Wow, a whole family of raccoons have been hanging out in my yard lately. They showed up after suppertime yesterday...


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I think I've been reading too many comic books lately, but in recent weeks I've been thinking a lot more about "mind over matter".


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I made these while I was bored the other day. I'd think that only people who have met a lot of serious klezmer fans would get these, but then again some of my relatives on facebook seemed to find them funny for whatever reason.


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I thought I should write a little something about Jack Layton, leader of the NDP who (as every Canadian knows) died of cancer early in the morning yesterday.


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Well, I had to resign my job at the college yesterday ( Read more... )

I'm back in Vancouver from my 2-week trip to Montreal and Ottawa!

It's good to be back, but I thought while it's still fresh in my mind, I should make a list of some fun things I did in Montreal, with pictures...

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Lately I've been watching videos on youtube of this great guy, Arkady Gendler, an elderly Yiddish singer from Ukraine.

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Actually, I went out to a Yiddish singalong night a bit more than a week ago ( Read more... )

Ahh, the cherry blossoms of spring in Vancouver turn to rotting brown film on the ground, filling the air with a sickening smell..