http://mcco12.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ preposterous transitions.... en Vox Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:53:28 -0500 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/unions-good-or-bad-discuss.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/unions-good-or-bad-discuss.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/unions-good-or-bad-discuss.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:53:28 -0500 Union jobs: what a waste! I have mixed feelings about unions. On the one hand, when workers were/are truly exploited, they save lives and prevent suffering. We wouldn't be where we are as a society (vacation time, five day work weeks, maternity l... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/unions-good-or-bad-discuss.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b821ca5860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> unions working http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/first-party-job-interview-optimism.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/first-party-job-interview-optimism.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/first-party-job-interview-optimism.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:11:20 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b811ed0860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b811ed0860e-50si" alt="merry f&#39;&amp;*ing xmas" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> OK so we're having our first party tomorrow night. It kind of happened by accident: a good friend of ours is headed back to Tokyo for the holidays and will miss another mutual friend's Christmas party in two weeks, so I said "Oh, we should have a ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/first-party-job-interview-optimism.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dddabf86860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> jobs interviews christmas parties http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/same-story-different-country.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/same-story-different-country.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/same-story-different-country.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:55:16 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddedb515860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddedb515860d-50si" alt="Ve haf vays of making you talk - ey" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This story shocked me. Amy Goodman, a champion of democracy rights, detained at Canadian border by Canadian officials. Seriously scary stuff. Makes me cringe and make me embarrassed that BC is in such a huff about the stupid Olympics. I can un... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/same-story-different-country.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123f183d3dd860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> canada amy goodman democracy now http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/a-true-quebecker.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/a-true-quebecker.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/a-true-quebecker.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:24:53 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b805304860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b805304860e-50si" alt="Maybe he just hates his job." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So we finalized all of M's paperwork: now's he got his healthcare card on its way (thanks, Quebec), a Social Insurance Number, etc etc. We expected to stand in lines all day today but it actually went pretty fast and painlessly. After the Regie ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/a-true-quebecker.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b805306860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/experimental-spanish-novels-winter-soups-ian-mcewan-cheese-souffles-and-julia.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/experimental-spanish-novels-winter-soups-ian-mcewan-cheese-souffles-and-julia.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/experimental-spanish-novels-winter-soups-ian-mcewan-cheese-souffles-and-julia.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:37:21 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddc4baf0860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddc4baf0860b-50si" alt="Julia-child-with-rolling-pins" /></a> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123f183760b860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123f183760b860f-50si" alt="Goytisolo" /></a> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dded5805860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dded5805860d-50si" alt="Cheese souffle" /></a> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b800a6f860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b800a6f860e-50si" alt="Atonement" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> *Cooking a lot the last few weeks. I guess it's my way of getting ready for winter: I've made chicken tortellini soup twice, chicken fettucini soup, chilli, cream of cauliflower soup, popovers twice, meatloaf, plus I've baked cake twice and cookie... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/experimental-spanish-novels-winter-soups-ian-mcewan-cheese-souffles-and-julia.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123f1837630860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cooking julia child spanish literature ian mcewan http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/this.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/this.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/this.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:50:59 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddec9fb5860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddec9fb5860d-50si" alt="The obedient bunny -- c&#39;est moi" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> You know how life gets to feeling stale some days. Blech. Lately just in a funk or something. I tend to get a bit mellowish when winter starts but it's not really depressed. First off, I don't really have much to get depressed about. I guess it's ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/this.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddc40407860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/strange-video-great-song.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/strange-video-great-song.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/strange-video-great-song.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:51:13 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddd7d766860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddd7d766860c-50si" alt="Babooshka - Kate Bush" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> An oldie but goodie... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/strange-video-great-song.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b7e35f3860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kate bush http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/two-great-quebec-films.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/two-great-quebec-films.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/two-great-quebec-films.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:02:05 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dde61f9c860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dde61f9c860d-50si" alt="Mon Oncle Antoine - Criterion Collection" /></a> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2251e4a7f549d00e398b22f220001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d00e398b22f220001-50si" alt="jesus of montreal" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Mon oncle Antoine. Hailed by many as the best Canadian film ever made, this movie blew me away. It's about nothing interesting, really, but the imagery of small town Quebec life, the English vs French struggle, lost innocence, and the lies we all... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/two-great-quebec-films.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddc112f9860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> montreal denys arcand quebec cinema http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/i-was-crying-so-hard-i-had-tears-in-my-eyes.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/i-was-crying-so-hard-i-had-tears-in-my-eyes.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/i-was-crying-so-hard-i-had-tears-in-my-eyes.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:11:58 -0500 <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/i-was-crying-so-hard-i-had-tears-in-my-eyes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123dde90690860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/ive-never-been-to-alaska.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(mcco12) http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/ive-never-been-to-alaska.html?_c=feed-rss http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/ive-never-been-to-alaska.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:27:48 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b76c603860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2251e4a7f549d01240b76c603860e-50si" alt="Into the Wild (Paperback)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So I rented this movie a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Then I ordered the book and I love the book even more. I read about 80% of it in one sitting: I just picked it up and couldn't put it down. I really like the blend of journalist... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mcco12.vox.com/library/post/ive-never-been-to-alaska.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2251e4a7f549d0123ddbcf7a6860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> alaska into the wild jon krakauer christopher mccandless