Link of the Day: Things Are Good
“Things Are Good is a website for people who want good news, for a change.” It’s a site maintained by local blogger Adam Clare, and it “exists to make the world a touch better by sharing some of the good that is around us everyday.” I found Things Are Good through its inclusion on Progressive […]
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AIDS Walk Update: Holding at 24% of my fundraising goal
This year’s AIDS Walk for Life is just a few weeks away, and I’m currently holding steady at 24% of my goal of raising $1,000 for the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Many thanks to those of you who have already donated in support of this great organization! If you’d like to join those who have signed […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by the Darkness
Say what you will about this one, but it holds up. Not only that, but it’s probably been long enough since you’ve heard it that won’t sound quite as played out as it did at its peak. That’s like two generations worth of retro, guys! Watching it now, I can’t help but wonder how singer […]
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Link of the Day: Dungeons and Dragons Dice Roller
Have you ever had a crucial decision to make or a deadly battle to win, and found yourself at a disadvantage because you didn’t have your weird dice with you? Well, that need never happen again, thanks to the Dungeons and Dragons Dice Roller.
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Anyway, yeah, that’s what all the non-drinking was about
As I mentioned yesterday in what my friend Ryan called a “casual nonchalant blog post,” my wife is pregnant. Meanwhile, as you’ll know if you’ve been keeping up with this blog or my posts on Twitter, I haven’t had a drink in a couple of months. Yes, the two are connected. To be honest, I […]
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Link of the Day: Our Public Library
There’s a good chance you’ve already seen this one, but frankly, the more attention it gets, the better. It’s a new campaign, sponsored by the Toronto Public Library Workers Union, and “dedicated to perserving the integrity of Toronto’s public library system for all Torontonians.” “OurPublicLibrary.to is a network of people dedicated to preserving the integrity of […]
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Kate is pregnant
We had an ultrasound yesterday, and Kate and the kid-to-be are doing fine. After sitting on this secret for weeks, it’s very good indeed to be able to share it. Wish us luck!
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Link of the Day: CoffeeCSA.org
Community shared agriculture is a term for a type of alternative food network in which a community of individuals support a growing operation, and the growers and consumers alike share the risks and benefits. CoffeeCSA.org is one such example. “When you buy a share of the harvest at CoffeeCSA, you get the best of the crop […]
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Let’s see if Literature for Life’s Facebook page can get a hundred “likes” by the end of the day
Hey, remember when I posted about Literature for Life and their various social media accounts? Well, I happen to know that one of our initial networking goals is to get our number of Facebook “likes” up to a hundred, and a quick visit to our page at the time of this writing shows that we’re […]
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