From the godawful Vancouver SunNote: One of the report's co-authors, Wendell Cox, is a self-proclaimed "Reaganite, market oriented conservative" and a pro-urban-sprawl, anti-transit pundit. I'm guessing his concern over housing affordability problems is related to the argument that urban sprawl lowers housing costs and allows low- to medium-income ( Read more... )

Also, I am going CURLING on Friday.

My law professor (who is probably in his late 50s?), in class tonight: "Any of you from Alberta? Have you heard of fetters? No? Well, you probably wouldn't have unless you were into S&M."

Gee, Canada just got more American. I feel so at home. Quick poll: Who looks more soulless... Stephen Harper, or my icon?
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( This was taken in North Vancouver. The picture quality is horrible, I know, because it was taken on Ed's camera phone. Eww. )

I saw this on a bus ride from Vancouver to Whistler. To me, "standee" suggests someone or something that is being stood upon. Hee hee, amusing mental image.


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I flew from Ohio to Maryland today. Now I've had the pleasure of meeting my two half-brothers, who are seven months old. The term "half-brother" is kind of weird, because it suggests half of a person. Like, "I have a brother... but half of him is missing." Their names are Bryce (108th most popular male baby name in U.S. in 2004) and Cole (75th ( Read more... )

Yesterday my mom and I went to Canton, Ohio, to visit the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum. McKinley was no Grover Cleveland, but he's also a dead president, so he's worth a visit. There is a giant tomb (McKinley's) and the "largest collection of McKinleyana in the world"! The museum actually has less about McKinley and more ( Read more... )

On the Globe and Mail website: "Bush defends broad powers to fight 'terror'"

Note the quotation marks they included around "terror."

At long last, here are some more photos of Vancouver, complete with commentary about the last four months of my life (in case you were wondering). ( Whee... )