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Plane tickets have recently turned mega-cheap, so my sister booked a flight for me to go to T.O. for my niece’s birthday weekend in November. Madeline is turning 4 when, apparently, she is going to be a big girl. And have a pig-themed party. So excited! →Read more
So I’m clearing my browser history before class yesterday, as I was going to be showing my students this YouTube video, given that I was doing a presentation on how to give effective presentations, which is pretty gutsy, if I do say so myself, as you really have to do a kick ass presentation if […] →Read more
Today is Blog Action Day: Global issues like poverty are extremely complex. There is no simple, clear answer. By asking thousands of different people to give their viewpoints and opinions, Blog Action Day creates an extraordinary lens through which to view these issues. Each blogger brings their own perspective and ideas. Each blogger posts relating […] →Read more
Been watching the election coverage all evening. So depressing. I mean, I’m trying to look on the bright side – at least it wasn’t a majority for Evil Stephen Harper. And the polls were pretty clear that the Evil Conservatives were going to form the government, so I don’t know why I was holding out […] →Read more
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5NEB4l5gpw] From Terry at UBC. →Read more
Well, sports fans, hockey season is upon us. The Canucks are undefeated, with two glorious victories against the Calgary Evil Flames. Thursday’s game was a 6-0 thrashing, which came after a beautiful tribute to the late Luc Bourdon, who died in motorcycle accident over the summer. Luc’s best friend on the team, Alex Burrows, scored […] →Read more
Hey, did you know that there’s a Canadian federal election on Tuesday? I might have forgotten to mention it here on NTBTWK. For those of you who love my special brand of political coverage, I hope you enjoy today’s posting . For those of you who don’t care about Canadian politics or Canada or, like, […] →Read more
Due the election and my rising fear of being stuck with another Conservative* government, my blog has been filled with a lot of piss1 and vinegar2 lately. Plus, I’ve been sick and, thus, whiny. So I thought that today, you know, for a change of pace, I’d talk about some nice things. Happy things! Pretty […] →Read more
Note: This blog posting is going to be a long one. I’ve been writing it for days. But it’s so worth the read, if you are interested in science, education, the Canadian election, or hearing my ongoing rants about the Conservative* party. Today Yesterday The other day, I read this story on the CBC: Researchers […] →Read more
I saw it mentioned on Evany’s blog that voters in Missouri have to register to vote by today, Oct 8, in order to vote in the November US presidential election. I also noticed this in the celebrities-telling-people-to-vote video posted on Rebecca’s blog – if you don’t register to vote in the US presidential election by […] →Read more