Excited Delirium

Stories about Excited Delirium, the Shock Economy and a little fiction here and there.

Daily Archives: May 22, 2008

Excited Delirium Book: Chapter 32 (Kite & Eddie Meet Again, Part II)

Author’s Note: The following is Chapter 32 of the my online book “Excited Delirium”. Please post comments. Please tell your friends about this story. If you’ve missed a chapter, please click here for Chapter 1 (Prelude) or here for the full index.

“So Eddie …”

“So Carl …”

The awkwardness of their relationship and past was a little tense and Kite was trying to figure out the best way to get things going. He knew that Eddie was a very good insider and he knew that without him, he’d have little chance of accomplishing his mission for Diana. Continue reading →

Excited Delirium Book: Chapter 31 (Kite & Eddie Meet Again)

Author’s Note: The following is Chapter 31 of the my online book “Excited Delirium”. Please post comments. Please tell your friends about this story. If you’ve missed a chapter, please click here for Chapter 1 (Prelude) or here for the full index.

The knot in Kite’s stomach was tense and tight. He hated seeing people from his past, for more reasons than just the obvious security risk. He hated seeing people from his past because they almost always fail to recognize him for who he is. The present never exists. It’s always about the past and for Kite, a lot of traits that represented his old self are ones that he wants to keep in the past.

Eddie was no different.

As Kite saw Eddie from across the conference room, his first instinct was to duck, but he reminded himself that “The Man” would be an important tool in his next mission. Continue reading →

Global Peace Index: Canada Loses Spot in Top 10

Canada is no longer in the Top 10 Peaceful Countries, at least according to the Global Peace Index which is created by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

The good news is that we’re not Israel (rank 136 out of 140) or the US (which actually rose 7 notches to 97 out of 140).

The bad news is that when you look up the methodology that’s used, it’s very likely that Canada’s rank will take a pounding in the next few years, given the level of military spending that the Harper government wants (anywhere from $30-$50 billion per year). This is almost a 100% increase from the 2010-2012 levels of about $18 billion. And a whopping 400% increase from the roughly $11 billion that was spent in 1995 (warning: PDF).

That’s a lot of infrastructure, health programs, provincial transfers, pharmaceutical support, business investment credits & small business support, day care programs, investment in the environment, education support, proper indexing of senior pensions, alleviating poverty and other social programs, but hey, the boogey man is on our doorstep.

Full Story Here.