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Archive for October, 2008

Cheat on your taxes, misrepresent your qualifications and even your name, brand someone a socialist with no cause, and agree publicly with someone who says an Obama victory means death to Israel and, hey, fame and fortune await you. That’s the moral of the story of Joe the Plumber, who now has an agent and [...]

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After a self-pitying post like yesterday’s, I think it behooves me to report on things a little more upbeat. Today I announced to my girlfiend that I would be walking from my apartment to Old Montreal, a walk that I estimated would take two hours. She reminded me that I should buy some maple syrup-filled [...]

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After three years of working on a novel, and about one year of effort of trying to get it published, I am still no nearer to my elusive goal. Thus far I’ve put in about $1000 of my own money and about 2000 hours of time on this project. I am not qualified to write [...]

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One day in the future, I might want to remember what it feels like to be turning thirty-three. If the Internet still exists and my blog hasn’t been wiped out by then - by me or a virus - this little post will remind me!
Let’s start with the negatives of turning thirty three. Well, unless [...]

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Canadian Election

Today is the day of the Canadian election. I voted earlier today, hoping that my support for the Liberals will cost the Bloc Quebecois their seat, which they’ve held since 2006. Overall, though, it looks as though the Conservatives will win again, albeit with a minority. I find Canadians’ choice bizarre, since Stephen Harper’s Bush-lite [...]

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Justin Trudeau

This afternoon, I met Justin Trudeau, the Liberal candidate for my riding, Montreal-Papineau, and the son of a fairly well known former prime minister. He was campaigning on my street with a few aides, followed by a City-TV camera crew. I walked up to him and said, “You’re Justin Trudeau.” Sometimes in social situations I have [...]

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Waiting until your best buddy is in town is a good idea. Then plug in the Beer Fridge — a fridge that waits patiently for weeks and weeks for an event such as this, and lives only for the thrill of being inhabited by alchoholic beverages. Prepare some food — something to warm the crowd on a cold [...]

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