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641 days ago
Alas, although my Space is public again, I will not be writing in it that often. I hate typing. I invite you to check out my online "radio show" instead. It is called " The STEAMROLLER Hour " but it is only about 10 minutes. I know, I know... Y'all can't get enough of me, but I'll try to update it often. Enjoy! ~ Jonas
641 days ago
FYI: After several months of requiring permission to view this Space, I've decided to make it public again. I made it private mainly because I was worried about the potential effects on employment. However, I have decided that it is just not worth it. I have so many good ideas to offer the world that it is worth offending some narrow-minded potential employers. In fact, I think this might even help... Dear potential employer, if you do read my blog, you will gain insight into my life: You will be able to see my interests, how I think and how I reason, which you will appreciate even if you don't agree with me You will see my descriptions of problems in my life and how I deal with them You will see how I change over time: Yes, I used to smoke weed, do "shrooms" and have drank excessively. But I have changed. I am sooo over that. You will see how I once admitted to considering myself a "fascist". To my credit, this was partially a reaction to a ...
669 days ago
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen vs. Henry Morgentaler. This landmark Supreme Court decision struck down Canada's remaining abortion law and since it was not replaced, Canada has been one of the most abortion-permissive countries in the world. Canadian law allows abortion to take place anytime during pregnancy. Even after the baby’s heart starts beating. Even after the arms and legs are formed. Even after the baby can suck its thumb, feel pain, and survive outside the womb. No medical reason needed. To my "pro-choice" friends: A foetus is a living human being from the moment of conception. This is not a religious opinion. This is a scientific fact. As for whether or not it is a "person", that is a matter of opinion, but whenever we excluded certain humans from the definition of person (Jews, African-Americans, Aboriginals, etc.), we have seen horrible consequences. Shall we make the same mistake again? The ...
812 days ago
Around last December, I thought of three lies that I hear all the time and really irritate me. I meet a lot of people that strongly believe all three lies and base their entire world view around them, usually these people tend to be at the left-side of the political spectrum... The three lies are: You should just be yourself Overpopulation is going to destroy us soon Global warming is going to destroy us soon Today, I am going to talk about the first one. It seems that many people seem to think that you should remain faithful to who you are rather than try to be someone else. To a certain extent, they have a point. If you always pretend to like music you don't like or wear clothes you don't like, just to impress other people, you are not going to be very happy. However, there's nothing wrong with changing certain aspects of your personality. I have, for instance. I did not like my Canadian accent so I started talking differently. I pronounce the ...
812 days ago
TGIF, y'all! As I am writing this, it's Friday afternoon. I actually slept in till 11:20 this morning. So rare of me. In case y'all didn't know, I'm living in the 514 now. I'm living in NDG. It's such a great part of town. It's quiet but there are so many stores and stuff around: a bank, a grocery store, a video store, a SAQ, etc. What more could I ask for? Plus, I take the Metro next to Villa-Maria, a private Catholic High School for girls. ;p I'm starting a second B.A. in Economics, at Concordia University. Since I already have a B.A., I only have to take 60 credits but because of the sequence of courses I will probably have to do it over 3 years, anyway, but I will only have to do 5 terms, so I'll get an 8-month break at some point. And I've been conditionally accepted to co-op so I'll get some work experience while I'm at it. So far, so good, although it's only the first week. For the first week, I lived it up at Frosh week. It's pretty awesome. It's also ...
