Month: December 2005

Comparisons with U.S. presidential elections are inexact because Canadians are voting, not state by state, but riding by riding for representatives in the House of Commons. Still, some idea of the broad regional differences in...

Boogie Down! The competition’s heating up. . .

So, NBC’s ‘blog’ from Baghdad started today and I took a look, and uh, you should too. It’s stated goal is, and I quote: “Blogging Baghdad aims to provide a dynamic look at the story behind the...

Monday was the first day for couples to post notice of a civil partnership in the UK. These go up at local “Register Offices” two weeks before the ceremony, in the same procedure as marriages. The ceremony involves...

Are you excited?  (I am.) All over Sweden the holiday season officially begins with Sankta Lucia or Saint Lucia’s Day on December 13th. Just how Lucia became an honored saint in Sweden is a mystery, for she was born...