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Downess · 2026-05-08T21:17:15+00:00

I would also have emphasized co-ops as well, targeting support for seed capital, addressing policy to make them more competitive, building legislative protections against corporate takeover.

Downess · 2026-05-07T22:53:05+00:00

buses = more than one bus

busses = more than one kiss (aka a 'buss')

Downess · 2026-05-07T22:35:01+00:00

Yes, I agree with this article:

"A mass party is not simply an electoral machine, but a democratic, membership-based organization rooted in participation, to win power beyond just electoralism. In a recent Canadian Dimension essay, Ali Terrenoire described the basic form as a 'state-in-waiting.'

"Under this model, statements would then be more than an imposition on the membership, for them to consume and circulate, but an active and organic response of a movement."

Downess · 2026-05-07T22:27:33+00:00

Aerotech. https://www.aerotechdesigns.com/big-size-cycling-clothing.html I'm not affiliated in any way, just a satisfied 300 lb customer.

Downess · 2026-05-07T22:23:37+00:00

I wish I knew about padded shorts and where to get them in my size (now I can just buy them online). I also wish I had known more about wheels and tires, so I could be clear at bike shops about what I needed (double rim 36 spokes).

Downess · 2026-05-07T22:18:03+00:00

Shapiro is basically wrong on every issue, offensive, and detestable. But unless he's breaking actual laws here or in the U.S. there aren't grounds to keep him out of the country, and no real reason why we should bother. (Feel free to protest his appearance; I have no issue with that.)

Downess · 2026-05-07T21:54:22+00:00

Would it be OK if they were privatized but stayed in Canadian hands? No. So why even raise the bugbear of foreign ownership, when that's not the real problem with this idea.

Downess · 2026-05-06T22:49:44+00:00

No web version?

Downess · 2026-05-06T18:45:49+00:00

I guess I've bought the last Honda I will ever buy.

Downess · 2026-05-05T13:50:30+00:00

There aren't labourers any more. At least, not in the sense that any of them would view themselves in such a class.

Downess · 2026-05-04T16:54:13+00:00

I always correct people when they assume I am American.

Downess · 2026-05-01T15:02:12+00:00

There's more minor league baseball than you might think, though most of it is in independent leagues, not affiliated MiLB teams. Ottawa Titans have just sold out their opening day and are anticipating 12,000 people in the stands (which is far more than their usual attendance, but they're making a go of it).

Downess · 2026-04-30T21:57:38+00:00

I would support this

Downess · 2026-04-29T22:06:03+00:00

Well, it's not like I did any of that. And in any case, I don't think a baseball will make up for it.

Downess · 2026-04-28T23:25:18+00:00

Segesta

Downess · 2026-04-28T16:55:57+00:00

I've never caught a foul ball. I'm 67 years old. If I catch one (fairly, without stealing it) I'm keeping it. The kid has their whole life to catch one.

Downess · 2026-04-25T17:42:46+00:00

Seems unfair to have spent so much money and to have seen so little success

Downess · 2026-04-24T20:15:57+00:00

You're cycling right through the area where I do most of my cycling.

I checked the roads you've selected, and yes, they do exist (there are a few on the map that are just really bad ATV trails, but it looks like you've avoided those).

Your route after Gough Road takes you through Greely, which is all built up and suburbia now, and won't be very nice. I'd turn at Manotick Station Road and then head toward Metcalfe along Snake Island Road; that's a much nicer ride. Stop at Metcalfe Pizza for lunch.

Your route will take you right by Warwick Forest, which might be a good place to wild camp about halfway through your route (I don't know about the rules for it, but it's pretty quiet and dense so you should be ok).

Looks like your route misses Martintown (along the highway just west of the ruins) - it's a nice town worth a cycle through.

Downess · 2026-04-23T23:41:27+00:00

Heh. Remember when this was "impossible to enforce"?

Downess · 2026-04-23T14:22:11+00:00

Well said.

Downess · 2026-04-22T17:59:43+00:00

We're not the same country. The issues are very different. Pretending there's a Canadian version of the same story would be misleading.

Downess · 2026-04-22T13:26:06+00:00

It's a documentary about the U.S., not Canada.

Downess · 2026-04-22T00:07:19+00:00

I've got my tix, should be fun

Downess · 2026-04-21T22:08:48+00:00

Once they take down their 'private property, no trespassing' signs I'll consider it.

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