trials of a student librarian: i can shelve
I passed the page test!I think it was a bit easier than I was led to believe. On the phone, I was told the test had to be completed in…
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support bradley manning: actions and updates
As I hope you know, accused WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning was transferred to Fort Leavenworth and is now reportedly being treated like other prisoners, no longer singled out for various…
toronto, your mayor wants to hear from you. tell him you value your public library.
When Toronto City Council’s executive committee meets on Thursday to start making decisions about the future of the Toronto Public Library, you can help defend Toronto Public Library. And if…
moby duck: "that’s the difference. there are things afloat now that will never sink."
I've re-started reading Moby Duck. I don't know if this ever happens to you, but sometimes if I pick up a book at a particularly busy time when I don't…
today in new york: joy, normalcy, equality
Today in New York City, some families will celebrate their love and commitment, because the law has finally caught up with reality. 2 Dads, 2 Daughters, 1 Big Dayby Frank…
we like lists: list # 10: six things going on with me
Remember we like lists?? It's been a long time! This list will answer the burning question: What's up? What's happening in your life? Doing anything interesting? Enjoying doing something mundane?…
to anyone trying to use the massacre in norway as a justification for abolishing gun control
Regarding the horrific massacre in Norway, some people are apparently making statements like this: "If that had happened in Texas, the shooter would have lasted 30 seconds before dozens of…
mississauga has arrived: sexy suburban buildings make real estate splash
These sexy buildings are right down the street from us. Allan and I both like them a lot, and have watched their progress in the Mississauga skyline with interest. Apparently…
toronto’s ford brothers: does a true word ever leave their mouths?
James posted this in comments yesterday, but it deserves its own thread: Top Five Ford Lies. If you haven't seen it yet, please go read.Of course, politicians with a privatization…
toronto has more donut shops than libraries. fight to keep the libraries open.
Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford thinks his city has more libraries than donut shops. In fact:When the Urban Affairs branch closes, Toronto will have 3.9 libraries per 100,000 people, which…
canada moving backwards on youth crime plans that are proven failures
Further to my last post, how can we build a world without hate when the people in power are moving in the opposite direction?Last year I stumbled on a CPAC…
survivor of hate crime fighting to save assailant’s life: join his mission for a world without hate
In Texas, the survivor of a vicious hate crime is campaigning to spare the life of his assailant, who murdered two other people and is scheduled to be executed today.I…
what i’m reading: "moby duck" and the permanence of plastic
I've just started reading a remarkable book, one that can't wait until I finish to share it with you: Moby Duck: The True Story of 28,000 Bath Toys Lost at…
help protect tpl from ford’s privatization rampage
Mayor Rob Ford is out to privatize the living daylights out of Toronto. Privatization is a great deal for the corporations that pick up lucrative contracts, and a very bad…
walkom: we sent our soldiers to die to impress our largest trading partner
This is probably the strongest truth-telling about Canada's experience in Afghanistan - and the revolting response to it at home - that I have seen in the mainstream media. Thank…
pupdate: mississauga squirrels continue to rejoice
We've just returned from our consult with an orthopedic specialist at the OVC in Guelph. Tal has been doing so well, she seems so improved, that I think many people…
trials of a student librarian: in which i confess to practicing my alphabet
In addition to writing a large portion of the final report for the "Private Eyes" research project, I've been stressing over something else - something I decided not to share,…
boycott mlb all star game to protest arizona’s racist anti-brown-people law
Many good reasons to boycott tonight's Major League All Star Game: Arizona, The All-Star Game, And Speaking Up For Human Rights at Joy of Sox.
at the break
As we baseball fans say, we are "at the break". The All Star Break begins today: three days without real baseball, plus this year an extra day off for our…
what i’m reading: cradle of gold, story of re-discovery of machu picchu
One hundred years ago, this week - July 7, 1911, to be exact - an American man named Hiram Bingham found the ruins of an ancient ceremonial city, mostly overgrown…