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The Fog of War

Posted on July 6, 2009 by kara

Heard the news today that Robert McNamara has passed away.  By coincidence, Marc and I just saw The Fog of War two days ago. I would describe the movie as “chilling.” Robert McNamara is clearly a thoughtful, intelligent, reasonable person.  … Continue reading →

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Global Village

Posted on February 5, 2008 by kara

I heard about this website called Kiva.org that allows you to make really small loans ($25) to help businesses in the developing world get going. I love this website because one the the biggest problems in the developing world that … Continue reading →

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Let's Use Our Brains Here Folks

Posted on March 1, 2007 by kara

I’m constantly amazed at the way people need rules – especially myself. I find the most frightening situations are the ones where I have no precedent of what to do. There are just too many variables to consider and unless … Continue reading →

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U of T Philosophy Professor

Posted on October 26, 2006 by kara

Holy Crap!  This is Doug Hutchison, a philosophy professor at U of T and a total pot head!  This guy got himself a pot-smoking room, all to himself, in the basement of Trinity College.  There’s an article in Maclean’s about … Continue reading →

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