NATO Kandahar, 04 July 2007

Cpl C.D. Bartsch, 3 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 04 July 2007

Pte L.W.T. Watkins, 3 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 04 July 2007

Cpl J. Anderson, 3 PPCLI,
NATO Kandaahr, 04 July 2007

Capt J. Francis, 1 RCHA,
NATO Kandahar, 04 July 2007

Sdt S.M.S. Longtin, 3 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 19 August 2007

Cpl C.J.T.A. Duchesne,
5 Fd Amb att R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 22 August 2007

Adjum M.J.C.M. Mercier, 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 22 August 2007

Major M. R. Ruckpaul, RCD, ISAF,
NATO, Kabul, 29 August 2007

Cpl N. Hornburg, KOCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 24 September 2007

Cpl N.R. Beauchamp, 5 Fd Amb,
NATO, Kandahar, 17 November 2007

Pte M. Levesque, 3 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 17 November 2007

Gunner J. Dion, 5 RALC,
NATO,Kandahar, 30 December 2007

Warrant Officer H. Massouh, 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 January 2008

Corporal E. Labbe, 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 January 2008

Trooper R. Renaud, 12 RBC,
NATO, Kandahar, 15 January 2008

Corporal E. Gonthier, 5 RGC,
NATO, Kandahar, 24 January 2008

Trooper M.Y. Hayakaze, LdSH (RC),
NATO, Kandahar, 02 March 2008

Bombardier J. Ouellet, 1 RCHA,
NATO, Kandahar, 11 March 2008

Sergeant J. Boyes, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 16 March 2008

Private T. Street, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 04 April 2008

Corporal M.G. Starker, 15 Fd Amb att 1 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 06 May 2008

Captain R. Leary, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 June 2008

Captain J. Snyder, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 07 June 2008

MCpl J.B. Roberts, 2 PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 09 August 2008

Pte C.W. Wilmot,
1 Fd Amb att 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 July 2008

Cpl J.H. Arnal, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 18 July 2008

MCpl E.M. Doyle, 3 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 11 August 2008

Sgt S. A. Eades,
1 CER att 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 August 2008

Cpl D.R.J. Wasden,
1 CER att 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 August 2008

Spr S.S.J. Stock,
1 CER att 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 August 2008

Cpl A. P. Grenon, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 September 2008

Cpl M. J.A. Seggie, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 September 2008

Pte C. J. Horn, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 September 2008

Sgt P. Shipway, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 07 September 2008

Cpl M.R. McLaren, 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 05 December 2008

Pte D. Diplaros, 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 05 December 2008

WO R.J. Wilson, 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 05 December 2008

Cpl T.J. Hamilton, 2 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 13 December 2008

Pte J.M.R. Curwin, 2 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 13 December 2008

Pte J.P. Jones, 2 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 13 December 2008

Pte M.B. Freeman, 3 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 26 December 2008

WO G. Roberge, 2 R22eR,
NATO Kandahar, 27 December 2008

Sgt G.J. Kruse, 2 CER,
NATO, Kandahar, 27 December 2008

Tpr B.R. Good, RCD att 3 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 07 January 2009

Spr S. D. Greenfeld, 2 CER,
NATO, Kandahar, 31 January 2009

WO D.R. Brown, LWR,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 March 2009

Cpl D.O. Fortin, 425 Tac Fighter Sqn,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 March 2009

Cpl K.C. O’Quinn 2 CMBG HQ & Sig Sqn,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 March 2009

Tpr M. Diab, RCD, att 3 RCR,
NATO Kandahar, 08 March 2009

MC S. Vernelli, 3 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 March 2009

Cpl T. Crooks, 3 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 March 2009

Tpr J. Bouthillier, RCD att 3 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 March 2009

Tpr C.J. Hayes, RCD att 3 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 March 2009

Cpl K.M.N. Blais,
12 RBC att 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 13 April 2009

Maj M. Mendes, CDI NDHQ,
NATO, Kandahar, 23 April 2009

Pte A.J. Peloquin, 3 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 08 June 2009

Cpl J.R.M. Dube, 5 RGC,
NATO, Kandahar, 14 June 2009

Cpl N.A. Bulger, 3 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 03 July 2009

MC C-P. Michaud, 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 04 July 2009

MCpl P.Y. Audet, 430 Tac Hel Sqn,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 July 2009

Cpl M.M. Joannette, 3 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 July 2009

Pte S.J.B.O. Courcy, 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 16 July 2009

Cpl C. Bobbitt, 5 RGC att 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 01 Aug 2009

Spr J.P.A.M. Allard,
5 RGC att 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 01 August 2009

Maj Y.J.F.S. Pepin,
5 RGC att 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 September 2009

Cpl J-F, J.D. Drouin,
5 RGC att 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 September 2009

Pte P.J. Lormand, 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 13 September 2009

Cpl J.J.S. Couturier, 2 R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 18 September 2009

Lt J.G. Boyes, 3 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 28 October 2009

Spr S. H. Marshall,
1 CER att 1 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 30 October 2009

Lt A. R. Nuttall, 1 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 23 December 2009

Sgt G.R. Miok, 41 CER,
NATO, Kandahar, 30 December 2009

Cpl Z.W. McCormack, LER,
NATO, Kandahar, 30 December 2009

Private G. W. Chidley, 2 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 30 December 2009

Sgt K. G. Taylor,
84 Ind Fd Bty RCA,
NATO, Kandahar, 30 December 2009

Sgt J.W. Faught, 1 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 16 January 2010

Cpl J.C. Baker, LER,
NATO, Kandahar, 12 February 2010

Cpl D.J. Fitzpatrick, 3 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 March 2010

Pte T.W. Todd, 1 PPCLI,
NATO, Kandahar, 11 April 2010

PO 2 D.C. Blake,
FDU (Atl) Att. TF1-10,
NATO, Kandahar, 3 May 2010

Pte K.T. McKay, 1PPCLI,
NATO Kandahar, 13 May 2010

Col G.S. Parker, ISAF,
NATO, Kabul, 18 May 2010

Tpr L.J. Rudd,
RCD Att 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 24 May 2010

Sgt M.R. Goudreault,
1 CER att 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 06 June 2010

Sgt J.P. MacNeil,
2CER att 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 21 June 2010

Pte A.C.A. Miller, 2 FD Amb,
Att TF Kan, Health SU,
NATO, Kandahar, 26 June 2010

MCpl K.L. Geisbrecht,
1 Cdn Fd Hosp.
Att TF Kan, Health SU,
NATO, Kandahar, 26 June 2010

Spr. B. J. Collier,
1CER Att 1RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 20 July 2010

Cpl. B.N.C.R. Pinksen,
2R NFLD R Att 1RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 30 August 2010

Capt F.C. Paul,
28 Fd Amb Att TF Kan. Health SU,
NATO, Kandahar, 10 February 2010

Cpl. S.J.L. Martin, 3R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 18 December 2010

Cpl. Y.M.A. Scherrer, 1R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar, 27 March 2011

Bdr. K. Manning, 5RALC att 1R22eR,
NATO, Kandahar,27 May 2011

MCpl. F. Roy, CSOR Att CSOTF,
NATO, Kandahar, 25 June 2011

MCpl. B.G. Greff,
3PPCLI Att CCTM-A,
NATO, Kabul, 29 October 2011

Pte. T. E.J. WELCH, 3RCR,
NATO KANDAHAR, 08 MAY 2004

Cpl T.J. Stirling, 1 RCR,
NATO, Kandahar, 18 August 2009

MCpl. T.L. Halmrast,
20th Independent Field Bty RCA,
NATO Kandahar, 25 Nov 2013

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

George Costanza wants you to eat a McDLT. The hot side stays hot and the cool side stays cool, motherfucker!

[Matt Gurney @mattgurney]

Hey guys. This is going to be the most personal update I’ve ever shared publicly.

I live in public view — my work does, anyway. I’ve never been shy about sharing my ideas or passions. But I’ve always worked very hard to keep my family out of view. That’s partly for their safety. But also because, despite appearances, I am an intensely private person. The public part of my job is exhausting and often a little frightening.

I’m now facing something far more frightening. And I may need your help.

Last fall, my wife became very ill. A series of medical tests ruled out the non-scary explanations. Just before Christmas, we were told it was metastatic cancer. She has since undergone urgent surgeries, including successful removal of the primary tumour. She is young, strong, and otherwise healthy, and her recovery so far has been remarkable.

Now we are entering a long, grinding phase of this fight — chemotherapy and we hope other treatments — with the goal of getting ahead of this nightmare.

We have cause for optimism. The metastasis is real and terrifying, but limited and small. We didn’t catch this “early,” but we may have caught it early by the standards of such things. We have a real shot, and we are determined to fight as hard as we possibly can.

Many of you noticed I went completely to ground. This is why. If you are the praying type, we would appreciate your prayers. For those who may be able to offer medical help and options, please reach out — I’m easy to find. I’m assembling an army for her. This is the most important thing I’ve ever done, and I can’t imagine a better use of my energy or my skills.

As we settle into a new rhythm, I’m beginning a gradual return to work. Don’t be surprised if you see more thoughts from me about the health-care system. I’ve been amazed and humbled by some of the care we’ve received. I’ve also been shocked and frightened by other parts of the experience. I’ll have more to say about that later.

But now I want to talk about my wife.

We met when we were 17. We had math class together. I changed my seat so I could look at her. She was stunning. I can still see her in my mind’s eye exactly as she was then. To me, she is as beautiful today as she was at 17. I did, and still do, feel like I’ve been winded when I just look at her.

We weren’t high-school sweethearts. Our journey was longer. We didn’t become an official couple until late in university, after a long period of circling each other — trying to understand what to do with a deep friendship that was evolving into something much scarier and more consequential.

We made the jump. Not without false starts. Not without fear. But we made it. And my life has been amazing since. Because of her.

She is all I have ever wanted.

She isn’t perfect. She isn’t easy. Neither am I. We’ve had good times and bad. But she is the absolute foundation of my world. My entire sense of self is wrapped up in her. I don’t know where I end and she begins.

Nearly 20 years after we stood in a park and agreed to be together, I am as hopelessly in love with her as I was then. It is a crippling love — more than I contain. I can barely think about it. It just feels like too much when I try.

She and our two children are my everything. And I am going to fight for her and for this family with absolutely everything I have. I will never surrender. I can’t. There is no me without her.

So that’s the story. Please be patient with me. Please be kind. Pray for us if you can. And help us if you have the power.