Posted in Armchair activism, Good causes on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a nifty website for those who are still trying to make up their minds. Anyone but the Conservatives, you say. But what if a split vote will result in the election of You Know Who?
This site offers comprehensive, up-to-date riding by riding information on how to defeat Harper and his anti-environment policies.
Enter your postal [...]
Posted in Food, weird and whacky on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I’m showing my age… the Muppet Show was huge when I was a teen, and my siblings and I were all fans. I bought the boxed DVD set, but someone in the US made the cake. I can’t believe that someone could make this out of a load of sugar and whatever else fondant [...]
Posted in Converts, Muslim issues on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This started as a comment to a post on Aaminah’s blog but then it took on a life of its own…
Posted in Muslim issues on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I think this is the first time ever in my quarter-century in Islam that the days of Ramadan have coincided with the days of the Gregorian month. Ramadan first was also September first, so there is no need for mental juggling between the Islamic date and the days by which the society I live in [...]
Posted in Unbearable felinity of being on September 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Posted in "Underdogs", Good causes on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Toronto Star’s Joe Fiorito is one of my favourite columnists. He find the most incredibly moving, human stories in the big bad city. His latest column is about the “little guy” faced with thoughtless competition by a huge multinational corporation. I know many of the big corporations also give to charities and community causes, [...]
Posted in Good causes on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is currently an appeal to find a suitable bone marrow donor for a well-known and well-loved doctor who is suffering from leukemia. His name is Dr. Abhijit Guha. I don’t know him, but people I know speak very highly of him.
A bone marrow transplant may save his life, but the registry for bone marrow [...]
Posted in The Last Resort on September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Local journalism at its finest.
OK, so I am easily amused. What’s your point?
Posted in The Wilderness on September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
heh.
Posted in women on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I received this from a friend in an e-mail this morning. I think it makes for important reading. Although it refers to what’s going on south of the border, the movement for women to have the vote was ongoing in other countries at around the same time. It’s not just women who need a reminder, though. [...]
