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John Scalzi, of Whatever: Today I don’t have to think about those who hear “terrorist” when I speak my faith. Today I don’t have to think about men who don’t believe no means no. Today I don’t have to think about how the world is made for people who move differently than I do. Today I don’t have to think about whether I’m married, depending on what state I’m in. Today I don’t have to think about how I’m going to hail a cab past midnight. Today I don’t have to think about whether store security is tailing me. Today I don’t have to think about the look on the face of the person about to sit next to me on a plane. Today I don’t have to think about eyes going to my chest first. Today I don’t have to think about what people might think if they knew the medicines I took. Today I don’t have to think about getting kicked out of a mall when I kiss my beloved hello. Read the whole thing. Many thanks to James for sending this great post.

This is one of the most powerful - and well informed - calls for peace you will ever see. Please circulate it. Canada Out Now.

I was very encouraged and impressed to see Canadian veterans demanding better treatment from the country they served. Those red circles on MPs lapels mean as much as a "support our troops" car magnet - nothing - unless they're backed up by action. When Colonel Pat Stogran, the veterans ombudsman, spoke up about the raw deal being foisted on Canadian veterans, the Harper government did what they always do: they fired him . I was afraid the issue might die there, but veterans themselves aren't letting that happen. I was saddened, though, to see the veterans protest information refer ungenerously to others in need. It is shameful to think that the Constitution of Canada and the Canadian Bill of Rights guarantees "refugees" and other illegal aliens into this country, more right and privileges without application than a serving or retired member of of the Canadian Forces, RCMP or the Merchant Seamen/women. [Emphasis in original, not added.] Why include this? T...

After the umpteenth person sent me this or posted it on Facebook, I thought I should post it as well. There's always someone who sees things first here on wmtc. Enjoy.

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I am having the worst fibromyalgia flare-up I've had since starting school - the worst since several years before moving to Canada. Without going into symptomatic detail, I'll give you the short version: I feel like crap. I would normally spend the duration on the couch, watching a movie. I've learned through experience - perhaps the only way anyone really learns anything - that there's no point in trying to push through it. But right now, waiting it out is not an option. I have two papers to write. My crappy job gives me very little paid time off and it's all used up, and taking unpaid time off is impossible. So I've stripped everything down to the essentials, I'm economizing my energies as much as I can, and I'm forcing myself to do the school work. In times of stress, I am comforted by reflecting on the many positives in my life. I don't appreciate when others remind me of them, but I do feel better from taking stock of my many . . . privileges, g...