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why canada

Why Canada. National health insurance, legal gay marriage, no death penalty, full abortion rights, less crime, less poverty. Canada didn't support the invasion of Iraq, and they don't keep a huge military with which to bully the rest of the world. Religious fanatics do not control the government. It's not a socialist utopia, but it all adds up to a very different attitude about government, society and a nation's place in the world. In short, it's a country with values more similar to my own.

The US has moved so far to the right. It's not just the W Regime, even though they've made it so much worse. It's been going this way for almost 25 years. Relative to the norm in this country, I used to be a liberal. Now I'm a radical leftist - and I haven't changed at all!

Why Toronto. It's extremely diverse. There are jobs in our field. It's English-speaking. It's a big enough city that we won't be bored. It's close enough to NYC for friends and family to visit easily. It has baseball! And not just baseball - American League East baseball, so we could both see our teams on a regular basis (likely more than we do now).

Why now. I've been in the city more than 20 years; Allan has been here since 1987. We're at a good place to make a big change - financially, emotionally, all that.

I've been ready to leave New York for a while. The incessant homogenization is really getting me down: all the chain stores, theme restaurants, the Upper West Side looking like Chelsea looking like Park Slope. It's something I've been complaining about since the late 80s, and it's only gotten worse and worse. NYC has lost so much uniqueness, so much character; it feels too much like anyplace USA. I find it very sad. A friend called it soul-destroying, and that's precisely right.

And of course, priorities change. We used to run around the city a lot more, hearing music, going to theatre, lectures, art exhibits, all kinds of stuff. I still do all those things, but much, much less. Now I spend more time on the couch, watching movies or baseball, or at the computer.

I used to feel like NYC was the only place I could live - and it was, for a long time - but now it doesn't feel as essential to be here. A smaller city would be enough, as long as it was very diverse and had enough going on - or else I'd live in the middle of nowhere. We've been talking about moving for a while, but hadn't hit on just the right fit.

For a long time I've talked (and fantasized) about getting a place upstate, moving to a smaller apt in the city, keeping our weekend jobs and coming into the city every weekend just to work. It's an appealing idea, but fraught with questions, and would probably be more expensive to maintain than we'd be comfortable with.

We have the perfect situation right now: a terrific rent-stabilized apartment and great jobs that give us lots of time for writing and our own pursuits. It's so comfortable; it's too comfortable. I feel like we could stay the way we are forever - and it's beginning to stagnate. The time is right to pack it all in and start something brand new!

This feels exactly right.

Anonymous said...

Hi! I’ve lived in Toronto for 24 years now. Before that, I was in Montreal for almost 30 years.

Is there any way we could take over your NYC apartment as a timeshare kind of deal? We love visiting NY, but find the hotels pretty damn expensive. In fact, we had planned to be there this weekend (Nov. 20 & 21). We have family and friends that love NY and the apartment wouldn’t sit empty very much.

Oh... I dunno. It feels complicated and might be tricky to organize. But it’s something my wife has thought about a lot.

L-girl said...

Hi! What a cool idea. I don't think it would be that hard to organize, but unfortunately, it wouldn't work with us.

While we're visiting Toronto, our apartment will be occupied by our two dogs and their "nanny" - our dogsitter who stays over while we're gone. After we move, the apartment won't be ours anymore. Our landlord will have rented it to someone else.

However, I do have some good recommendations on less expensive hotels in NYC. Email me privately, I'll send you some info.

Beausejour said...

Hi there! We just made the move from NYC (Washington Heights) to San Francisco - driving across the country in the week before the election. It's truly scary. I am Canadian, having lived here now for almost 6 years - all of it in NY before moving out west, and one who grew up in a pretty conservative place in the Maritimes, but nothing is like what I see here now. We're tempted to pack up and move to Canada ourselves...have you had many other people mention that to you since you came out as closet Canadians in your blog?

I would say that of everywhere I lived in Canada, Toronto was OK, but not my most favorite (however, we Maritimers have a knee-jerk reaction to Toronto - more on that later if you like). Having read your post on Christmas-time tourists in midtown (I've always worked in midtown and I loathed this time of year too), the comment you make about a NYC theme park - that was always my standard line...about Toronto. TO tries so hard to be NY, it's like that kid in 8th grade who has all the good stuff and tries to bennice but annoys everyone. It's like if Disney came up with a New York ride in Orlando, that would be Toronto. To quote MArge Simpson - "It's so clean...and bland!" :)

Wretched said...

Well, good luck! I've lived here in the T.O. area for 20 years now, and *I am sick of it! But with your political views you should really *love it here - especially because of the Media!

Though your reasons for coming here seem somewhat vague and idealistic to me, and not really related to what will be everyday life, they're not really my business.

But, a couple of points on your comment "... it all adds up to a very different attitude about government, society and a nation's place in the world."
For sure!
Ppl here still have that sort of British/socialist attitude that Gov't knows best and will take care of us.

And Society? Well, the mind-blowing immigration rate will change it by tomorrow or the next day, so don't get too comfy with whatever it is today!

As for their "place in the world", well they're not sure yet. They cannot actually define what they *are as a people, only what they are *not - i.e. "we're not Americans." How original.

ps - hope you have enough money to live right downtown so that U never have to *drive!

L-girl said...

Related to everyday life - I'm an American every day. I have to live in this disgusting, shallow, commercial, militaristic, jingoistic culture and support it with my taxes. Can't get much more every day than that.

Society rapidly changing from immigration - excellent. It's something I am accustomed to from NYC, and something I look forward to in Canada.

Place in the world not being American - sounds fabulous to me. That's the whole point.

We won't be living downtown, we'll be in the suburbs. But we have traffic here too. We know about that.

Thanks for your good wishes. If you're sick of the Toronto area, I hope you can soon leave.

Anonymous said...

Hey I-girl (or is it L-girl),

Sounds to me like anonymous and some of the others on here have never lived anywhere but Toronto. Good for you for having the courage to follow your heart and beliefs to a place that you feel more comfortable with. I moved to Toronto from London, UK. It is diverse, inexpensive and there is really very little traffic congestion as compared to most other big cities.
It can be a little bland at times, but every place is what you make of it!
Have a brilliant time in your new home and best of luck!

L-girl said...

Thanks so much, MJ.

Funny how coming from London or NYC, Toronto seems inexpensive (and maybe a little bland) - where most Canadians find it so expensive.

It's L-girl, btw. Blogger's lower case makes my name look silly. :)

BW said...

Congratulations! I hope you, your family and your dogs will be very happy in Canada. I'm from the "Left" coast (Vancouver)and think your reasons for leaving are valid.
Toronto is probably a good place to start since you're from NYC. The pace is little faster than out here in Lotusland.
I hope you enjoy your life here.

L-girl said...

Thank you BW! Just as you were leaving that comment, we were signing a lease in Port Credit, right outside of Toronto. Thanks so much for your good wishes.

HLinNYC said...

People who give up and move in the face of challenging problems are cowards. If you felt The City was getting "bland" and that the country is moving too far to the right, what did you do to try to change things for the better? Robert Dinero created the TriBeCa Film Festival - You moved to Canada.

We are probably better off without you. Please DO give your apartment to someone who understands there is something worth fighting for here.

L-girl said...

In fact I have spent most of my life trying to improve both my city and this country. If you knew me, or read more, you would know that.

Now, rather than trying to force an alien world to come around to my point of view, I am going to a place already more like me.

There is absolutely much worth fighting for here. I agree.

(Although I don't agree that a film festival does much to improve things!)

Good luck on your own battles. Including the one that makes you so judgemental and unforgiving.

L-girl said...

Also, HLinNYC, see this post.

A-Man said...

Move already!!! You're one of those liberals who preaches for the common man, but doesn't like the common man if he's not as educated as you, cultured as you, and God forbid, occassionally votes Republican.

God who are those people? The "masses," they're not part of the intellectual class like you are. They all drink beer out of a can, and eat red meat, and get this they actually fly the american flag!!! Heavens to betsy, what will katha pollitt think.

Go and please take your "patriotism is so passe and only for the common man" ass to canada

L-girl said...

Move already!!!

Going as fast as I can, baby!! As fast as my little feet will take me!

Guess what? I eat red meat and drink beer, too! And I don't care how educated anyone is, just how compassionate they are.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a nice day!

Anonymous said...

What if we don't want you? Canadians are rabid anti-americans, even Canadians who live in the US and drive up with their US licence plates get treated badly. But if you feel entitled to everything and feel that you are morally superior to your fellow Americans (and remember when you move to T.O you gotta pull the party line which is Americans are stupid/backward/evil and live in our one party state) and that the government should look after you..... well come on it. As an Albertan I am only too happy to pay for your new social benefits.

L-girl said...

What if we don't want you?

I guess you'll have to either have to put up with us or move somewhere else! Because your country has welcomed us with open arms.

Re paying for social benefits, I will be paying for yours as well. I have always been employed and plan to continue that trend.

And re Americans are stupid and backward, why do you think I'm moving???

That's a joke, by the way. Not all Americans are stupid and backwards. But the country is, that's why I'm packing it in. See you soon!

And thanks for stopping by.

Anonymous said...

Welllllll no you won't be paying for mine. Alberta doesn't get equalization payments dearie from which social benefits are paid out. But thanks for taking the time to find out about how Canada works before you moved.
It's not that I don't want you to in Canada, but this attitude like we should be happy that you choose us. Like you've decided to be so benevolent and move to Canada...Kinda arrogant don't you think? ....which is another thing that Canadians don't like about Americans.
I personally dig Americans (not as much as I dig the Irish but not really the point) and while I don't agree with everything in the States I think that there is more correct than wrong with it.
I just think you should be aware that there is a VERY HIGH level of Anti-American sentiment in Canada. Considering that most Canadians identify themselves as "not American" as opposed to being proud to be Canadian and that for most Canadians being Canadian doesn't really mean anything. And that the vitriolic loathing is encouraged by the Canadian Government. You may find that Canada isn't the approriate choice after all.

tijo said...

WOW, dear Anonymous Canadian, who's Kinda arrogant don't you think?

As a Canadian, and former Albertan, I'm frankly embarrassed by most of what you have to say here, especially this:

most Canadians identify themselves as "not American" as opposed to being proud to be Canadian.

Do you have statistics to back up this claim, because I don't think they exist. Why not 'take the time' to gather some proof to back up your point instead of (what seems like) shouting?

Sure there have been some incidents, also discussed here on this blog, where Americans have been on the receiving end of unnacceptable anti-American behaviour. It's a rare thing. Canadians on the whole are by no means RABID, as you proclaim. Many are defensive against the US administration's attempts to meddle in Canadian policies, and why shouldn't they be?

Anonymous said...

Well here is one Albertan that welcomes you with open arms... I completely disagree with my anonymous countryman about this anti-American sentiment. Yes, most of Canada is pretty pissed with the current US administration, but we don't dislike the people, or the country as a whole. I guess it is just because we (me and my fellow Canadians, at least the ones i know) are generally for equality, freedom, and not blowing peoples heads off because they have oil... but that last one might just be because after Iraq is said and done what is going to happen to the US's largest energy source?

Anyway, I also disagree that American's get the short end of the stick when they come up here.

L-girl said...

Thank you so much, Tijo and Peter.

But thanks for taking the time to find out about how Canada works before you moved.

I've done a great deal of research. But naturally I haven't learned everything yet, nor am I foolish enough to think I have. I have a lifetime ahead of me to continue learning.

I can learn from everyone, including you - except your attitude prevents that.

It's not that I don't want you to in Canada, but this attitude like we should be happy that you choose us.

Please show me an example of this attitude. I have never said or implied that Canada should be happy I chose it.

The Canadian government, however, through its immigration policies, made it very clear I was welcome. I was honored to accept the offer.

Meanwhile, you stand as a lovely example that no place is perfect, and there are assholes everywhere, even in lovely Canada.

Kyle_From_Ottawa said...

Well, I'm happy you chose us! :)

Slim Bacon said...

Dear anonymous,

Most Canadians are not Anti-American. However, i think that you might be. There really is no reason for such an abrasive outburst at someone you hardly know. Racial and ethnic prejudices are often the cause of such statements.

You are welcome to speak for yourself but the next time you do, i would appreciate it if you dont lump me in there with you.

Ummm. Well i can't wait for you guys to join us up here. The more the merrier i say!

L-girl said...

Thank you, Kyle. :)

And thank you too, Slim Bacon! You are a welcome addition to the wmtc crew.

redsock said...

Please show me an example of this attitude.

Examples? You mean evidence to back up what he's saying?

Yeah, right.

These idiots just blab out any old shit -- and have nothing to back it up. Nothing. Not even the guts to stand up and defend it in any reasonable manner.

Post and run.

jacky said...

hiya, i live in canada...it's kind of boring but i've been to the us a lot and the environment really isn't that different, exept canadians seem angry and unfriendly(probably the cold i'm guessing) oh well good luck with the move

L-girl said...

Thanks for your good wishes, Jacky. I haven't met any angry and unfriendly Canadians yet, but hey, they're entitled...

Pearl Pocock said...

I just read your post on the reasons for your move. We moved to Toronto over a year ago from the San Francisco area from almost identical reasons and logic. On the whole it has gone well and is meeting most of our expectations. I wish you a smooth transition too!

Anonymous said...

If I have a business in NYC, financially how can i afford moving to Canada with my girlfriend if i wanted to? How is it to bring over dogs? My girlfriend is a phys. ed. teacher, could she get a job there? The health care - if one of us got sick - i here though there is health care for all there is also a significant waiting period for specialists and operations needed...is this true? - new yorker curious

L-girl said...

Hi anon, you should go to the CIC site and start reading everything that applies to you. See the "Official Info" link on the top right.

If you own a business and your wife is a professional, you shouldn't have any problem getting in. But it takes time, and you have to learn about the process.

Dogs are no problem. You just need proof of rabies vaccination. We have two dogs and couldn't move unless we could take them without quarantine.

The health care stuff is largely a myth. It's not a perfect system, but my experience with HMOs in the US has been way, way worse than what most Canadians experience with their system. You might have to wait for surgery if it's not crucial that you have it right away. No one I've spoken with has ever waited much time to see a specialist, as compared to the US.

Read up, and drop me an email if you want.

Anonymous said...

regarding red meat and radical leftist...do radicals forget ecology and how much the development of the cattle industry uses of the last vestiges of the wilds as well as the lands my forefathers & mothers & grandmothers lived freely in harmony with nature (oil, hardwood, cattle, gold, aluminnum are just the leading industry destroyers of the earth) - so beef eater that is great you feel so 'socially' left but it makes me feel so sad - how far I and others have to go when the radical left even ignores the rights of other inhabitants(besides the domestic animal friends you have) of the earth - even laughs it off by defending herself by saying "i eat redmeat and drink beer". I'm sure you are a nice person but it does feel painful. Where's our safe space or country...?
sincerely, Maricela Flores

L-girl said...

Marciela, if you're reading, a bit of explanation.

I laughed off that person's comment because I find that the best way to deal with obnoxious idiots. I didn't feel I was defending myself. I just didn't enjoy being stereotyped.

I have ethical misgivings about eating meat, but have decided, for various personal reasons, to eat it anyway. We all make choices, and no one's hands are completely clean. If yours are, I admire you and commend you for it, but chances are there are certain compromises you make in your life, too. For example, do you own a car? Do you know where all your clothes are manufactured, how the workers are treated and paid?

I say this not to chide you or harass you, merely to point out that you may have gray areas in your life as well. I find it best not to judge others for the choices they make, but to do the best we can, and support each other as best we can.

Thanks for reading and for your thoughts.

Peregrinato said...

So now that you're in Toronto, have you experienced any anti-Americanism? Have you been the recipient of some of the arrogant hostility that some have directed to you here, or have you received the hospitality that others online (as well as the Canadian government) have demonstreated here?

L-girl said...

So now that you're in Toronto, have you experienced any anti-Americanism?

Not a bit. Everyone has been so welcoming, it's been great.

People are very curious about our motivations for moving here, since we left a place with a high standard of living relative to the rest of the world. People seem interested, and very pleased that we chose Canada.

99% of the hostility I've encountered has been online, from right-wing Americans.

The remaining 1% has been from the occasional Canadian (online) telling me (anonymously) that I'm not wanted.

Tracy said...

Welcome to Canada. I am a Canadian expat living in the Middle East (for 3+ years). You are really corageous to actually make the jump to a new country. It is much easier to think or dream about it. Congratulations and welcome home.
My only advice would be to try to get to other places in Canada too...like the maritimes and the west. Perhaps a camping trip in the mountains or a folk fest in Winnipeg. And it's a great idea to keep a journal of all the quirky stuff you discover too. Incidentally, I have found that the Americans who I have encountered living here in the Middle East feel much the same as you, and never want to go back. They are frightened of what will happen next due to the unabashed lack of separation of church and state apparent in the US. Your observations are so true about beginning left of centre and now being a 'liberal' while your position has never changed. It is like the coriolis effect.
Well it is easy for some to send a few scathing keystrokes but you made the leap of faith and changed 100% of your life to fall more in tuen with your beliefs, to suuround yourself with a better space. That is sincerely inspiring.
Now you will never be the same.
Good on ya'
Salam Alaykoum (Peace Be Upon You)

L-girl said...

Tracy, thank you for this lovely comment, and for sharing your thoughts with me.

I certainly plan to travel in Canada. I love travel - it's my favorite thing in the world - and now I have a whole new country to explore.

Thanks again for stopping by. All the best to you.

Anonymous said...

Hi L-girl,

Enjoyed your comments about moving. Your family seems like a delightful addition to Canada. I recently moved from Alberta to the UK, and the distance gives me a perspective of my homeland that I could never get if I stayed put. I like living in a community here in the UK where there are people who share my politics. I think there's a time to stay and fight, and a time to heal and grow.

zonie-phone-home~ said...

L-GIRL!!! So you are OVER there, then! We are living in Phoenix (DH and I) and after 25 years married and also (seemingly) moving farther and farther left of center.. we just decided after a trip to Nova Scotia earlier this month, that WE TOO are heading to Canada! Your blog turned up today on a search today my hubby made for living in canada! We have been doing NOTHING but surfing the net since we got back. We HAD thought of Sidney, but having come from Montana, we started looking at British Columbia. We think we may have found our spot around Nelson or Revelstoke or Kaslo. We hope to have some kind of work to go to, but have also saved our butts off to retire early. We would do part time work up there most likely. We LOVE Toronto, but it was a little big for us. We were there in the summer of 1996 for a few months around Markham. NEAT area! We are going up to BC this spring to scope it out, but want to submit our paperwork while the score is still 67. WE both make it now. We appreciate the info.. we have 3 dogs we'll have to get new rabies shots for.. or find the old. We think we can be out of our jobs and ready in 18 months. (summer of 2007.) We hope to buy a little house and do a LOT of fishing. I will hopefully be able to teach college or do some drug counseling.. H works for IBM and may find something computer-ish. It's nice to see someone else you can reach out to, who has blazed the trail! This is REALLY exciting, but REAL scary. IT WILL happen, though.. it HAS to. Can't take the crap anymore. Worked TOO hard on John Edwards campaign and have never recovered. That tells you where WE are. LOVED the comment about the masses going more conservative over time. I always thought.. it's not the PEOPLE's fault.. but at some point, the choice to tune into American Idol.. and tune out reality, IS a problem when so much hangs in the balance for all. GREAT to see you.. will be watching!!

L-girl said...

Zonie-phone-home, thank you for this terrific comment. In the spirit of your writing, GOOD LUCK!!! :) Please feel free to email me with your progress as things move along.

Anonymous said...

It seems to me that any American with a brain would up and leave for Canada. I'm impressed that you've actually done it, instead of just talked about it (like the Americans who periodically contact me about moving to Australia), and perplexed why not more Americans are doing it.

I fully endorse moving to a country whose politics you share. (I would probably move to Sweden if I spoke Swedish.) In any case, from a political standpoint you can probably do more good for Canada than you can do for the US right now. The US seems beyond salvation, but Canada could remain a decent society for quite a bit longer yet.

Social Democracy Now

The Acid Queen said...

Checking in a month late, but....

I'm a bit like you, in that I'm considered a "radical leftist" with relation to the Traitor-in-Chief and his regime...but I'm a Goldwater conservative.

Even though I've been marginalized by the Republican Party (because I believe in such outdated things as civil liberties, the freedom of speech, and the right to self-determination), even though folks like me are regularly pilloried as "un-American" for opposing the Traitor-in-Chief, I just can't leave. I've been sorely tempted, believe me--I've looked into immigrating to Canada a few times, but I feel that somebody needs to stay to keep fighting for the Constitution and the liberties it guarantees (and that Shrubya et al. want to take away from us).

I wish you good luck--and don't let the wandering neocon trolls get to you. They're just gutless cowards like their demideity in the Oval Office. ;)

L-girl said...

Thanks for this, Acid Queen. (More like 18 months late, but who cares!)

I know what you're saying about staying and fighting. I felt that I had spent my whole life fighting, only to see things get worse and worse. I wanted to spend the rest of my days not fighting.

I've come to respect you true conservatives more and more. There's a lot we disagree on, but there's a big intersection of our values, too. The neocons aren't at all conservative - they're dangerous radicals.

Thanks for stopping by.

Elio said...

Hi and welcome to Canada.

I currently live in British Columbia and just found your blog. What's really interesting is that I spent a couple years travelling throughout the US on business (while living in Canada) and I found that Americans did not even know where Vancouver (voted the #1 city to live in the World) was. I had to tell them it was close to Seattle before they could understand.

Anyway...good on yah!

Take care.

L-girl said...

Hi Elio, and thanks for your welcome!

Well, Canadians love to make fun of Americans' poor geography skills. (With good reason.) But in all fairness, you don't hear much about Vancouver in the States. It would be kind of like asking Canadians where Louisville is.

Thanks for stopping by. We are really happy to be here.

Greg Ellis said...

I am an American who has lived with his Japanese wife in Tokyo for near nine years. Two years ago, we decided we wanted to raise our children in the West, and started looking at my homeland, as well as Canada, England, Australia and New Zealand. Of course, proximity to family was a powerful factor. However, Canada has other strengths that those other countries don't. It has the second largest quantity of fresh water beside Russia, some of the largest forest and timber resources in the world, global warming is making its climate more livable rather than more hostile (bad overall, but it can be a benefit to most of Canada), its water tables are not falling as quickly as the States, and many more factors I could name that will bolster its resource power and ability to leverage them.
I am one of those Americans who loves my country. When I read or listen to a biography of a Founding Father, and George Washington in particular, I get that lump in my throat, when I hear the Constitution quoted, I get that shiver of awe in my spine. Jefferson fires my Freethought spirit, Franklin makes me proud of the ingenuity and work ethic of America, Roosevelt of the nobleness of serving the least of Americans and guiding the nation in the darkest of hours, and so on. Even if my children grow up Canadian, I will always be American.
But an American of an America that has vanished under the sea like an Atlantis. I go to Canada for my children. I go so that they will have a safety net, so that they can marry if they turn out to be gay, that they will not have to take a job they hate JUST to get decent insurance (though maybe to feed a family, hehe); so that they will not have to turn into animals in competition as water becomes the next scarce resource as the UN estimates, and so forth. Canadian patriots and politicians in the past have said it regarding the 90s (inaccurately), but my research shows that Canada has its best chance of rising to the ascendancy in the 21st century than it ever has, if it takes that torch and run with it. At least it will stand a fighting chance against the environmental hardships the U.S. will increasingly experience in the next century.
I have already filed my immigration application, and have mailed out my graduate school applications to Canadian schools. I will get in one way or the other. I have read much on what is right and wrong with Canada and have no fuzzy misconceptions about some frozen utopia.
I know I can always go home. But having moved internationally once (and back to North America soon to Canada), we want our children to live in one place and know a stable home. So in all likelihood, this will be our last move. How do other Americans feel about moving to Canada? I feel both relieved for my family, but sad that I cannot stay and fight in America to try to save it from running off the tracks. I am normally not one to run from a fight. I at least look forward to making friends and a community in Canada and give something back to the country in return for taking us in and/or educating me.

Greg Ellis

SteveR said...

It's very interesting to come in "late in the game" and read older posts like this. It looks like you're happy with your decision, and that's the important thing for you & your family. Voting with your feet is a long and honorable American tradition :-)

"...I used to be a liberal. Now I'm a radical leftist - and I haven't changed at all! ..."

It's ironic, - I feel the same way, but backwards. I used to be a liberal, but now, compared to my fellow Democrats, I feel like Barry Goldwater. I also don't think my values have really changed.

But in some ways, especially my view of the world, I have changed substantially, especially since 9/11. For example, I used to believe that "we're all basically the same and we all want the same things for our families" whether we're American or Syrian. But now I see that it's not necessarily so.

Take Mariam Farahat, the Palestinian mother whow was recently elected to Parliament on the Hamas ticket. Surely, as a mother, she just wants what any other mother would want, right? That's what I always thought.

But Mrs. Farahat starred in a video in which she instructed her 17-year old son how to attack Israelis, a video where she is seen telling him not to return. He killed five Jewish students before he was killed. Mrs. Farahat, who is known to the Palestinian public as Um Nidal, or "Mother of the Struggle", sent two more of her boys to kill Jews in the most gruesome manner as suicide bombers. It turns it it made for a very effective and successful political campaign for her.

So is Mrs. Farahat really "just the same" as say, a mother of three in Oakville, shuttling her kids to soccer and gymnastics in her minivan?

L-girl said...

It's ironic, - I feel the same way, but backwards. I used to be a liberal, but now, compared to my fellow Democrats, I feel like Barry Goldwater. I also don't think my values have really changed.

There's nothing ironic about it. You've gone the route of so many others. Here's the only thing you said that I agree with: it's backwards.

For example, I used to believe that "we're all basically the same and we all want the same things for our families" whether we're American or Syrian.

Many Americans raise their children to kill people they have never met. They do it through joining the army or the marines. In that sense, your example of Mrs. Farahat is a good one. There's no difference between one murderer and another.

Please note, your comments will not be welcome on this blog. Thanks and have a nice day.

L-girl said...

So is Mrs. Farahat really "just the same" as say, a mother of three in Oakville, shuttling her kids to soccer and gymnastics in her minivan?

Your question, of course, fails on many levels. It assumes that all Palestinian women raise their sons to kill - that all women want nothing more than to be mothers - that Farahat shouldn't care about anything other than what you think is appropriate for a good woman to care about - and that Americans never raise their children to kill. Which they do. Or else we wouldn't have anyone to fight the war of terrorism as it is now being waged in Iraq.

deaconblues said...

As an American high school student who is trying his hardest to go to college in Canada, this site of yours is very informative. I'm currently a junior so I won't be putting in applications until fall of this year but I do sincerely hope that I can find myself in a Canadian city in 2007.

I fully support everything you stand for and tend to agree with it. I come from an extremely right leaning city and in fact go to a Catholic high school, so I certainly know what it's like to feel completely alien to anything that's going on around me.

I think I am making the right decision. As a student, I'll have the opportunity to live in Canada and decide at the end of my four years if I'd like to stay or not. I hope you keep this site updated so as to provide a perspective into what the "big transition" is like. You have much more life experience then I do, but we'd both be "babies" in Canada.

Best of luck to you. Maybe we can meet for coffee in Toronto in a few years.

L-girl said...

Deaconblues, thanks for your good wishes. Going to university (as it's called here) in Canada is an excellent idea. I hope it works out for you.

I've been here six months and am still writing daily about my impressions and feelings about my new home. If for some reason I end this blog, you can always reach me at movetocanada@gmail.com.

Best of luck to you too! By the time you graduate university, I hope I'll already be a Canadian citizen.

Anne alias Purrceyz said...

Hi welcome to Canada,

I'm not too far from you (south Etobicoke) and I'm a Canadian by past political circumstances. My mom is an American originally & my dad is a Caandian. They met in Detroit where my dad was going to school & my mom was working. They decided to move to Canadian as it was the heaight of McCarthyism and my mom didn't want her children "going up in that atmosphere of hysteria". As a result, we are Canadian and my parents are still here.

I'm very fond of many things about the USA (my American relatives, the state of Iowa where my mom was raised and other things) but I think the USA is going through another very dark period politically and is terribly polarized.

I saw your piece in the Globe & Mail and enjoyed it. PS. If you haven't check on Rick Mercer's TV show Monday Report...he's a hoot.

L-girl said...

Dark period? Why yes, you could say that.

Thanks for your welcome, Anne alias Purrceyz, it's much appreciated.

Rick Mercer is much discussed here. You might want to do search the blog for his name. My opinion is sure to disappoint you. :)

But rest assured, after six months here, I've given him a chance, and then some.

Fusion88 said...

You semm to have tapped into the best (and worst!) of both countries! George Dubya's idea of "Either you're wid us or you're agin us" seems to prevail amongst Americans (our way or the highway!) to the point of turning on their own, even "eatin' their young" if need be just because you have a different opinion. Canadians, on the other hand, are so self-insulting that they cannot take the slightest compliment about their country, even though they love their country and would rather be here than anywhere (for the most part), Secretly, we're just as conceited as Americans but you won't hear it out loud -No siree, not from us!! If a loud, obnoxious idiot was being rude and crude anywhere in public, Canadians normally would sit quietly and hope he goes away (or dies!). Would that happen in NYC? Don't worry, even the people saying that you're nuts to move to Toronto are honoured that you are coming here. Or not! At any rate, I am so WELCOME!!! You cannot be part of Toronto life until you get caught up in T. Maple Leaf hysteria. Sigh! Alas! You will have to wait "till next year as the Leafs are done for now.

L-girl said...

Thank you Fusion88! I much appreciate it.

khattak said...

I am a new Canadian. Born in Pakistan, lived in US for few years on and off. Love it here in TO/Mississauga. I feel welcome and accepted here, unlike in US. Welcome to Canada L-Girl, the real land of the free!

L-girl said...

Thank you Khattak! I'm glad you feel at home here. I do, too.

Chris Shorb said...

Hi L -

I agree with you on most points about the big C. And I love hockey, so it would be heaven. But, what's going to happen when the oil runs out? Darn hard to heat them homes north of the 49th without fossil fuel. Not enough whale blubber/timber up there to heat the homes of 33 million people.

And speaking of blowing up the middle east for oil, I heard recently that Canada has the most petroleum deposits of any nation in the world (probably mostly in shale oil).

Good luck with your move. stay warm.

(red sox fan in sunny los angeles)

L-girl said...

Hey, at least we'll have plenty of fresh water. Canada's got the most of that, too.

Thanks for your good wishes. I'll stay warm - you stay sane. :)

Ugo said...

Welcome to the GTA, it is always nice to hear positive things about my home. I have lived most of my life in the area, although I live in the East End now. I would just like to say that The Red Sox suck, so do the Yankees. Both teams are whats wrong with Baseball. GO JAYS GO!

L-girl said...

Both teams are whats wrong with Baseball.

But don´t tell me you don´t wish your Blue Jays had the same thing "wrong" with them! Your Jays are more competitive this year for one reason: because they spent more money.

Thanks for weighing in - good luck with your season!

Fabio, Valquiria e Letícia said...

It has been an extraordinary experience reading your posts.
I'm trying to immigrate from Brazil to Canada and it is very interesting to know your steps in this project.
God bless you and your family!

Fabio, Valquiria e Letícia said...

Thanks for your nice words and help offer.
I have many friends living in Missi and Toronto if you need any assistance, let me know.

PS, if you don't mind send me y/e-mail, please.

L-girl said...

Fabio, it's on the top of the blog.

ANLIFU said...

i am from turkey but i now live in china and it will be 4 years that i am here.i d like to be in Canada oneday,it s my dream to live in Canada for a lifetime...i like there more than USA and England. let's hope my dream become true oneday...

L-girl said...

Ah, then the photo is from Turkey! Thanks so much. Best of luck with your journey to Canada. You're making a good choice.

Christina said...

I just wanted to say hi. I discovered this blog years ago and have checked in from time to time to see how things are going. I finally made the move from Boston to Toronto last year and my only regret is not doing it years earlier! For all the reasons you described here and more, Canada is meant to be my home, and every day I think of how grateful I am to live here now!


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Live from Press Row - Storm vs. Tulsa

Want to enjoy the electricity of at KeyArena even if you're thousands of miles away?'s Live from Press Row in-game blog is your best bet. All night and all season long, Kevin Pelton will be bringing you pregame quotes, analysis and observations from the game. Email Kevin at Make sure to keep coming back or refreshing so you get the latest content.

Solid Victory for Storm
Final: Storm 74, Tulsa 57

At times tonight, the Tulsa Shock showed why they've put a scare into more talented opponents the last two games. The Shock never lost contact, but the Storm was able to maintain a double-digit margin nearly throughout the fourth quarter. The play of the Storm's reserves and other starters allowed Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson to sit out the entire period, which is good news with the stretch run approaching. Bird played just 25 minutes tonight and Jackson was held to 15, which should be helpful as she comes back form hip surgery.

Jackson made the most of the minutes she did play, scoring a team-high 14 points. Jackson knocked down a pair of three-pointers and had two three-point plays to help propel the Storm forward after halftime. Tanisha Wright also had a really nice night, scoring 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and handing out three assists. And 10 of the Storm's 11 players scored in the game as Coach Agler opened up his bench.

We've talked about everything else that's happening on Sunday. Now it's time to focus on the basketball. The Storm's magic number for clinching a playoff berth is down to four, and because that number is calculated against Los Angeles, the Storm can cut it in half with a win Sunday. These two long-time rivals are both playing some of their best basketball since getting their stars (Jackson and Candace Parker) back from injury, which should make for a great atmosphere at KeyArena. You'll want to be a part of it. Get your tickets now and join us!

Storm Lineup Holding On
Fourth Quarter: Storm 64, Tulsa 53

As we've seen all season, the Shock isn't going to quit in the face of adversity. Led by Sheryl Swoopes, who has scored half of her team-high 12 points in the fourth quarter, Tulsa briefly got the lead within nine points. The Storm has pushed it back to double-figures with possession and the clock is on Seattle's side. There's just 2:39 left to play after this timeout.

Reserves Getting Some Run
Fourth Quarter: Storm 56, Tulsa 41

While this game isn't yet decided, the Storm has been able to maintain a comfortable advantage, which has had the happy benefit of allowing Brian Agler to go deeper into the bench. Ewelina Kobryn is getting some run tonight as stars Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson watch from the bench. The reserves have been effective tonight, combining for 17 points. Ashley Robinson is also a rebound away from reaching double-figures for the second time this season.

As mentioned earlier, Sunday is Back to School Night presented by Group Health. Be sure to get here early because the first 3,000 fans will receive Storm lunchboxes presented by Bartell Drugs and Group Health. Also, help us collect school supplies for the Bartell Drugs School Tools program. Donation bins will be set up on the plaza and concourse. Your donation helps send kids off to school with the right stuff to succeed.

Opening Up a Lead
End Third Quarter: Storm 56, Tulsa 41

The Storm's largest lead tonight is the one the home team takes to the final period: 15 points. The Storm doubled its scoring total during the third quarter, scoring 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Lauren Jackson really set the tone with her play. Jackson scored nine of her game-high 14 points in the third quarter, making all three of her shot attempts. Jackson had a three-point play and a triple during her efficient quarter.

We've got a great event coming up Sunday. Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman will be here for a pregame event where she'll sign copies of her new book, Playbook for Success. Click here to find out more about how you can attend.

Playing with a Purpose
Third Quarter: Storm 44, Tulsa 35

Lately, one of Storm Head Coach Brian Agler's buzz phrases has been "playing with a purpose" on offense. I think that's what we've seen from the Storm since the break. In the quarter, Seattle has made six shots in nine attempts to score 16 points in a little over five minutes with Swin Cash headed to the free throw line to try to complete a three-point play.

All five starters have scored for the Storm and it's been great to see Cash get on the board after starting the night 0-of-6 from the field. Cash's shooting slump has been a topic of discussion lately, but as Brian Agler pointed out before tonight's game, she's been contributing in other areas. It's only a matter of time before Cash's shot comes around. In the meantime, she's been a positive contributor largely because of her rebounding.

Halftime: Storm 31, Tulsa 25

In anticipation of Sunday's Back to School Night, tonight's halftime entertainment was the Storm Spelling Bee presented by Bartell Drugs. It turns out we've got a lot of young Storm fans in elementary school who can spell words like "championship." When one contestant struggled, she got some help from the KeyArena fans. Ultimately, we had four co-champions who correctly spelled every word they tried.

Tulsa Answers
Halftime: Storm 28, Tulsa 25

At the break, we still have a very competitive ballgame. The Storm led by as many as nine points during the second quarter, but the Shock scored the last six points of the half to cut the deficit to just three. Tiffany Jackson led the way for Tulsa, playing tough on the offensive glass and finishing in the paint. She's got 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and six rebounds. Both of those marks are game highs.

Little Run for Storm
Second Quarter: Storm 25, Tulsa 17

A pair of Lauren Jackson free throws and a Katie Smith three in transition have helped the Storm open up its largest lead of the game at eight-points. It's a 7-0 run, technically, but doesn't really feel like one because it encompasses the entirety of the second quarter. Tulsa has yet to score. The Shock has only gotten two shot attempts in the period because of seven turnovers. Tulsa is making a lot of mistakes and the Storm is helping itself by being aggressive in the passing lanes.

Now that the Storm is scoring some points, that's giving the crowd something to cheer about and getting them involved in the game.

Scoring Drought
Second Quarter: Storm 20, Tulsa 17

There's been a lid on the basket during this second quarter. Actually, there's been grease on the basketball, as the teams are struggling to keep hold of it or make shots when they do. Ashley Robinson's layup was our only score of the period so far, and that was nearly three and a half minutes ago. The Tulsa Shock has committed five turnovers on six possessions. The Storm has just two turnovers, but is 1-of-10 from the field thus far, struggling to convert shots in the paint.

What the low-scoring affair means is that the Storm has been unable to extend its lead. Right now, it's still a one-possession game.

Shock Hanging Tough
End First Quarter: Storm 18, Tulsa 17

Very little separation between these times through one quarter complete. Both teams have kept up their high shooting percentages. Until the final shot of the quarter was missed by Sheryl Swoopes at half court, both were shooting an even 50 percent.

Tulsa is really playing with a lot of confidence right now. The Shock has made some difficult shots and is doing a phenomenal job in the paint. Tulsa came up with two offensive rebounds in the first quarter while keeping the Storm without a second chance. Tiffany Jackson leads the Shock with six points and four rebounds. Liz Cambage checked in late in the first quarter and we'll see how the Storm deals with the 6-8 rookie.

Quick Start on Offense
First Quarter: Storm 9, Tulsa 6

In the early going, both teams have been effective scoring the basketball. They're shooting a combined 7-of-10 from the field. The Storm has scored eight of its nine points in the paint, the lone exception being a free throw to complete a Lauren Jackson three-point play. Tulsa has made some much more difficult shots to stay in the game.

Shock Head Coach Teresa Edwards had to take a quick timeout after Amber Holt was knocked down by two Storm defenders. Holt, who previously was slow to get up after paying the price to take a charge from Swin Cash, was on the ground for much of the timeout before being helped to the bench, where she is being attended to now.

Jackson Bouncing Back

After Storm Head Coach Brian Agler played it conservative in reporting the health of MVP Lauren Jackson on Wednesday, he was encouraged by how she felt today, two days after playing 25 minutes against the San Antonio Silver Stars.

"She's bouncing back," said Agler. "She's recovering, and that's a good sign. That's what everybody wanted to see. She feels good. She plays. How's she going to respond?"

Agler expects her to see fairly similar action tonight.

"We're going to try to win the game," he said, "but we'll try to keep her in that 20 window."

Signing On

We're back at KeyArena tonight as the Storm continues a four-game homestand and tries to move a step closer to securing a playoff berth tonight against the Tulsa Shock. The Shock comes to town losers of a WNBA-record 19 in a row, but also playing better basketball of late. Tulsa's last two losses have come by just 12 points to a pair of teams in the West playoff picture, including the league-leading Minnesota Lynx. If the Shock is that competitive again tonight, we should be in for a good matchup, so stay with us all night long as the Storm looks for a third consecutive win.

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Geraldine Barber

Geraldine Lee “Geri” Barber, 64, died Nov. 19, 2013, in Gallup, N.M.

She was born April 8, 1949, to Stanley Sr. and Irene (Smith) Hollow Horn. She was an enrolled member of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

She lived and attended school until she graduated from Poplar High School in May 1967. She left for school at Bacone College in Maskagee, Okla., where she met Ken Barber. They were married April 10, 1971, in Gallup, N.M.

She enjoyed cooking, was an excellent seamstress and had a small side business which was “Geri’s Alterations.” She also crocheted afghans, pot holders and throws for family and friends. She liked to travel extensively to visit with friends and family, but most of all she would pray and share God’s word. She was concerned about the spiritual welfare of her friends and relatives.

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Barber of Gallup; son, Shane Barber of Gallup; daughters, Verlynda Toledo of Albuquerque, N.M., and Crystal Barber of Las Cruces, N.M.; six grandchildren; eight brothers, Stanley Hollow Horn Jr. of Wounded Knee, S.D., Vernon Hollow Horn of Tuba City, N.M., Johnny Hollow Horn of Bozeman, Ronnie Hollow Horn of Missoula, Russell Hollow Horn of Rochester, Minn., Arlie and Arlen Hollow Horn, both of Poplar, and Leonard Hollow Horn of Wolf Point; and two sisters, Margaret Big Leggins and Clover Buckles, both of Poplar.

She was preceded in death by brothers, Richard Hollow Horn and Emerson Hollow Horn; sister, Sharon Hollow Horn; and granddaughter, Grace Barber.

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She's still got it!

While celebrating the holidays in St. Barts, '90s supermodel Stephanie Seymour, 44, showed off her enviable beach body in a series of skimpy swimsuits. The Vogue cover girl first donned a raspberry-colored string bikini on Dec. 21, which prominently displayed her ample cleavage. She also wore a bikini and sheer wrap while strolling along the beach. Days later, Seymour wore a high-cut black one-piece, which highlighted her muscular legs and toned arms.

The Victoria's Secret model is visiting the French West Indies with three of her four children: Peter Brant II, 19, Harry Brant, 15, and Lily Margaret Brant, 8. (In March 2009, Seymour filed for divorce from billionaire publisher and real estate developer Peter Brant after 13 years of marriage. The couple reconciled and got back together in 2010, though the 65-year-old art collector and movie producer did not appear to be with his family during their Caribbean vacation.)

"Merry Christmas to all!" Peter II tweeted Dec. 25. "I hope you had a wonderful holiday and were sober enough to enjoy it."

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While vacationing with her family in St. Barts in early 2011, Seymour raised eyebrows when she was photographed in a warm embrace with her son Peter II, then 17.

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"I've gone through a lot in the past two years, and I gained a lot of weight, and it really upset me. So I spent two days indoors, and when I came out and finally decided to just go outside, my son was so happy to see me," Seymour explained on The Oprah Winfrey Show. "He was wooing me and gave me a big hug and a kiss, and we had no idea that that one second would be turned into something that could ever be thought of as [inappropriate]. He's my baby. He's a gorgeous young man, but he's my baby."

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Seymour's son, who is also a model, addressed the controversy via Facebook.  "That day on the beach we walked around with each other completely aware of the presence of photographers there. We have nothing to hide and with that in mind I would like to say that I am openly gay," he wrote. "At my age my mother and I are almost like friends and I feel open to talk to her about anything (and yes, our relationship may be different because of my sexuality)."

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Mount Rainier National Park Tragedy Examined

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Mount Rainier National Park in Washington likely isn't a first choice for most boondockers just now, as it's lying under a blanket of snow. But this week's drama and tragedy in the park highlight an important issue: What happens to RVers when chaos strikes on our public lands?

The Mount Rainier drama started to unfold Monday when a man fired on three rangers during a routine traffic stop. Ranger Margaret Anderson died, the park was immediately closed and a difficult man-hunt with more than 200 searchers began. With 368 square miles to cover, the task ahead was always going to be hard, the reported.

24-year-old Benjamin Colton Barnes quickly became a “person of interest.” He was a veteran of the Iraq conflict, survivalist, and a man who reportedly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The mother of his child had also taken out a temporary restraining order against him. Barnes is also a suspect in a shooting of four people at a New Year's party. Tuesday brought news that a body had been spotted, face-down, from the air. When a team reached it on foot, an hour later, the body was indeed Benjamin Colton Barnes; the suspect had died of exposure.

When such things happen, the logical course of action for national parks is either evacuation or safety in numbers. Especially in national parks, which are more developed than most, rangers are on hand to direct travelers to safety. In the case of Mount Rainier, tourists were simply required to pack up and leave until the coast is clear. They were first rounded up and brought to the visitor center, then were escorted out of the park under cover of darkness very early this morning.

RV boondockers expect the unexpected, but situations like this are a little more unexpected than most. While getting far from civilization is usually the goal of this lifestyle, it can be life-saving to keep in touch with the outside world, just in case. Consider acquiring a CB radio and a crankable weather or regular radio – no batteries or external power source necessary — for keeping up with broadcasts and reports; they'll be a lifeline when your cellphone stops working. A police scanner, where legal, can clue you into whether you need to get out or not.

If you're lucky enough to have satellite Internet, look on both the notices pages and for press releases on park websites; for example, the “notices” section of the Mount Rainier National Park website hadn't been updated to reflect its closure as of 6 p.m. January 2, though the information was available as a news release.

If you're going back-country, register with a ranger or office and check back in when you're done. If disaster strikes, staff can find you and help you get out to safety, like the 125 campers who were at Mount Rainier National Park last night.

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East Ridge boys swimming & diving: Raptors run win streak to 12 straight

East Ridge sophomore Garrett Verhoeven gets set for a race against Park. The Raptors beat Park 110-70, taking first place in each event in the meet.

Two more meets. Two more wins for the East Ridge boys swimming and diving team.

East Ridge took on two fellow Suburban East Conference teams - Forest Lake and Park - last week and won both meets, running its dual meet win streak to 12 straight.

First, East Ridge traveled to Park, a meet the Raptors won 110-70. The Raptors next traveled to Forest Lake, where they won the meet 104-64.

East Ridge won every event of the Park meet, and there were four events that the Raptors placed first, second and third. Those events were the 200-yard freestyle, the 200-yard individual medley, the 500-yard freestyle, the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard breaststroke.

Sophomores Kent Rabideaux, Aleksander Holleran and Garrett Verhoeven placed first, second, and third respectively in the 200 freestyle. Junior Sam Scholz, sophomore Pierce Firebaugh, and freshman Alex Heide were the top three, respectively, in the 200 individual medley. Verhoeven, Firebaugh, and freshman Tyler Langstraat placed top three, respectively, in the 500 freestyle and Scholz, Langstraat, and junior Joey Trevis placed first, second, and third, respectively, in the 100 backstroke. In the final event of the meet, the 400 freestyle relay, East Ridge attempted to break the pool record at Cottage Grove Middle School, held by a team from St. Thomas Academy. The team of sophomore James Tidd, Rabideaux, Holleran, and Verhoeven succeeded in breaking this record. The record had previously been 3 minutes, 24.73, and the Raptors set it as 3:20.36.

East Ridge continued on this record-breaking trend in the first event of the second meet of the week at Forest Lake. The 200 medley relay team of Scholz, Tidd, Rabideaux and Verhoeven set the record with a time of 1:40.93. However, it was not the only record set on the night. Tidd also matched the pool record in the 50 freestyle, with a time of 22.20 seconds.

East Ridge also won every meet at the Forest Lake meet. These wins included: Firebaugh in the 200 freestyle, Rabideaux in the 200 individual medley and 100 freestyle, Tidd in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, Verhoeven in the 500 freestyle, Scholz in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, and all three relays. In addition to the record-breaking medley team, the 200 freestyle team of Tidd, Rabideaux, Holleran and Firebaugh, and the 400 freestyle relay team of Holleran, Firebaugh, Verhoeven, and Scholz won their respective relays.

This week, the Raptors take on district rival Woodbury at home. The meet will be on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. at Woodbury Middle School.


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Workbench You Can Build in an Afternoon

If you’re looking for a quick project this Memorial Day weekend, or any other for that matter, here’s a low-cost bench option for you.

A couple weeks ago, I reported on my trusty old, cosmetically challenged workbench. The goal, really, was to support those of you out there who are more concerned with utility in your shop fixtures than high style. In other words, you build sturdy workaday shop fixtures so you can get on with more important projects. And, that’s okay in my book; I do it, too.

Well, a few of you were interested in building one of these workbenches for your shop. And, some even commented that it’s just as “legitimate” a workbench as something that could cost a lot more money or be more exactingly designed.

Thanks for the kinds words of support, and even the soft admonishing. You’re right: a bench that works is a workbench, after all. And they take many forms.

So, I’m going to return the favor. If you’d like make one of my workbenches, you can get a set of measured drawings, step-by-step instructions and a material list in PDF form by clicking here. There’s no cost or hidden strings attached. Call it a little gift from me to you. Make it to match mine, or change it up any way you see fit. There’s no right or wrong here, that’s for sure.

Now, and I do mean this honestly—this bench shouldn’t take you more than an afternoon to build. If it does, you’re working too hard at it! Once it’s built, you don’t have to treat it with kid gloves, either. After all, it’s just 2x lumber, MDF and screws. Still, this big ol’ bench has held up well for me for ten years now, as simple as it is. I hope it gives you just as many years of “helping hand” with your woodworking.

Catch you in the shop,

Chris Marshall, Field Editor

  • skspurling

    That looks like a great “shop table”/workbench. I don’t think I would ever tear it down like you mentioned in the original article, because it would also serve as a great catch all, machine tool workbench, and assembly/finishing table. I think this is the bench I am going to build. I have needed something more permanent for some time, and this looks like it will fit the bill. Thanks for the plans!

  • Stafford White

    Thanks so much for the time and effort you put into making the plans for your workbench for us. The plans look as good as the bench itself.

  • Paulette

    Thanks Chris!!! You’re the best! Now I know what I’m doing with my weekend! 🙂

  • mikeyb

    This looks just right for the DIY shop. I don’t need fancy, just solid and reliable. I gonna build this beast. (with wheels of course)..Thanks for the plans..

    • Chris Marshall

      It is a beast, but a tame one. Good thing about this bench is, you can use it as hard as you like and not feel too bad if it get some dings and stains on it. Hope it works as well for you as it has me.

  • Edward

    Chris–I don’t see any holes for bench dogs, but if you wanted to drill some, how many and where do you want to put them? What’s the best layout for bench dogs?

    • Chris Marshall

      First, you’d need to add a vise to this bench, either on the side or the end. Then, the number and spacing of your bench dog holes would really depend on how long or wide your workpieces are that you’d be clamping in it. You could really bore as many dog hole, and rows of holes as you like. I don’t happen to do much face or edge flattening with hand planes, so I didn’t put any dogs in my bench. I use the deep overhangs of the table top as clamping surfaces when I need to secure something for routing or chopping. Hope this helps.

  • Mike

    It is so simple even a caveman can do it!!!!!

  • This reminds me of the first work table I built. It started out with a 4 X 8 sheet of plywood. I built the frame with 2X4’s with cross pieces for the top at 16 inches on center. I left 8 inch over hang all the way around and added 1X4 strips flat to the plywood to help support the 8 inch overhang. After the table was finished I decided to cover the raw edge of the plywood so I took some old hard wood that was given to me and ripped some 1/2 X 2 inch strips and put them on with Gorilla Glue and brad nails. I did not plan on wheels until I had my wife help me move it, after which she said “Why didn’t you put wheels on that monster?”. So I did, made it perfect. But I had to get rid of it when I lost my home. I’m going to build this one but about 18 to 24 inches shorter to better fit my smaller shop space. Thank you for the plans, they will help greatly.

  • Pamm

    Haven’t begun this project, but feel encouraged that I can do this! As a 60 year old woman who just lost her husband (and his garage full of tools and workbench) I have started my resettling by making the garage mine. First things first, a workbench. I am one step away from not knowing one end of a hammer from the other, but that is where this on line help is amazing.
    Thanks in advance for the easy to follow plans. I’ll keep you posted on how it turns out. By the way, the wheels, brilliant idea I hadn’t thought of.

    • Chris Marshall

      You totally can do this, and more power to you! It’s not a hard project, and however it turns out is something only you will know. So, do take the plunge! It’s surprisingly sturdy. In fact, I just had about 600 lbs. sitting on mine for a couple months.

      Good luck with your new woodworking pursuits. It might be just the inspiration you need.

  • Elizabeth

    How much would you say it the total cost of the materials…just ball park figure.

  • Chris Marshall

    Elizabeth, I would guess this workbench would be about $50 or so, including the casters, if you use ordinary 2x construction lumber and MDF for the top.

  • pat

    I found the plans—Thanks

  • Steve Gronsky

    Chris, I’m just seeing this is early 2015 but it sure looks to me like it would be a “workhorse” of a bench. Thanks for including plans too. I just may replace what I’ve been using with this (slightly modified). An 8′ bench is a bit of overkill for my garage shop.

  • Nonni

    Chris Marshall,
    I need to make this into a work table for pottery students to work at. Would moving the bottom shelf closer to the floor make it less stable? Also, I plan to move the bottom part of the table (legs, shelf, supports) further away from the table edge to provide more space for adult students to put their knees. How far can I come in without reducing stability-especially along the table edges? I do plan to make the shelf about 18 inches deep. I will also add another shelf with the top just 10 inches from the bottom of the supports. Another question, what is the best way to support 2x4s and 4×8 plywood when cutting with an electric circular saw. I have saw horses but no work bench.

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WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. — Rain and cool temperatures in June and July interrupted the soft red wheat harvest in the U.S., giving rise to lower yields and reduced quality.

U.S. Wheat Associates’ final crop report said test weight for the 2003 crop is 76.7 kg/hl compared with 77.9 kg/hl for the 2002 crop. Thousand kernel weight is 31.6 g for the 2003 crop compared to 32.7 g for the 2002 crop. Sprout damage was observed in several areas. However, much of the crop remained sound with falling numbers above 300 seconds, only slightly lower than last year.Vomitoxin levels range from 0.0 to above 2.0 ppm. Protein content ranged from a low of 8.2% (12% mb) to a high of 14.85% (12%mb). The 2003 crop average of 10.2% (12% mb) is nearly 0.3% lower than the 2002 harvest. The moisture content is averaging 13%, which is 0.5% above last year.

Test weight and damaged kernels were the two contributing factors that had the most effect on the overall grade. There was a range in the test weight from 68.6 to 80.2 kg/hl. While damaged kernels varied from 0.0% to 11.1% with the final crop average of 76.5 kg/hl and 3.4% damaged kernels with total defects at 4.2%. The crop average remains as a number 2 SRW.

For hard red winter wheat, the average protein content is lower than in 2002 with the average at 11.8% compared to 13.4% last year. Average wheat moisture is 11.8%, slightly higher than in 2002, which was 11.2%. Test weight is higher than last year at 79.3 kg/hl while 2002 test weight was 77.5 kg/hl. The average grade is 1 HRW and the average falling number of 425 indicates a sound crop.


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Parineeti ChopraNet Worth: $ 6 million

Income Sources: Pareeniti has made money by doing Bollywood movies as well as modeling for some brands. She has also worked in the PR department of Yash Raj Films before joining the film industry.

Born: 22nd October, 1988 (26 years old)

Marital Status: Single. She was linked with the director of film “Band Baaja Baarat” at the beginning of her career, but the couple broke up very soon. Currently, there are rumors about her relationship with Uday Chopra and Jacky Bhagnani, but she consistently denies these rumors and insists that she is single.

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Parineeti Chopra was born in Ambala, in a middle class family, with her father Pawan Chopra a businessman dealing with supplies to Army. She has two brothers, while two of her cousin sisters, Priyanka and Meera are already working in Bollywood movies. Parineeti did her schooling from Convent of Jesus and Mary in Ambala. She was a meritorious student and pursued her further education in London, where she joined the prestigious Manchester United School to pursue a triple honors degree in business, finance and economics. She intended to become an investment banker but fate drew her to the glamour industry and she joined the public relations department of the leading film banner Yash Raj Films. Parineeti hated the acting profession because she never liked the thought of wearing excessive make up, but while working at Yash Raj Films, she developed interest in acting and decided to take it up as a profession. She has also learnt classical music. Today, she is among the sought after actresses in the industry and has achieved a place in Verve’s Most Powerful Women in 2011.

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The journey from being a PR professional to one of the hottest young divas in the industry was an eventful one for Parineeti, who had to lose quite a lot of weight as she was on the heavier side. She made her debut in the film called “Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl”, in which she played a supporting role with Ranveer Singh as the male lead. Parineeti drew a lot of attention with her flawless performance and also won the Filmfare Award for the Best Female Debut for this movie. Next came a lead role in “Ishqzaade” opposite debutante Arjun Kapoor, which established her as a star actress in the industry. Till date, Parineeti has been appreciated for each of her films, which include “Daawat E Ishq”, “Kill Dill” and “Hasee to Phassi”, all of them coming from some big production houses.

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