Thomas Soderstrom Arrived Last Night…
And his maternal grandmother’s head is not on blogging or politics today.
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: Spiders and Summer
My father used to say that big spiderwebs were a sign of oncoming fall. I have no idea if that is true,but here is an attempt at a photo of…
Park(ing) Day–When Parking Spaces Become Mini-Parks–Set fpr September 21, But Why Not Just Make Transit Free Then?
I’ve always thought the idea of closing down part of the centre of Montreal for a carless day was rather lame way to promote less realiance on cars. While providing…
Words that Make Even More Sense Now
Someone who would seem to be seriously deranged tried to get to Premier-elect Pauline Maurois. The result was one man dead and another seriously injured. Perhaps it is time to…
Big Surpise in Quebec: The Polls Were Wrong!
The turn out was very good–nearly 74 per cent–and the voters did their thing, making up their minds privately, and surprsing a lot of people. As you probably already know,…
No Post Today: On the Phone, Getting out the Vote
Yeah, Quebec goes to the polls, and I’m calling folks we’ve pointed as be on our side. So no post longer than this….
Outremont up for Graps Again? Québec Solidaire Could Pull An Upset
Liberals, 33 per cent; Québec Solidaire, 27 per cent and PQ, 23 per cent! Been making phone calls for Édith Laperle, the Québec Solidaire candidate in my riding of Outremont.…
And the Winners Are…
Congrats to Scotty in East Providence RI and Jeffrey in Las Vegas who won the Goodreads Giveaway for my book, Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure. Your copies will be…
Saturday Photo: Fabulous, Dangerous Weather
The termperature is just about perfect today–24 C. or mid-70s F–with no humidity to factor in. What is more, on this last weekend of the official summer, the neighborhood seems…
One Election Winds Down, Another Heats up
We’re going to the polls on Tuesday in Quebec. Here’s a nice little video made by cinema wunderkind Xavier Dolan, urging people to vote. VOTE QC 2012 1/2 from SonsofManual…
Want to Make Waves….
Don’t forget: today’s the last day to enter the Goodreads Giveaway of two copies of my book Making Waves: The Continuing Portuguese Adventure
Putting Out Fires Because Music Can Be Too Hot: A Tale of Free Pianos and Carelessness with Fire
Much to-do this morning about two decorated pianos installed on Montreal corners for the month of September to provide a place for impromptu music. Great idea, even if not totally…
And We Think We Have Animals in Our Backyards..
The racoons ranging in our backyards seem to have disappeared–or maybe they just figured out how to get out of trash cans and so don’t make so much noise. Whatever,…
The Case of the Missing Ducklings
For the last several summers we’ve watched with pleasure as ducks raise ducklings in at least one of our neighborhood parks. This photo was taken two years ago when it…
Saturday Photo: Urban Agriculture
There’s been a lot about urban agriculture in the press around here lately. Hard to tell just how much impact the movement to grow your own food in the city…
Celebrating Birthdays Today!!!
Lukas’s birthday was Wednesday, Jeanne’s will be Sunday, so we’re having the gang (11 of them, counting Jeanne) over for barbecued leg of lamb and other good things this evening.…
Let’s Hear It for Montreal: Two Article Laud My Favourite City
Montrealers have been beating up the city for the last little while: crumbling infrastructure, too much road repairs/reconstruction, doubtful influences in contract awards etc. So it is refeshing to come…
ERDC Committee to Plan Payout to Gazette Freelancers
The Electronic Rights Defence Committee is beginning discussions about how to distribute the money and stock it received on behalf of freelancers who wrote for The Gazette of Montreal from…
Sad Day for Truth: Ideology Doesn’t Cut It if You Don’t Check the Facts
It used to be said that the first casualty of war was the truth. Now, unfortunately, truth seems to be completely forgotten in any sort of skirmish. The latest example…