Month: September 2005

The Protests: A Reality Check

Just a comment about the grumbling and groaning about “other issues” “hijacking” the anti-war protests today in Washington. First of all, the only sustained coverage I had here in Canada was via C-SPAN...

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Whaddup People?

Hey! I’m stealing some time on my brother’s computer. I had a really fun time over the last two days. I met lots of tribbers, all of whom are even more impressive in real life than they are online. Damnit Janit had...

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Aragorn’s Open Thread

Crooks & Liars has a great clip of Viggo Mortensen — or Aragorn, to most people — talking politics on PBS’s Charlie Rose Show. C&L writes: “Viggo hammered the Bush administration Friday night on...

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Ottawa antiwar protest: Photos and thoughts

So, we went downtown around noon to check out the Ottawa version of the Antiwar protest. It was a beautiful sunny day, the kind of day that makes you want to go outside. (Note: Same photos as in diary, but for larger sizes see...

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