When I was walking along St. Clair earlier today, carrying the Lynxcub, we encountered a policewoman (parking enforcement, nothing G20 related) who smiled and said hi to us, and we responded in kind ( Read more... )

Alert to dog owners in Toronto - in case you haven't heard, there's been another case of dog poisonings in a public park. This time it was Dog Hill, in High Park -- someone laced the drinking water provided for the dogs there with antifreeze, and two dogs died.

Full storyThis comes after a few years ago, someone left bits of meat laced with ( Read more... )

Today, I:

1. Survived a one-shot Call of Cthulhu game with no ill effects except temporary insanity, scars from a shotgun blast to the face, and a deep desire never to see the inside of a cave again under any circumstances (which would probably be less problematic were my character not a professional caving guide). Ironically, I think it was the ( Read more... )

Received today from Avaaz.org:The Burmese protests are widening, the international response is building -- and the Burmese generals are panicking. Today, the Burmese junta banned gatherings of more than 5, and sent thousands of troops to take control of the streets -- but still the monks and protesters march. Desperate officers have beaten, tear- ( Read more... )