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New blog: wordfarm.ca
Hey everyone! Been a long, long, long time since I updated willmatheson.com. I still intend to keep it up, but I don't have near-term plans to edit or tinker with anything.
Where I am writing now is a fresh new blog at a fresh new site: wordfarm.ca. The first entry is here.
That's a new blog in addition to the old one that's on the left sidebar ( ( Read more... ) -
Boeing and Airbus Model Number Madness
I'm interested in airlines and airliners, but I find it so hard to keep track of what's what. Automobiles are sometimes easier: Mercedes' main line goes A, B, C, E, S (but good luck figuring out all the three-letter cars), Ford's F-series is straightforward from 150 to 350 (450 only gets you better towing, and beyond that you're pretty much out of ( Read more... ) -
Review: Rogue One and the Movies
Last night I went to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with some good friends from high school. Before I get excessively vituperous, let me say that experiences are always better with friends and I'm glad we had the outing we did. That being said, it may be a very long time before I go to the cinema again, if things continue the way they are going. ( Read more... ) -
NFL Week 17 Guide
Time (ET)
Canadian-accessible Carrier
Away
(Record)
Home
(Record)
At Stake
1 pm
none
Jaguars
5-10
Texans
8-7
Texans win guarantees AFC South title but they are virtually certain to get it anyway
1 pm
(available on CBS Cleveland)
Steelers
9-6
Browns
3-12
Steelers can ( Read more... ) -
Election 2015: Poll Opening & Closing Times / ALCS Game 3
Poll opening and closing times are determined by time zone.
Elections Canada: "Voting Hours Across Canada"
Elections Canada's table is in local time for each zone, but my table below translates the times to every other zone. For example, to find the relative opening and closing times of a poll in Toronto, Ontario, which is in the Eastern Time ( Read more... ) -
How to cold call employers
Have been cold calling not-entirely-impossible potential employers. It is a bit tense, but there have been numerous kind and reasonable people on the other end of the line ( Read more... ) -
The Golden Age of Liberty: We have gay marriage!
I think it's fantastic that equality and human rights are defined by gay marriage ( Read more... ) -
Re: “Language murky around sex assaults”
A letter I wrote to the Chronicle Herald, regarding a piece on the language used in reporting sexual assaults:If the justice system is to be fair, it would seem that a determinedly even-handed treatment of evidence and the law is required even in the most explosive cases. We need to maintain this in our discourse. “Alleged” and “accused” must be ( Read more... ) -
Re: "The sex offender no one suspects"
A letter I wrote to Maclean's, regarding a report on female teacher sexual transgressors:Anne Kingston’s thesis, that the treatment of female teachers who become sexually involved with their male students reflects legal and cultural double standards, is borne out, but I hope that we don’t solve this double standard by making female teacher ( Read more... ) -
A river runs rantant
For a September 4th writing workshop class:
A thing that you have to get used to about rivers is the one-way ness. It's not necessarily impossible to swim upstream, but it's often exceedingly difficult. You might not even be able to hold your place. If you're headed for the rocks, you might be able to reduce the impact forces infinitesimally, but ( Read more... )