@talabobala
This seems like a good time to mention: Tala is now on Twitter. She saw Pooh Bear was doing it and she wanted in. Because Tala’s mommy needs new ways…
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another victory: historic reduction in unnecessary animal testing in europe
From HSI Canada: Humane Society International has just secured the biggest reduction in animal testing requirements in history! Our science team has been hard at work for more than two…
ten reasons i like being a library page
I needed to get a job as a library page in order to be “in the system” at the Mississauga Library. Job openings rarely, if ever, go external. Since after…
sweet victories! ford budget defeated, tarsands pipeline dead for now
If Rob Ford and Stephen Harper are both unhappy, this must be a good day! Yesterday the voices of reason on the Toronto City Council united to defeat Rob Ford‘s…
have you used wikipedia today?
What’s going on SOPA Why it’s wrong
rally for toronto! today in nathan phillips square
Rob Ford might be losing weight, but Toronto is losing vital public services and good jobs – if the mayor and his friends on City Council have their way. If…
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: # 2
Girl, whispering so quietly I could barely hear her: Excuse me. Um, do you work here? Um… um… do you know where I can find books about diaries of wimpy…
a quick lesson on the affects of religion on longevity
It has come to my attention that certain fundamental religious people believe that the death of Christopher Hitchens, who had advanced cancer, vindicates their beliefs and proves that Hitchens’ atheism…
caterpillar is bulldozing canadian workers. workers are fighting back.
“So long, good Canadian jobs!” Electro-Motive, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., a huge US company, has locked out 465 workers from its London, Ontario plant. The company has offered a…
the joy of books, long may they dance
Found on G+, thanks to S.
songs from beyond the grave (a list in progress)
I was driving around Mississauga listening to Bob Dylan’s Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue, a great live album, when I realized that the narrator of “Romance In Durango” dies…
odds, ends, and i-school
Shorter wmtc: Quebec in winter: the weather is cold, the people are warm, the food is good. I loved all of it, and I especially loved traveling with my sweetie.…
the iron lady was an enemy of the people and should not be celebrated as a hero
This week, the movie “The Iron Lady” opens, a big-budget biopic starring Meryl Streep as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. No technical or directorial skills, nor the inevitable genius…
more montreal, vermont, and homeward bound
Our second full day in Montreal was simply lovely. In the morning we headed up to the Marché Jean-Talon, the largest of Montreal’s four public markets. I felt as if…
la belle province… la belle ville
Montreal bagels! Why oh why did I not know about Montreal bagels all the other times I was in this great city?? * * * * We had another easy…
the canada party: "our oil sands are so dirty, it makes texas look like a greenpeace retreat"
And while I’m at it, I might as well post this. And now back to Quebec.
memo to progressives and liberals: ron paul is not your friend
Can it be? Are progressive people supporting right-wing libertarian Ron Paul for the US Presidency? In 2008 I wrote on supposedly liberal people supporting hillary clinton. I didn’t agree with…
dogsledding and duchesnay
We had our third and final awesome breakfast at Chez Hubert, then said goodbye to the Crying (or possibly Laughing) Dresser and hit the road. Station touristique Duchesnay is about…