The Briar Patch

Spoilers! Just a heads up. This blog is 92% pop culture and for TV and movies there are spoilers. Just a heads up as I am getting so tired of spoilers.... Let me wrap up House of the Dragon and Rings of Power. I REALLY enjoyed both. Rings of Power starts slow but the middle is very good. Plots push forward and things tie together nicely. If this is a spoiler to some I am sorry but I am confused. I thought Isuldur was king a LONG time after the fall of Nuemenor. Clearly he isnt, I assume we will see the fall and see him become the king of Gondor. Just saying thought it was a big time jump. Like doesn't he fall and he house of stewards rules Gondor for a long time? Like if thats right there are barely any kings of Gondor? NO wonder Boromir say "Gondor has no king. Gondor need no king." Maybe that leads into..... I don't understand the hate for this series online. Its a well done high fantasy series. It might not be exactly as Tolkien wrote it but that does not make it b

 I will be up front, I hate the liberal party and I am pretty sure Justin Trudeau is literally the WORST PM Canada has ever had. I am not going to rant though strictly out of my dislike for these clowns but out of facts and how they continue to fail at every turn. Honestly I don't know how or why there are still liberal voters and JT fans....  So recently I finished Indian in the Cabinet by Jody Wilson Raybold. Loved it. Not just cause it shows how sleazy the libs are but it is a great look at Canadian politics overall. First the party system, first past the post is screwed. Has been for years and EVERY party knows it. It seems like every party says they want to fix it until it gets them in power and holds them there. Without a doubt Jody does a great job of showing governing in Canada is not about governing but getting in power and staying there. Towing the party line. I won't say that is a Liberal problem, that would be any party in power, first and foremost that should be co