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Lost & Found – Thoughts on the Witching Hour

Tonight, the wind is howling around my house, and cats are screeching in the night. There is a tall, crooked man with a broad black hat standing at the bottom of my garden, leaning on the fence. There are eyes staring at me from the branches of the tree, its leaves scraping across my window…. Read more »

Music To Eat Lunch To – Alkaline Trio – Remains

Release date: January 2007 Label: Vagrant Tracks: 22 Rating: 10 The latest release from Chicago punk trio Alkaline Trio, Remains is a compilation CD that incorporates tracks from foreign releases, B-sides, and other compilation albums. Normally, B-side collections don’t impress me all that much; however, this is a huge exception to the rule. Remains includes… Read more »

The Good Life – Of Caution and Experience

When in need of healing, some people meditate, practice tai chi, or sit alone in a quiet church. I have always gravitated to the outdoors. If I can reach a body of water–ocean, lake, or river–so much the better. If not, a few hours walking alone in the woods will recharge my spiritual batteries, and… Read more »

AUSU This Month – Coalition for Student Loan Fairness; AUSU Frappr – Show Us Where You Are!

Coalition for Student Loan Fairness AUSU is currently investigating the Coalition for Student Loan Fairness (CSLF) to determine if participation with this group would be advantageous to our members. The group, a grassroots movement of student loan borrowers from across Canada, supports fairness in the loans repayment process. The CSLF notes that Canadian students are… Read more »

International News Desk – At Home: Harper’s Conservatives accused of mishandling campaign funds – In Foreign News: Final South Korean hostages released in Afghanistan

At Home: Harper’s Conservatives accused of mishandling $11 million in campaign funds Liberal leader Stéphane Dion has announced his anger at the Conservatives during his caucus meeting this Wednesday, calling for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ?open the books? (1) and let Elections Canada watchdogs see exactly where his party’s campaign money went. The accusation… Read more »

Click On This – Varination

If variety is the spice of life, then the Internet is the spice rack of the universe. Sometimes it astounds me the things you can find, from the sublime to the ridiculous. 800 Notes http://800notes.com/ Just one in a growing group of many sites dedicated to the collection of information regarding ?junk mail? phone calls… Read more »