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Not the kind of demo I usually write about: this is demolition. This happened in my area this morning. I would have liked to have seen it!

I'm soon going to start Jared Diamond's Collapse - and if you still haven't read his incredible book Guns, Germs, and Steel , w...

In case you missed it in comments here , Redsock sent this news item , which notes: The Interior Ministry yesterday identified the two Saud...

The weather forecast has been revised; thunder storms and rain pushed back to Sunday. Not that I'm worrying about the weather, mind you.

We once had a lengthy debate on this blog about the media's role in keeping the US ignorant and right-wing. To my and Allan's utter ...

This weekend the weather is beautiful - brilliantly sunny, cool, and breezy. The forecast for next weekend - the wmtc party - is hot and hum...

My head just exploded. Three men who were being imprisoned indefinitely and illegally at the US's concentration camp in Guantanamo Bay h...

Not all conspiracy theories are true. That much should be obvious. But just because a set of ideas is a conspiracy theory does not make it ...

I want to talk about two words - two overused, misused, misunderstood words. I want to talk about Conspiracy Theory. It seems like any ideas...

I'm amazed at how many people find it perfectly acceptable to celebrate the death of another human being . If they are told that person ...

Former chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has this to say from Stockholm: During the Cold War, it proved possible to reach many significa...

Another mom visit successfully completed! We're getting the hang of this long-distance thing. We used to live right across the Hudson Ri...

Tuesday is my birthday. We have tickets to the next play in our Soulpepper subscription , Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing (which I've ...

A few people have asked me my thoughts on the recent alleged terrorist arrests in the Toronto area. I don't know that I have any interes...

Allan told me he's been seeing this lovely family, always in the same cove at the end of our street. Last night on the way home from din...

Grouchy demands occasionally work. My recent post prompted several replies. I must admit - getting a bit more personal than I normally do -...

You know what today is, right? 06/06/06! 666! Have a devilishly good day. And take pause at 6:06 to enjoy the full effect. You 24-hour-cloc...

What's the big deal? It's a yes or no question: can you come or not? Send an email. I'm assuming if you haven't RSVP'd b...

Seen on the New York State Thruway: Open 24 Hours Til 11 pm Mon-Sun I spent eight hours in the United States and all I got was this illitera...

I've always been surprised - and flattered - to find wmtc on the blogroll of The DCeiver , who writes cogently and entertainingly about ...