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The Shepherds of Good Hope just purchased a hotel about two blocks from my house. It will provide supportive housing for about 50 clients, including frail elderly people, people who are succeeding in the Managed Alcohol Program, and people living with mental illness. Carlington has reacted with the predictable community rallying cry of “Not in My […]
Mayor Larry and his necklace I’m taking a philosophical approach to Mayor Larry O’Brien’s acquittal on influence peddling charges. The worst thing about his lack of conviction is that, at least until the next election, we have to let him sit on the throne and wear the stupid necklace and swagger around Ottawa like he […] I love sleeping in a cuddly tangle with Duncan. He’s like a big teddy bear, only he purrs and he cuddles back. The only problem with sleeping with a 22 pound pussycat is that when he has a nightmare, he turns into a rigid, flailing octopus with razor-sharp claws. All he wants is to eject […] I’m sick of being sick. It’s not just the cancer. My back problem makes the cancer seem merely inconvenient. The protruding disk is so big it’s almost completely blocking my spinal cavity, and it’s pinching the nerves in there. Bottom line? Severe nerve pain in my left leg, especially when I walk. So I don’t […] Yesterday, River Ward City Councilor Maria McRae sent out an email to her mailing list. Here’s what it said: Hello everyone: As you know, community safety and crime prevention continue to be a priority for me and I applaud your efforts in working with me and the Ottawa Police Service to make sure that you identify issues […] A couple of weeks ago a CBC reporter contacted me about the Chalk River nuclear reactor closure and the resulting medical isotope shortage. He was looking for the perspective of a current cancer patient. I decided not to get involved. First of all, any delays I was experiencing were not due to isotope shortages. And […] Did you hear about Project CRACKDOWN and the resulting police sweep of the Byward Market? The Ottawa Police’s Street Crimes Unit spent four months investigating open drug use in the Market and then conducted a sweep of low-level street dealers on Thursday in preparation for tourist season. Tourist season. Think about it. That’s how we define […] Ottawa’s such a terrific city. There are always interesting things to do. And now that I’m unemployed, I can do some of the daytime things too. There’s a whole other world of opportunities out there once you reclaim the weekdays! Yesterday I went to a free conference at City Hall: Rethinking Poverty 2 – An Immigrant […] After posting about the feminist blog awards the other day, I found myself wondering if there was a defining moment when I became a feminist. I think it was more of a process than a moment, which was kick-started when my mother re-married and moved us from the city to the country. But the […] My blog got nominated for an F-word award! The F stand for feminist. Now I know I don’t talk a lot about feminism here, but I’m tickled pink by this nomination because I’ve been a feminist even longer than I’ve been a woman. If you’d like to vote for Knitnut.net in the Best Personal Feminist Blog […] |
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