The New York Times this morning reports that hackers, probably Iranian, have been messing with the US banking system lately. “Security researchers say that instead of exploiting individual computers, the…
Three researchers at Quebec universities warn that the 2016 census may be the cut because of “budget reasons.” In an op-ed piece in Le Devoir they outline the problems that…
Friends–Old Lefties like us–suggested we take in “Hyde Park on the Hudson,” a film about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a distant cousin and affairs of state. It sounded like a great…
Tomorrow is Epiphany or the Kings’ Day, when the Magi supposedly showed up with presents for the baby Jesus. We’ve never celebrated it, although many of our friends do a…
I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fiztgerals for the first time decades ago, and was not much impressed. Too shallow, about people who really don’t matter in the…
The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obrecht can be read as a fable, a memoir or an observation on the wars of belief and self-interest that marked the last several centuries…
Everybody else has done their lists, but as usual I’m a little behind. For the next few days, I think I’ll share my faves of the year, starting with The…
Our house was built in 1912–first permits issued in late 1911, and occupation, it would appear, in the fall of the following year. I’d meant to make a little bumph…
Tha’s me and our dog Trout Fishing in Canada on March 4, 1971. The storm in progress was a big blizzard, called by some The Storm of the Century. It…
When people learn that we came to Montreal from California, they often say what a big, disappointing change it must have been, given the difference in climate. But I’ve always…
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Lots and lots of snow today–glad everybody made it home yesterday from the holiday festivities. I was out for a while this morning, and ended up taking buses on a…
Dear Friends Got to wrap a few presents and make potato sausage before everyone comes over, so there won‘t be much blogging for the next few days. Best wishes from…
Fiscal conservatives and the Mayan calendar nuts: both wrong in their prophecies, Paul Krugman says once again: ” The key thing we need to understand, however, is that the prophets…
So this is Christmas… or at least the Christmas tree as it looked when the gang finished putting it up last Saturday. There are some presents under it now, to…
And this is cool too:
Not quite sure where this was made, but it is great
About ten years ago, I started my travels with a trip to Aisa. My first venture outside of North America was to Singapore, which meant involved taking Korean Airlines from…
Young people in Quebec voted in large numbers in the September provincial elections, according to a study reported today in both Le Devoir and The Gazette. “According to the study,…
This photo was doing the rounds of my friends yesterday, with a tagline saying it was taken in Blainville, north of Montreal. Seems that it probably isn‘t, but it’s great…
