a sad day.

3 months ago, my marriage ended. Today she moved out.

What can I say? This is tough.

Howard Zinn R.I.P. (updated x4)

Howard Zinn died yesterday. I'll echo Michael J. Smith:

What can you say? He fought the good fight, and probably did more good than most of us.

I'm sorry he's gone, and grateful for what he did.

J.R. Boyd has a nice thought too:

Whatever it is you are good at, marshal those forces against the things you hate in defense of the things you love.

Update:
And a nice tribute from Dennis Perrin.

Update 2:
Jonathon Schwarz - I love his point about resenting bullies.

Update 3:
Kevin Carson

Update 4:

Tom Engelhardt

I've been in a bad mood, which I recognize to be unproductive, yet I feel unable to adjust. I'm not used to this, and I don't like it. Guess I'm getting grumpy in my old age.

I'm due to defend my Master's degree this summer. I can probably work out a way to stay here for my PhD, but I'm also trying to line up other options. I've applied to the University of Guelph, which is just down the road from here. I'm also submitting an application this week to the University of British Columbia, which is a long way from here. If I'm accepted at one or both of those places, I'll have a tough decision to make.