OK, I know. It’s been a hell of a long time since I’ve posted anything here. Things at work have become pretty busy lately, and it’s been hard to find the time to sit down and get anything out worth writing.
So, a life update in a few short sentences will have to suffice.
At home, having [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Life Off the Blog-Circuit
Posted in Misc., tagged Personal on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Blahs
Posted in Misc., tagged Personal on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes you just plain feel shitty.
For the most part lately I’ve been in really good spirits – happy with life, loving my girl, less stressed at work, excited about the possibilities the future holds.
And then, out of the blue, meltdown and self-loathing and that little piece of the brain that won’t let go of [...]
Debating Capitalisms
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis, Politics on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well, what a fascinating debate last night between the two contenders for the US presidency. Both start the evening with the rhetoric of the evil large corporation while both are explicitly articulating strategies to strengthen capital. This much not surprising. But what we did see last night was an open argument about exactly what kind [...]
Notes on Notes on the Financial Crisis
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis, Resistance, Working Class on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yes, it is the day after the election. No, I am not going to comment on it. Rather, reflections on an article I read recently that I didn’t particularly agree with but which has had me thinking.
An interesting take on the financial crisis follows below my comments. This comes from a couple of folks who are active [...]
Election-ing
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Politics, The Left on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I’ve done it. Voted. Dropped my little card into the slot and participated in this grand myth we call representative democracy.
I’m in Vancouver-Kingsway this time, so the big decision facing me was:
vote NDP as a strategic move to keep the seat from going to the Liberals;
vote for some incarnation of the communists, just cause its [...]
Watching CNN
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Capitalism, Financial Crisis on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ain’t no doubt about it, capital is in a serious global crisis. And are we surprised? There’s only so long you can make money without labour.
But what I’m finding most interesting right now is that the cheerleading is just plain over, full stop. No more hope for markets to rally, for this all to turn [...]
Union Identities
Posted in Labour and Unions, Political Stuff, tagged Identity, Work on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Y’know, doing the union thing can be mighty strange, particularly when you come to it as a radical. The way various emotions are triggered, the competing and conflicting ideas and analyses and reactions you feel – it involves living with and in multiple identities. And I don’t mean putting on a game-face or playing a [...]
Mavericks
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged History, Politics on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Normally I write here about whatever’s on my mind. But this piece from the New York Times, following on the heels of the US Vice Presidential Debate and the Palin-McCain deployment of that age-old strategy to seize the populist imagination – however much of a stretch – deserves to be read. And not only because [...]
House-Porn
Posted in Misc., tagged Personal on October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little boxes, little boxes, little boxes all the same
There’s a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow one
And they’re all made of out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same
Malvina Reynolds
Yes, I live in one such little box. [...]
Working Out a Living
Posted in Misc., tagged Capitalism, Exercise on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Just back from the gym. It’s been close to three weeks now that I’ve been doing this exercise thing, and over two weeks that I’ve been managing around 45 minutes almost every day. And it’s good. I feel good, I’m losing the pot belly, and I’m starting to think this isn’t necessarily such a bad thing [...]
