The Plague-Ground – Librarians are first-responders
No other public library system in the world is bigger and busier than Toronto’s. Not New York. Not London. Us. Nearly 70 per cent of
May 26, 2020
August 9, 2021
Tags: covid19
The Plague-Ground – Are you rich?
I’ve always wanted to write a fund-raising appeal that starts with that question. You have money. We need money. Give it to us. Please. What
May 24, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Travel to a new world. No cost. No waiting. Satisfaction guaranteed.
I’ve always wondered what it would be like to spend a day exploring a part of the world that billions of us visit every day,
May 20, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length
When I was half my age, I used to believe that idea from Robert Frost. Now, I’m more into the “in length” part of life’s
May 15, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – “In Spain people are renting out their dogs for walking.”
I heard this from Heather Ross who was speculating why fewer people seem to be having heart attacks during the pandemic than before. Maybe it’s
May 13, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – When is a nurse worth more than a baseball player?
Yesterday, I tripped over one of those New Yorker articles that snatches you and carries you into the black holes of a subject you knew
May 11, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – I See What You Say
I’ve noticed something odd in my Zoom calls, and maybe you have too. It’s that they sound better when the video is Off than when
May 8, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Is a pandemic a good time to have an affair?
No, and for three reasons: it’s hard to get together, and even if you do, you’ll likely get caught. What’s more, if you get caught
May 7, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – If you’re feeling anxious, join the herd
The pandemic has taught me you don’t have to be facing a fist or a pistol in order to feel threatened. You don’t have to
May 1, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – “If I had but one word to delete….”
It’s only April and already we know what the Word of the Year will be: “Coronavirus.” It was first coined in 1968, but no one
April 29, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – I didn’t say I hate America
I didn’t say I hate Americans. I didn’t even say I hate America’s institutions. All I said in yesterday’s blog was that it’s time Americans
April 28, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – What you must never tell an American
Thank god for the pandemic. Now, even we Canadians can speak truth to America’s lack of power. Yet until now, in the way we would
April 26, 2020
August 9, 2021
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