Archive for the 'General' Category

People leaving Bush for Canada

Monday, November 15th, 2004

US election: Too bad. Enough votes for someone other than Bush but not enough for someone specifically. Old News. What I want to point out is the number of people who have given up on an American future based on rationality. We’ve finally got confirmation that Colin Powell is gone, [Canada.com] plus a few of… Continue Reading People leaving Bush for Canada

No more manic mondays!

Monday, November 15th, 2004

As most people know, I sleep like a freight train: Hard to get going but just as hard to stop. I few of you may also know that I’ve been supporting a class in our eClassroom that starts at 8:00 on Monday – which means I’ve been leaving my house at 7:00/7:15 every Monday since… Continue Reading No more manic mondays!

Bowling balls and buzzcuts

Sunday, November 14th, 2004

Friday: Rich Couto came to Brock for a job interview (here’s hoping, but don’t settle for less $$$) and Jen Allen was down from Toronto. Herman and Janice made a party of five and we all went out to Frescos for dinner. After a brief stop at my place to make plans, we went bowling… Continue Reading Bowling balls and buzzcuts

Remembrance Day

Thursday, November 11th, 2004

I went to Brock’s Remembrance Day ceremony today. It was a powerful tribute. Last post was played, there where readings from the Bible and the Koran. ‘Our Vet’ for the ceremonies made the observation that it’s getting harder to find a vet from WWII: ‘There’s not many of us left, so you get to people… Continue Reading Remembrance Day

What this blog is not

Tuesday, November 9th, 2004

The imputes for my blog was all the blogsforbush.com posts I was reading in the run up to the US election. I can’t understand that xenophobic far right found in the states, and how foreigners and gay people make the average American feeling icky. So I read some of the blogs for George Bush, and… Continue Reading What this blog is not