As you may know, there is currently a federal investigation into approximately $100 milliion dollars in misspent federal money, which went to ad agencies who basically did nothing for the government. Yesterday’s Globe and Mail had the top headline “Firm Got Cash to Attend NHL Games” reveals that the Canadian government spent $133,000 a year …
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McGill Smells
I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean, when you walk in the gates and up the path toward the Art Building, it reeks of putrefaction. Julian, my TA, says that it’s just the melting snow and the grass interacting to give off some kind of nasty gas. He says Parc LaFontaine smells the same way. …
In Praise of Dave Noon and His Blog
I am going to start listing some of my favorite blogs here. Eventually I’ll get around to updating the blogroll, but for now this will have to do. Some preliminary facts: I pretty much only read blogs authored by friends. There are a couple exceptions, and I’ll always happily click a link. But I’m the …
Swimming Upstream
It’s that “I’m so busy I’m so busy I’m so busy” time of the semester again, so of course I’m blogging instead of writing. Actually procrastinating other work. I’m particularly pleased because one of my advisees just landed her first tenure-track job. Maybe Full Professors get jaded about this kind of thing, but I’m thrilled. …
Quebec Student Strike
This is another one for the Bad Subjects website. Go on over and have a look at what I wrote. Yesterday’s protest was indeed wild, since it was my first Canadian protest. Bigger and louder than anything I remember in the U.S. It would be an understatement to say that I was impressed. This weekend …
Now Available in Tampa
We’ve been in Tampa for two days now, and it’s definitely a southern “new” city. The conference hotel, like the Jungian archetypal conference hotel, is located near nothing of great significance, and extorts its residents for meals, coffee, etc. As the faculty spouse, I have studiously avoided the conference, opting instead for the vacation-ritual of …
Fish Mistaken for Sharks
Among our activities yesterday, we went on a “BayWalk” which is nothing like Baywatch but reminds me of those patches of restored prairie in the Midwest. Basically, the concept is that the island’s natural habitat has been completely destroyed over the course of 100 years of development, so now they’re working to bring some of …