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About the author
CKirkby
- earned degrees in language / literature and law (but is not currently a lawyer or a journalist);
- worked for over a decade on Parliament Hill;
- misses writing; and
- appreciates thoughtful comments, en anglais ou en français. (Email addresses are not published.)
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Monthly Archives: June 2024
Review of Meghan Trainor’s Timeless
Meghan Trainor’s Timeless is a collection of catchy songs, grounded in self-worth and compassion, in a variety of genres, with clever and creative lyrics, vocals that sound effortless, and playful musicality and production. It is also quite horny. Continue reading
(writer); denial
I introduced myself as a writer yesterday. It felt exaggerated, but the smart/kind/thoughtful person I was speaking with accepted it: “If you write, then you’re a writer.” Continue reading
I need to hire a tech person
I need to hire a tech person to help with this website. I tried to do a general web search but the results were corporate and discouraging. Continue reading
Posted in Community, Projects, Technology
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Me and the Supreme Court
I’ve been thinking about the Supreme Court a lot lately. Well, and also since I was a kid. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Law
Tagged Charter rights, government, Supreme Court of Canada
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Bullshit jobs
I was reading an article in The Economist from 2018, an interview with David Graeber entitled “Bullshit jobs and the yoke of managerial feudalism,” and thinking about my own professional experience. Continue reading →