I did my citizen's duty yesterday, My sinus condition had flared up again, making me stay home from work, but I still dragged myself to the voting station. (Admittedly, it was only a block away, but if I can do it, why is the voting turnout so low?)

To be honest, I don't follow Canadian politics much, at least not as much as American politics. ( Read more... )

Nothing says Christmas like preserved human remains.

For three years in a row, when my brother, usually with my sister-in-law in tow, visited for the Christmas, we would go see that year's installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Aragorn, Frodo and Gollum became part of the Christmas tradition for us ( Read more... )