I remember as a child walking with my mom down to the local post office to get the mail. We lived in small town Alberta, and the post office was just a block or so away. We had the chance to visit along the way. Inside were the rows of
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Christy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: Tim Hudak’s “Job Plan”
It is election time in Ontario, and Tim Hudak, leader of the PC party, says he’ll produce more jobs by cutting 100,000 public sector jobs. There’s a variety of good arguments against this magical thinking. The method by which balancing the budget will lead to more jobs is obscure but
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: mainly thoughts about freedom
After a couple more days of chaos and business, I have time again to sit and think. Hurray! I think back to Sunday, and taking my children to church. I remember how my most high strung child ended up sitting between a woman he barely knows and me, and how
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: “If you Give a Gay Mouse a Cookie” by Art for a Democractic Society
I bought the book “If you Give a Gay Mouse a Cookie” by Art for a Democratic Society because a facebook friend recommended it, and I have to admit, I’m disappointed. I recognize the spirit of the book. I recognize that they are trying to rebut the crazy “gay marriage
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: Caesarean Awareness Month
Apparently April is not only National Poetry Month, but also Caesarean Awareness Month and blog posts (like this one) are popping up all over talking about why people believe in “non-intervention.” One thing I’ve noticed is that some of these posts refer to the idea that the World Health Organization
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: thoughts on the networks that control our internet experiences
Certain things about the internet leave me very uncomfortable. I dislike the near monopoly of book sales that Amazon has, and the way in which supporting that monopoly is one of the few way in which bloggers can make money – through affiliate links. I tried that for about a
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: campaigns to support
Do you have five extra minutes? Could you help out some good causes? What about an hour? The following are a number of things people could do from their homes. Three out of five are about supporting Ontario campaigns but people can offer support from any far away too. The twitterstorm
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: causes of “natural” disasters like the Irish Potato Famine.
There are posts going around right now in honors of St. Patrick’s day pointing out that the real story of the Irish potato famine is rarely taught. Children are taught the cause of the famine was a potato blight, and not anything about the political and economic situation that left
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: homeschooling, both religious and secular, and the need for accountability
In most settings I interact with people there is a presumption that a person will keep quiet about his or her religion, and not assume to know what religion the other person is. In homeschooling settings the rules are often different. Homeschoolers are often quite vocal about their religious beliefs.
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: open letter to Terra Turtle on her run for mayor of Sudbury
There is a turtle running for mayor of Sudbury, and she’s been reaching out to the local community for ideas. I started to write the following as a comment on her facebook page but then realized it would be much too long a post comment, and I’ll write it up
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos » politics: security crackdown at city hall in Sudbury, Ontario.
My city has decided to implement new security procedures for city hall. This is probably in response to the Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty disrupting a city council meeting back in January. It was a very short, reasonably polite interruption, but the mayor was completely and totally embarrassed when the city
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