happy blogiversary to wmtc
This month – July 11, 2014 – I have been blogging for 10 years. Ten years! I clearly remember telling Allan I was considering beginning a blog about emigrating to…
This month – July 11, 2014 – I have been blogging for 10 years. Ten years! I clearly remember telling Allan I was considering beginning a blog about emigrating to…
The wmtc greatest hits page has been updated with the best posts of 2012, as chosen by my partner and editor. About this year’s picks, Allan says: “I tried to…
There’ll be little if any blogging in this space for the next week. (Since we should probably test once and for all whether readers are happier avoiding political talk during…
At the suggestion of a longtime reader – someone I had never heard from before, although he’s been reading wmtc for many years – I will now be tweeting wmtc…
I haven’t been writing much lately, so it’s good to know loyal wmtc readers are still reading every post. Well, one is, anyway. Yes folks, a full seven years after…
Road tripping for the next few days. I may have a chance to post intermittently, but likely won’t quite as frequently as usual. Enjoy the long weekend in the meantime!
In 2009, I wrote this brief history of trolls at wmtc. At that time, the sad man who calls himself magnolia_2000 had been reading and leaving comments on wmtc for…
I’m pleased to announce my little site was accepted by the good people at Progressive Bloggers as an “affiliate.” This means my posts will show up in their feed and…
Off to warmer climes until next weekend, with little or no posting in the meantime. Enjoy the week!
I’ll have plenty more to add in later posts about the opportunities the Saskatchewan NDP holds under Cam Broten’s leadership. But before this weekend’s convention is too far in the…
The Toronto Star website recently underwent another revamping. In the process the mobile version of the articles seems to have been removed, or at least I can’t access them from…
The wmtc greatest hits page has been updated with the best posts of 2012, as chosen by my editor and second-biggest* fan. Thanks for reading, and thank you always for…
My recent post about no longer voting in US elections caused some dismay and upset among some of USian readers. At least one friend interpreted that post as encouraging others…
I’ll be largely away from the blog for the next week and a half. Expect only a few posts in the meantime, but I’ll be back to the usual pace…
Since Echo’s comment system is being discontinued, I’ve reverted back to Blogspot’s commenting system for now. Please let me know if you have any issues in posting new comments. I’ll…
While the Saskatchewan NDP’s 2013 leadership campaign officially started last week and at least a couple of the candidates have already made strong entrances, I haven’t yet had a chance…
I am SO happy! My own domain name, wmtc.ca, is once again working with the Blogger platform. URLs for this blog will now show the wmtc.ca address, as they did…
Progressive bloggers, check your stats. The Statcounter for wmtc shows “multiple visits spread out over several days” from an IP address in the House of Commons, and a separate visit…
Combing through some old files, I found this lovely bit: a comment from “GarySTJ”, a former troll who was obsessed with me for a time. I used to delete his…
I’m off to destinations unknown until next week, with little to no blogging in the interim. Enjoy the long weekend in the meantime!