Tree climbing

More forklift

Fork lift

Concentrating

Corn

French fries

Ribfest

Lounging

Hoodie

Reunited

Tired Owen

Decorating the tree

When children decorate

In an online world, there are many more of us to watch them than there were of them to watch us. The technology was bound to work against those who value privacy most – but it was only this year we learned those privacy-lovers are very often governments.

Just watch us: The utopian dream of total openness - The Globe and Mail (via Instapaper)

After all, what could more certain (or cherished!) than your tough-minded, critical and enlightened self?

Science, the cruel stranger - The Globe and Mail (via Instapaper)

Toronto’s latte classes may look down on you if you move to Guelph. But these days, even Guelph’s got latte.

A tale of two Torontos - The Globe and Mail (via Instapaper)

It was time for some β€œblue collar” people to run city hall – says a millionaire putting the seals of office around the neck of another millionaire. Time to get the β€œartsy” people out of city hall – says a public-broadcasting television comedian. Time for a fresh new start – and the β€œlefty pinkos” can put that in their pipe, setting the scene for four years of gracelessness, thuggishness and pointless conflict, so it would seem.

Don Cherry, the eye-opener - The Globe and Mail (via Instapaper)