(1) We wouldn’t want a wonderful person such as this to be deported from Canada, now would we? A Haitian woman who disfigured a stranger in a Montreal-area biting attack has been given a reduced sentence by a Quebec judge … Continue reading →
The new comments policy I instituted a while back has been working very well so far (knock wood) to block trolls. On the other hand, it’s a trifle overeager and sometimes blocks certain comments from regular comments for no reason … Continue reading →
… if you don’t apply it in a thoughtful way. New York, case in point: … New York public education is falling behind because the state has ignored chances to discover what educational practices really work, use that evidence to … Continue reading →
The act eliminating them is a pun: The House of Representatives voted to send the smallest piece of US currency the way of the dodo on Monday, passing the bipartisan Common Cents Act in a unanimous vote. In addition to … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’ve had this draft among my many hundreds of drafts for about sevem years. I never got around to publishing it; not sure why. But today seems like a good time to do so, for obvious reasons.] This post … Continue reading →
It’s more of a vigil now.
Continue reading →My ex took a turn for the worse. It’s very bad. That’s what I’m doing today.
Continue reading →Seems there are two extremes right now on the subject of the Clancy case, at least in terms of the bulk of online discussion. I don’t fit into either camp – not those who say Clancy is some sort of … Continue reading →