test blog #10

So it was you commenting anonymously! Good to know my sense of that was correct. Had you made yourself known, I wouldn't have allowed your comments in the first place. As you know, hence the anonymous cover. You already blew it by harassing me in our first go-round. Banned is banned. Sheesh, I'm only an itty bitty blog, it's not like I'm Kos or Xymphora. Please find some other folks to harass. And have a nice day.

So it was you commenting anonymously! Good to know my sense of that was correct. Had you made yourself known, I wouldn't have allowed your comments in the first place. As you know, hence the anonymous cover. You already blew it by harassing me in our first go-round. Banned is banned. Sheesh, I'm only an itty bitty blog, it's not like I'm Kos or Xymphora. Please find some other folks to harass. And have a nice day.

Two Canadian readers have sent me some interesting reading lately. In one, which unfortunately I can't link to, a Globe and Mail columnist disputes a colleague's claim that Canadian society is as religious as American. In "My Canada Doesn't Include Religiosity," Michael Adams, who has written extensively about Canadian social values, writes, "It is neither elitist nor 'out of touch' to state that Canada is becoming increasingly secular. It's accurate." Adams acknowledges that "Most Canadians categorize themselves as Christian when asked to tick a box on their census form. . . . Many of us will even claim to be religious." But he reminds readers that although 61% of Canadians say they believe in god, only 28% say religion is very important to them, and just 16% attend religious services at least weekly (with another 21% attending monthly). After analyzing an extensive Pew Center poll, Adams finds "no evidence of a religious rev...

People's generosity never ceases to amaze me. In this case, people is Kyle From Ottawa, who writes the Progressive Libertarian blog. For people emigrating to Canada, specifically (but not only) Ontario, Kyle posts this useful information . I hope others who are applying (or considering doing so) find them helpful. I doubt I'll ever win the lottery, but it's more fun to do it Canada. Go figure.

This is pretty funny. If you search for "move to Canada" on the web, you'll find various blogs and essays imploring you to move to Ohio, Iowa, Oregon and other battleground states. Hey, yeah. Instead of compiling my life savings, spending $2,500 in fees, filling out a zillion forms, waiting for more than a year and uprooting my entire life, I think I'll just pack up and move to Ohio. That way, my one vote (if counted) can help the state go Democrat in 2008. Why didn't I think of that sooner! I feel like Lewis Black here. "Funny, last time I looked, Oregon, Ohio and Iowa were still PART OF THE UNITED STATES!"

In the local "City" section, the New York Times recently ran some famous New Yorkers' responses to the question "What was New York's Golden Age?" Elaine Kaufman, owner of Elaine's, named the 1940's, Reverend Al Sharpton voted for the late 1960's, when he was a teenager, writer Fran Lebowitz and photographer Mary Ellen Mark nominated the '70s ("when the city was a wreck") and the late '60s, early '70s, respectively. Choreographer Bill T. Jones said "Right after 9/11," citing how "we were vulnerable and open to the rest of the world, and we were ready for a change. There was a chance to ask questions, and it was a time when we were forced to do so. But it didn't happen. There wasn't a true conversation about what American means to the rest of the world or about why New York was chosen. It was an opportunity. And then the politicians took it." Caleb Carr, author of New York City historical novels Th...

In the local "City" section, the New York Times recently ran some famous New Yorkers' responses to the question "What was New York's Golden Age?" Elaine Kaufman, owner of Elaine's, named the 1940's, Reverend Al Sharpton voted for the late 1960's, when he was a teenager, writer Fran Lebowitz and photographer Mary Ellen Mark nominated the '70s ("when the city was a wreck") and the late '60s, early '70s, respectively. Choreographer Bill T. Jones said "Right after 9/11," citing how "we were vulnerable and open to the rest of the world, and we were ready for a change. There was a chance to ask questions, and it was a time when we were forced to do so. But it didn't happen. There wasn't a true conversation about what American means to the rest of the world or about why New York was chosen. It was an opportunity. And then the politicians took it." Caleb Carr, author of New York City historical novels Th...