The albino deer!
On film. So to speak.
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Things I have learned about writing wills
One of the fun facts about my dad was that he was really thrifty. Crazy thrifty sometimes.
Labour Day meta post
Happy Labour Day everyone. I wouldn’t be an aging radical if I didn’t point out within the first 50 words or so that May Day is in fact the real…
Poo poo and pee pee I love you mommy and daddy
Irene and Mallory went to get school supplies late this afternoon. Included in the haul were some blank index cards which Mallory unearthed along with her new pencils and pencil…
Weekend in Frontenac Provincial Park
Irene, Mallory and I had booked a weekend in Frontenac Provincial Park but my father died and the only weekend we could schedule for the memorial happened to be the…
The wierdest thing I found today
So probably the wierdest thing I found today was a grocery bag full of old bits of sandpaper. I swear some of them were ones I used when I was…
And now the next stage of life
Apart from a brief but wonderful stay at my aunt and uncle’s cottage this past weekend, my life has been consumed by the bureaucracy and mechanics of death.
Memorial service for Michael Lawson
Friends and family of my father, Michael Lawson are holding a memorial service for him at “the farm” Saturday August 11 at 1pm. All who knew him or know his…
Michael Ivan Lawson, 1936–2012
My dad was someone you had to work beside to get to know. He wasn’t one to talk about himself. He loved to – had to – keep busy.
Thank you Jason Kenney for showing us what callous freaks the conservatives are
There’s this expression “I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire” which comes close to describing the Conservative Party approach to health care for refugees. How anyone could…
Rainy day in Vancouver
I know it’s kind of like titling the post ‘breathed oxygen today’. But even our Vancouverite friends, all the shop keepers, waiters we’ve encountered say that the weather here has…
What was Justice Rand thinking, eh Andrew Coyne?
Noted conservative columnist Andrew Coyne is in postmedia today stumping for the Ontario Tories’ proposals to change labour laws that allow unions to collect dues from everyone in the workplace.
Pinworms. Again again.
I’m just saying it to mark the occasion so we know for next time when the last time was. I’ve said lots about this topic already. Irene spent most of…
So I’m looking for a remote backup solution
I thought I had found one with my service provider iWeb but their application only copies whole devices. And I need to exclude some of the directories on my devices.…
Father’s Day
I got some cool gifts from Mallory this morning as part of my Father’s Day super breakfast. And I got to sleep in until 9am. Wow. I am feeling very…
This Michael Harris piece on ipolitics is great
Ten things Stephen Harper hopes you forget by 2015 is a great read. Not just about this batch of Tories but about Tories through the ages.
Unions have a future, we just need to go make it
Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum thinks unions are doomed (HT James Gemmill). I’m wondering if he knows where the name of his publication comes from.
Totally fried, totally overjoyed
I got back home from the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour this afternoon and this was waiting for me on the kitchen counter. It was Mallory’s idea. My heart burst. And…
Halfway
So that went well. Mostly. I rode off at 6:40am and got in by 2pm. Maybe I am slowing down in my old age or maybe I need the speed…
Wish me luck the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour is tomorrow
Tomorrow morning really early I’m getting up to ride to Kingston as part of the 41st running of the Rideau Lakes Cycle Tour. I’m quite excited. I would just like…