It’s a plus 2 Celsius December day in northern Ontario, 11 degrees warmer than the average high for this day. The UN Climate talks in Doha Qatar continue for the rest of this week, not that you would know that they were going on if you read the m…
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350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
The kind of hope I often think about …is, I believe, a state of mind, not a state of the world. Either we have hope within us or we don’t. Hope is not a prognostication — it’s an orientation of the spirit. Each of us must find real, fundamental hope
Continue readingknitnut.net: Ask Me Anything #3: Romance, Part I
Patti asks: “I would like to read your thoughts about romantic relationships. What has life taught you about them? What makes for a good relationship or a bad one for you? should a good one still take work, sometimes hard work?” Such a timely question, Patti, because today is GC’s
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Layton’s Last Words Were First Laurier’s
“Faith is better than doubt and love is better than hate.” – Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 1918 “Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear.” – Jack Layton, 2011 A year after Jack Layton’s untimely passing, the presence of the former NDP Leader is still felt across Canada, ironically
Continue reading350 or bust: Saturday At The Movies
This clip is from the 1987 Japanese film Hachiko monogatari (a.k.a. Hachi-ko), which tells the true story of an Akita’s devotion to his master. Hachiko was born in Odate, Japan in November 1923, a white male Akita dog. At the age of two months, he was sent to the home
Continue readingWhat is love and how do we know when it happens?
“It matters not who you love, where you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love” – John Lennon Ah, tis the question on many a mind is it not? What is love? How do we define it? What is real? What is fake?
Continue readingCANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Canadians OK with office romance: Survey
A survey by the Randstad’s Global Workmonitor found that seven out of ten employees (59%) indicate a romantic relationships between co-worker are common in Canada. And two thirds (66%) approve. Makes sense, doesn’t it? Where else to turn to for love and comfort than someone you already know? After all, an office or company
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Even after all this time the Sun never says to the Earth, “you owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that, it lights up the whole sky.” ~Hafiz
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Enya – Adiemus
Continue reading350 or bust: A Message Of Hope and Love
Isobel Springett was interviewed on CBC Radio’s The Current on Wednesday morning. As I’m away from my computer and the internet for a few days, here’s some videos that Isobel uploaded to YouTube that feature best friends Kate the Great Dane and Pippin the Deer. Have a wonderful Friday! *
Continue readingknitnut.net: An unusually romantic Valentines Day
We don’t usually make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day, but this year we got swept up in it for some reason. Maybe it’s because you can’t ignore Valentine’s Day when you’re surrounded by symbols of romance, like lovebirds and a dog named Rose. Speaking of which, every time
Continue reading350 or bust: Planetize The Movement
Like many of you, my focus these days is on Christmas preparations – cooking, traveling, feasting, and spending time with friends and family. 350orbust will be getting less attention than usual for a while. But I have a collection of videos and photos that I’m going to share during the
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Six of Thirteen
The spring of 1997 I moved in with Drang, and one of his best friends used to spend a lot of time at the house. His friend was drop-dead sexy, rather shy, with a biting wit and a soft-spoken nature. … Continue reading →
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A very moving video showing the deep emotional bond between a gorilla and the man who raised him:
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A healthy mind can work wonders on a sick body, and a healthy body can work wonders on a sick mind.J. J. GoldwagSo after being overwhelmed, laid low, sucked dry, feeling poor, cranky, lethargic and just darn well out of sorts…I gotta say I am feeling…
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We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well – for we will not fight to save what we do not love. ~Stephen Jay Gould
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