current musical obsession: electric president (ben cooper): safe and sound
It’s been a very long time since I’ve posted a musical obsession. I’m watching The Blacklist and I cannot tear myself away from this song. frame>
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"at your library" in the north island eagle: kids bogo at the library
Kids BOGO At the Library September is Literacy Month in BC, and your library will be celebrating in a big way. During the month of September, we are offering “Kids…
what i’m reading: a new plan
As I’ve mentioned many times, I keep a running List of books. The List dates back to the mid-1980s. It’s not a complete list of books I’ve read. I wish…
laura and the angry itch: recent experiences with both sides of the medical divide
As my Facebook friends know all too well, I have been struggling with severe urticaria — hives — for two months. I have been going out of my mind with…
another blog, for anyone who is interested
I’ve decided to have bariatric surgery. I made the decision towards the end of last year, and I started a separate blog so I could write about it. Initially I…
which side are you on: the unprecedented strike by nba players is a watershed moment for justice
First of all, it’s not a boycott. It’s a strike. And a wildcat strike to boot. When the players on the Milwaukee Bucks chose not to play in the NBA…
missing nyc: spontaneous political street art in bloom
This story in The New York Times made me miss New York City more than anything has in a very long time. All over the city, artists have created murals…
the deadliest organized-crime and terrorist enterprise in the history of humanity: the catholic church
In the entire history of human beings on this planet, has there ever been a criminal enterprise more devastating — to as many people, over as long a period of…
wmtc "what i’m reading" posts to celebrate black august 2020
I thought Black August was something newly created by Black Lives Matter, but it turns out it has existed since the 1970s. I’m sorry I haven’t heard about it sooner,…
what i’m reading: how to be an antiracist by ibram x. kendi
How To Be An Antiracist is an important, powerful, thought-provoking book. With unflinching precision, Ibram X. Kendi defines the roots of racism and explains how we can work to eliminate…
simple but amazing experiences healing dogs from past trauma
Cookie recently had a fear reaction, and we’re working on desensitization. I thought I would share our experience with changing fearful behaviour. Diego Not long after we adopted Diego, we…
rotd: love and labor in alliance
Revolutionary thought of the day: Wherever capitalism appears, in pursuit of its mission of exploitation, there will be socialism, fertilized by misery, watered by tears, and vitalized by agitation. It…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: make screen time count with library e-resources for kids and teens
At Your Library: Make Screen Time Count with Library E-Resources for Kids and Teens You know I’m always going on about the great e-resources you can access through your library.…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: columns published since re-opening, parts 2 and 3
Ancestry Library: Your Library Can Help You Discover Your Roots As the lockdown began, I posted some “At Your Library” columns that were suddenly irrelevant, among them a column about…
"at your library" in the north island eagle: columns published since re-opening, part 1: library takeout
Since the lockdown ended, I’ve been writing my column in the free local newspaper again. These columns seem very specific and not of wide interest, but since I started collecting…
a piece of new york is gone: pete hamill, rest in peace
A piece of New York City died this week. Pete Hamill, a legendary New York journalist and possibly the last of a breed, died yesterday at age 85. Obituaries describe…
11 (more) things on my mind about the protests in the u.s.
In April, I wrote a post called “11 things on my mind about the anti-police-violence and anti-racism protests“. For reasons unknown to me, it’s one of the most widely-read posts…
rotd: "systemic racism" is redundant
Revolutionary thought of the day: “Institutional racism” and “structural racism” and “systemic racism” are redundant. Racism itself is institutional, structural, and systemic. Ibram X. Kendi, How to be Antiracist