Last evening Mica and I went down to the local Neighbourhood House to check out their new community gathering – a movie and potluck the last Monday of each month. Tonight’s feature – The Wizard of Oz. Now, as I’m sure we all have, I’ve seen this movie countless times. But tonight was interesting, because [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Markets, Money and Dorothy’s Slippers
Posted in Political Stuff, Reading and Writing, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis, History, Reading and Writing on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One Year and Two Families On
Posted in Family, Relationships, tagged Family, Personal, Relationships on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A lazy Sunday, cleaning house, playing some guitar, generally relaxing. Mica’s curled up with a book and a Blondie cd, her chores done as well. Megan’s soon to arrive from an afternoon at Word On the Street having some literary fun. It is exactly the kind of the day we need.
Weekended on Vancouver Island. Friday [...]
Catchin’ Up and Lookin’ Back
Posted in Misc., Political Stuff, tagged History on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Been a couple of days since I’ve managed to write here – not for lack of interest or lack of things to talk about, but simply because it’s gotten pretty damn busy all of a sudden. Tons of cases on my desk at work, preparing to enter collective bargaining for a first agreement with my [...]
The Wildman Marc Mero vs Corporate Wrestling: the battle for hearts and minds
Posted in Labour and Unions, Political Stuff, tagged Labour and Unions, Wrestling on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some months ago I got all hot for a project on professional wrestling as work, and attempts at unionization of wrestlers. I wrote a blog post about it here, and was all fired up to do a couple of different pieces – something for a popular sports magazine, to get the issue some light, [...]
Vision Vancouver’s Civilizing Mission
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Politics, The Left on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s one step forward, one step back, our dance is devilish daring.
A leftward shuffle, a rightward tack, then pause to take our bearings.
We’ll reform the country bit by bit so nobody will notice it.
And just to show we’re still sincere we’ll sing The Red Flag once a year.
That’s Leon Rosselson, a hymn to the Labor [...]
A Not-So-Little Girl
Posted in Family, tagged Family, Parenting on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another school year. Grade six. How the fuck that happened, I don’t know. Certainly doesn’t feel like I’m any older, but all of a sudden here I am with a kid who’s moving past childhood to pre-adolescence. Scary.
On the other hand, it’s looking like Mica’s finally got just a solid, good teacher – something that [...]
DLR
Posted in Music, tagged Rock'n'roll on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A few days ago it was Phil Ochs. Today I’m in a whole other mood. David Lee Roth.
Yes, David Lee Roth. Diamond Dave. DLR. I am total slut for the man, and entirely unapologetic about that.
He’s one of the few – like Joan Jett – that just screams rock’n’roll to me. Pure sex. Pure devil-may-care. Pure [...]
Men Who Mattered
Posted in Relationships, tagged Childhood, Family, Relationships on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was my first day feeling truly and completely well again after four weeks of mystery illness. A good day to go for a swim with Mica, do some lengths and get some exercise, and take Megan out to meet my cousin Matt, who’d invited us over for a barbecue. Matt is awesome. He lived [...]
Ah, the Ballot
Posted in Labour and Unions, Political Stuff, tagged Politics, The Left on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, like it or not, elections are going to happen, and that means I’m going to have to drag myself to a polling booth a couple of times over the next few months. Never a fun exercise, never a hopeful exercise, but one I continue to engage in. Why? Simply because I am of the [...]
Another Year on Campus
Posted in Academia, tagged Faculty Associations, Universities on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just back in the office after a meeting in which I represented a faculty member who is facing a student complaint. A complaint which generally consists of, “I failed an exam because she asked me questions that were too hard. No one warned me in advance of the questions I was going to get and I [...]
