tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37277312024-02-19T10:20:40.655-05:00My 2 Second Shelf LifeRadmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-84252926588128002862009-12-30T21:33:00.002-05:002009-12-30T21:38:32.485-05:00Ok...since my frustration is complete with Haloscan and their "migration" efforts...and even though Ram from <a href="http://funkaoshi.com/">Funkoashi</a> tried to help me with it (to no avail)...I've decided to move this blog to Tumblr.<br /><br />I'm at <a href="http://my2secondshelflife.tumblr.com/">http://my2secondshelflife.tumblr.com/</a> now, if you care to link me...or visit me.<br /><br />It's 9 years with blogger, and I'm not moving any of my archives.<br />I'm lazy...and this blog can stay the way that it is.<br /><br />Visit me at my new digs...as of, like 5 minutes ago.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-46543199450140235982009-12-29T21:17:00.003-05:002009-12-29T21:32:29.551-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.stare.ca/images/toronto_ttc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 298px;" src="http://www.stare.ca/images/toronto_ttc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Mister and me went to the ROM today and took the subway for the first time in a few years. I was disappointed at how dirty it is.<br /><br />When I compare it to say Madrid, or even NYC...for a small subway system, the TTC is embarrassing.<br /><br />The missing ceiling slats in all the stations we were at, the absolutely gross coffee shops (went in to get a coffee at Bathurst subway station and turned on our heels. Newspapers all around one half of a table. It looked like someone pissed there and they couldn't be bothered to mop it up)...By the Way Bakery at Bathurst station looks like it needs a hosedown compared to what it looked like just a few years ago.<br /><br />At Yorkdale subway station, we went to buy tickets..just as we got to the wicket, the attendant closed it, looked at us, pointed to the hand written sign he was holding in his hand, shoved it above the mouth piece, and turned his back on us.<br /><br />Nice.<br /><br />It's just sad.<br />At 3 bucks a trip in January.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-16223239016983546942009-12-29T11:03:00.001-05:002009-12-29T11:05:15.262-05:00I'm trying to fix my comments since Haloscan is screwed.<br />Hopefully, they'll be back up today.<br /><br />Thanks for those to emailed me to tell me they were screwed.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-90028967916858849102009-12-28T14:01:00.002-05:002009-12-28T14:09:37.176-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lucidephemera.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/royal_ontario_museum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 155px;" src="http://lucidephemera.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/royal_ontario_museum.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Washington Post crowns ROM the worst piece of...architecture in the world.<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122400116.html"><blockquote><br />The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Sure, there were a lot of Wal-Marts thrown up in the Aughts, but Daniel Libeskind's addition to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto surpasses the ugliness of bland functional buildings by being both ugly and useless. His aluminum-and-glass-clad crystalline forms grow out of the building's original 1914 structure, and from the street it's dramatic. But go inside and you need a map to move around its irrational and baffling dead spaces.<br /><br />And where do you put art in a room of canted walls? Curators seem as baffled and frustrated by it as casual visitors. And it cost only $250 million. </blockquote></a><br /><br />(article via blogTO)<br /><br />I'm not terribly fond of it.<br />It does look like something dropped on the building from outer space.<br />But, it's also typical of Toronto architecture. <br />Screw up the old beyond repair rather than to restore.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-70507662081480233312009-12-23T10:06:00.000-05:002009-12-23T10:09:10.933-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASnxKLxnDC9FFBDG1hYlc2Yv4ihK6wrBqA3L9HQK1WfATnBGETkSNOH3emiU8Vlrq8t2bPwjkkAz8_zBYN462Z5rSsrfkTMyYnBYKFLcqnaOPdLatG8VxEkpZR3qWCmddB5W1uQ/s1600-h/average+coutroom.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASnxKLxnDC9FFBDG1hYlc2Yv4ihK6wrBqA3L9HQK1WfATnBGETkSNOH3emiU8Vlrq8t2bPwjkkAz8_zBYN462Z5rSsrfkTMyYnBYKFLcqnaOPdLatG8VxEkpZR3qWCmddB5W1uQ/s320/average+coutroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418448756625374706" border="0" /></a><br /><br />found at <a href="http://mizisocial.tumblr.com/">mizi(social)</a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-3837679443747646922009-12-22T17:43:00.004-05:002009-12-22T17:52:01.311-05:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Blansdowne</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blansdowne.ca/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgmkp6euPfiUMXZakKJSD0sTAjw-lHVMyK8pIbdCZuZtUAdPR1ekQnmD-pRwvCqJ5Ys0gWAKBj0xsAEG2jJxTbvjueecHqfzWXC97Ntbnoyywybki16RlHkN7NtHSiO8tm2FS6w/s320/lansdowne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418195199496493010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(click on image to see the collection of photos)<br /><br />I have a soft spot for Bloor and Lansdowne.<br />I grew up in the area, and I'm still there every day.<br /><br />Ramanan Sivaranjan from <a href="http://funkaoshi.com/">Funkaoshi </a>has taken some great photos of a neighbourhood that is gentrifying.<br /><br />20 years from now, the places he's photographed will be very different.<br /><br />Ram is curating history.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-82596250719502972482009-12-21T20:15:00.002-05:002009-12-21T20:18:06.966-05:00Rest in Peace Maggie Jones<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e54gzq5Xr0Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e54gzq5Xr0Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Maggie joins the Barlow family at an AA meeting for Peter...this is an awesome scene.<br />Almost as good as the Sopranos intervention scene for Christopher.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-70542906411671465712009-12-21T11:03:00.003-05:002009-12-21T11:16:32.385-05:00One of Tigers chicks is interviewed
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<br />...and she just sounds pathetic and delusional. The terrible thing is that she's on TV talking about intimate details of what she thinks was an actual relationship..
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<br />How much money do you suppose she got for an interview that makes her look like an airheaded idiot?
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<br />Not enough, I'm guessing.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-10470858594430968282009-12-20T21:02:00.001-05:002009-12-20T21:02:46.083-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yvmiEaRX1n8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yvmiEaRX1n8&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Forget the Electric Slide...LOLRadmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-21223023837890001442009-12-19T10:12:00.000-05:002009-12-19T10:13:12.233-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH92ttYaQ0FQO_qT7-D2INE2DkkeAbNp_X8ypla_JGfvJ-7bxYJ2dT3GqzcTlRc9XwAUmUY1tSYtAl6kJad5N1OsG-OIbtyJf8ORO0GS4dUj9y3w1aKs5Lsjhs_cAII2lIPjXqg/s1600-h/girl+scouts.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH92ttYaQ0FQO_qT7-D2INE2DkkeAbNp_X8ypla_JGfvJ-7bxYJ2dT3GqzcTlRc9XwAUmUY1tSYtAl6kJad5N1OsG-OIbtyJf8ORO0GS4dUj9y3w1aKs5Lsjhs_cAII2lIPjXqg/s400/girl+scouts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416965588845710466" /></a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-65245006435652023482009-12-18T16:13:00.001-05:002009-12-18T16:15:27.454-05:00<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2554266&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2554266&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2554266">Ten Thousand Pictures of You</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/robinking">Robin King</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />Awesome<br /><br />(via <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/">Laughing Squid</a>)Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-24839573760904219752009-12-18T11:51:00.002-05:002009-12-18T11:54:37.517-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andrewmcdonald.net.au/a-pictorial-guide-to-avoiding-camera-loss/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGN8pR1v-SikMSzZef_DEAINqRxne9wXHUwylRd9DkW66XrVWvTpsmaSDqNuLVD-YkngBO_xBC3sF-mI-sRSjBTkjZHCBM-in8dNyDOP2fed2UYM17SqBmAHJbvxTzuCJuW7PTA/s400/You-Must-Have-Found-My-Came1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416619992781727378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cute and clever way to lead a good Samaritan to yourself if you ever lose your camera.<br /><br />Click on image for the whole story.<br /><br />(via <a href="http://bitsandpieces.us/">bits and pieces</a>)Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-84362851480563079202009-12-17T16:54:00.002-05:002009-12-17T17:01:03.901-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M5HrYSNyYPk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M5HrYSNyYPk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Kind of cool little video of night time Toronto...in the style of Night Moves, if anyone remembers that from the 1980's and 90's on global from 2am to 6am...and then flips into something completely differentRadmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-16136073601303660712009-12-17T15:28:00.000-05:002009-12-17T15:30:31.073-05:00<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/17/AR2009121701137.html?hpid=topnews"><span style="font-style: italic;">Chris Henry was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday afternoon after being found on a curvy section of a residential road. Police said the dispute began at a home about a half-mile away, and Henry jumped into the bed of the pickup as his fiancee was driving away from the residence. </span></a><br /><br />This story is so bizarre. <br />Incredibly sad, and bizarre.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-4439781499846180612009-12-17T12:41:00.000-05:002009-12-17T12:43:21.573-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF-6Rxs3a8PcrNzyajze7lDt2lBshhVmhXmPzdKrlH_w6EmzLBVOe2r-QJ7wt-ugpVYFFLaI_NKJYtq-rhKhxD3WsJMswsyFw4G95GME4Aohrqrr4cyeBD_ipl6ZIPTUt_aWflg/s1600-h/free+nobel+peace.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVF-6Rxs3a8PcrNzyajze7lDt2lBshhVmhXmPzdKrlH_w6EmzLBVOe2r-QJ7wt-ugpVYFFLaI_NKJYtq-rhKhxD3WsJMswsyFw4G95GME4Aohrqrr4cyeBD_ipl6ZIPTUt_aWflg/s400/free+nobel+peace.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416261879641730306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />via <a href="http://bitsandpieces.us/">bits and pieces</a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-86225106052375529702009-12-16T15:31:00.001-05:002009-12-16T15:31:55.379-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7C0Axk_w2gMQlxOsUyqjEbhdkZhHCsiq5LBDfbNFEHqDrJrcpkUnMqSMuZXdHMpu4xS9ScY_ycc4ndsZrBaDFIIDhmPT3wDNPzVyEZitJVpxstsL2v_pRyIzAtxMEq8WBP6PwQ/s1600-h/ocdc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7C0Axk_w2gMQlxOsUyqjEbhdkZhHCsiq5LBDfbNFEHqDrJrcpkUnMqSMuZXdHMpu4xS9ScY_ycc4ndsZrBaDFIIDhmPT3wDNPzVyEZitJVpxstsL2v_pRyIzAtxMEq8WBP6PwQ/s400/ocdc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415934459606919650" border="0" /></a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-55457709096839356992009-12-16T13:38:00.002-05:002009-12-16T13:43:14.562-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/imageswater_full.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 2000px;" src="http://bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/imageswater_full.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(click on image for larger version)<br /><br />via <a href="http://bitsandpieces.us/">Bits and Pieces</a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-89466776456812930892009-12-13T22:37:00.001-05:002009-12-13T22:37:57.307-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQv38f2KvEg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aQv38f2KvEg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-72031914862352003142009-12-13T16:58:00.001-05:002009-12-13T16:59:42.365-05:00I have a yen for Latke tonight.<br />Do they go with crab legs?<br /><br />Who cares?<br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i-iI7GfrEYY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i-iI7GfrEYY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-12989890457834115202009-12-13T16:10:00.001-05:002009-12-13T16:12:35.011-05:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TS4v_kj9rw4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TS4v_kj9rw4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The YouTube comments are funny too (even though most of them are not meant to be).Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-42944376960836776822009-12-13T15:50:00.001-05:002009-12-13T15:52:58.562-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUc8CUGxM78NyBAIyEV029Ne7OozVvp20g0c-eyDHc5YYMZ9StlYfWPAzlNq7b5a3Uvozvq9192o5FLWpPml9qpdtsIavljHPLmPf3fR976PGAM5GImkLV5ymb0NYCN-4RiBDlhg/s1600-h/rapex.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUc8CUGxM78NyBAIyEV029Ne7OozVvp20g0c-eyDHc5YYMZ9StlYfWPAzlNq7b5a3Uvozvq9192o5FLWpPml9qpdtsIavljHPLmPf3fR976PGAM5GImkLV5ymb0NYCN-4RiBDlhg/s400/rapex.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414826521847927922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/2140,news-comment,news-politics,rapex-the-internal-anti-rape-device"><br />'rape trap' - is a product worn internally by women. The hollow inside is lined with rows of razor-sharp hooks, which are designed to latch on to a rapist's penis during penetration. They can only be removed by a doctor.<br /><br />The product will be on the shelves of South African chemists and supermarkets later this month. South African mother-of-two Sonette Ehlers developed the original prototype in 2005 but has struggled to get it patented and approved for sale, not least because of staunch opposition from feminist groups. </a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-78328500126628378292009-12-09T20:32:00.002-05:002009-12-09T20:34:12.928-05:00<span style="font-weight:bold;">SADE'S SOLDIER OF LOVE</span><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="450" height="36" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9672074-f7a&new_design=true&api=null"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=9672074-f7a&new_design=true&api=null"width="450" height="36" allowScriptAccess="always" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br />I like it.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.osaslog.com/">osalog</a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-21011359873551301642009-12-09T15:02:00.000-05:002009-12-09T15:03:05.212-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kucczbakOM1qzgb58o1_500.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 666px;" src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kucczbakOM1qzgb58o1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />via <a href="http://belgradestreetart.tumblr.com/">streets of Belgrade</a>Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-26400853283935147732009-12-09T13:47:00.003-05:002009-12-09T14:11:56.112-05:00From an article on Chantal Kreviazuk in The Star:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/735120--chantal-kreviazuk-just-famous-enough"><blockquote>As advocates of War Child Canada, which assists children affected by war, she and Maida walked the talk with the hiring of their nanny of six years, Bibiane Mpoyo of Burundi.<br /><br />"Living with a war refugee is really intense, it's a risk every day," said Kreviazuk. "And there are days where something inappropriate happens. It's not age appropriate, or I know that she can't leave what's happening back home at the end of the canyon on her way into our house. There's a lot of understanding and patience that has to happen, but what she brings into our lives couldn't be without her experiences and we're gaining something far more valuable than what is being risked." </blockquote></a><br /><br />I don't know if this is supposed to make us realize what giving, humanitarians they are...and that they "walk the talk"...but, what came to MY mind was:<br /> <br />Yes...it must be tough living with a war refugee...<br />...with all the "wah, wah, wah, I was brutally raped by soldiers", and "boo, hoo, hoo my whole family was slaughtered right before my very eyes" crying jags interfering with the laundry and school pick ups.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3727731.post-41145157966200946032009-12-09T12:26:00.003-05:002009-12-09T12:44:28.631-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/ttcqueencar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 149px;" src="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/ttcqueencar.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/ttcqueencar.jpg"></a><a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/12/05/city-orders-condo-developers-to-buy-annual-metropass-for-every-unit.aspx"><br />Developers building condos on Toronto transit lines will now have to buy every unit a TTC metropass for a year in order to obtain condominium approval from the city, a policy critics say comes at a high cost and without proof people will use it.</a></blockquote><a href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/12/05/city-orders-condo-developers-to-buy-annual-metropass-for-every-unit.aspx"></a><br /><br />No...but, for real...City Council is determined to drive (no pun intended) developers and businesses out of this city.<br /><br /><blockquote>Councillor Howard Moscoe, however, believes it “will cause people on transit lines to abandon their cars.”<br /><br />He pushed the initiative forward, which passed council without debate. The policy states the cost of the metropasses cannot be passed on to the condo buyer.</blockquote><br /><br />Oh, yeah...I'm sure that will totally be the case.<br /><br />The TTC has exhausted the rider, our taxes...and now new condo owners, and developers are going to have to throw money into it's bottomless pit of bad management as well. <br /><br />OMG...I can't believe what a <span style="font-style:italic;">shithole</span> this council is.Radmilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03066698122441059335noreply@blogger.com0