Back at Work…But Not Really
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…
Mary Soderstrom
Merry Christmas to All
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…
Doomsday Prophets Have Got It Wrong: Krugman"s Got It Right Again
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…
Saturday Photo: Christmas Tree 2012
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…
Carol of the Bells by Alphabet Photography
And this is cool too:
Holiday Countdown: a Hallelujah Chorus in Flash Mob Mode
Not quite sure where this was made, but it is great
Gagnam Syte Means the World is a Small Place: One Lesson Learned in the Last 60 Years
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…
The Kids Are All Right: Voter Participation Rates Go Way up among Quebec Youth
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,…
Winter Wonderland Department: A Moose on the Roof, No Weapons Please
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…
The New Town Kllings: When the Social Safety Net Protects Everyone:
Why do mass killings in the US happen? Partly because of the culture of violence there, but also because of problems with the social safety net. Having mental problems is…
Saturday Photo: Phantom Doves
Tbere are times when chance tells you more than you expect. This was a busy weekend with the gang coming over on Saturday to decorate the tree, make pickled herring,…
Good News on a Day That Is Full of Not So Good
I’ve always loved Oreos and thought that prophets of doom weren’t looking in the right places. Why do we need to invent the devil when we’ve got ourselves? Why worry…
Christmas is Coming, Herring Are Bought
Sophie wants to make sil, Swedish pickled herring, this Christmas so on Tuesday she, I and Thomas went to the Poissonerie Jean-Talon to buy salt herring. On Saturday the gang…
Two of My Favourite Things: Recycling and Music
A perfectly wonderful video about music produced on instruments made from recycled materials by kids in a slum. A little like steel drum bands, but with a real classical bent.
Another Giant Falls: Oscar Niemeyer
This is a little bit late, but it took me a while to come to grips with Niemeyer. Still not sure about what he means in terms of urban planning,…
When "Cheap Asian Labour" Isn’t Enough–Robots Work for Even Less
Some big North American outfits are moving production back to this continent for various reasons. Among them is the perceived need to shorten the supply line, but also because it’s…
Saturday Photo: What Do You do When There’s No Snow?
Skate, of course. They’ve put up the boards in the outdoor rinks in the parks near us, but we’re not ready for skating yet. But you can skate elsewhere. The…
NPD Outremont Annual General Meeting Saturday
The NDP Outremont riding association will hold its Annual General Meeting beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8, in the café/bar La Grande Gueule, 5615 A, Côte-des -Neiges Road. (Metro…
Anniversay of the Poly Massacre: Not a Time to Think about Weakening Gun Control
“A monument was built to the young women not far from the site of the massacre, just off the university campus. … There are benches around the edge the park,…
Take Five for Dave: Tribute to a Great Musican
This just in: Dave Brubeck dies at 91; This is a great version of the classic “Take Five” from a Montreal appearance four years ago when he was still going…