After a couple weeks of tinkering around, I’ve finally managed to put the finishing touches on everyonesadj.ca. It’s taken me about a year a half to get around to building this site, but better late than never, right? Check it out and let me know what you think. It’s a brand new site, and I’m […]

This post is essentially a test. If you’re not into blogs or social media sites or other nerdy pleasures, you can probably go ahead and skip this one. I’ve installed a plugin on this blog that posts a notice on Twitter whenever I publish new content. If I’ve done it right, then publishing this post […]

“If you love it so much, why don’t you marry it?” Young children all over the world have had to face this question whenever they’ve gotten excited about something, and they’re not alone. Once you’ve grown up, met a woman, and spent four years in her company, you’ll find that your friends and family rightly […]

Today is the twentieth anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square. The Chinese government reportedly chose to commemorate the occasion by blocking public access to sites like Twitter, Hotmail, Bing, YouTube, Blogger, Tumblr, Livejournal, Flickr, Live.com and the Huffington Post. In fact, according to a recent tweet from Nicholas D. Kristof of the New York […]

When the first of June rolls around, I’m going to try out a new monthly budget. Kate and I are working to save some money, so I figured I could benefit from paying more attention to my finances. Unfortunately, I’m not very good at math, so anything but the simplest budgeting system is right out […]

My girlfriend checked herself into the hospital on Monday to deal with an ongoing heart problem. It’s been a hectic week to say the least, but she’s doing well and she’s gotten a huge amount of support from her friends and family. In fact, I’ve now got a pretty touching backlog of people to thank […]

This week, Stephen Harper took the time to visit Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory, where he congratulated researchers and public health professionals on their quick response to the H1N1 flu outbreak. You can read all about it in this official press release from the Conservative Party. “The success of this lab is a testament to Canada’s […]

There’s an article on the Toronto Star website that’s been making the rounds today. Kate sent me the link this morning, and my friend Ram posted a link a couple of hours later. It’s well worth reading, even if you’ve only got the time and inclination to check out the first paragraph: “We want Tamil […]

Speaking of babies, the Huffington Post just linked to an article in People Magazine about Bristol Palin. Since the birth of her son, Palin has reinvented herself as a spokesperon for abstinence-only sex education. In theory, this isn’t a bad idea. I don’t buy into the notion that Palin’s a hypocrite just because she’s advising […]

Say what you will, but the most succinct and compelling argument that I’ve heard to date for being pro-choice – or “pro-abortion”, as some of the more committed and inaccurate pro-lifers prefer to call it – appeared on an album that Consolidated put out in 1992 called Play More Music. Consolidated were known for placing […]