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I borrowed a blind octogenarian

The Human Library took place yesterday at the War Museum and five branches of the Ottawa Public Library. There were sixty “human books” which people could borrow for one-on-one 20-minute conversations.

They included:

CBC radio personalities
OC Transpo bus driver
Muslim woman
Sex worker
Peking Opera performer
Children’s Aid worker
Person with bi-polar disorder
Paramedic
Stripper
Neurosurgeon
Judge
Police Officer
Farmer
Refugee from Haiti
Urban Inuk
Defense lawyer
Transgender woman
War artist

I borrowed […]

Ain't gonna pee-pee in my bed tonight

Have you ever heard of the Kelly Family? I just found out about them yesterday. They were one of those eccentric showbiz families with a whole bunch of talented kids. In their case, the twelve kids were all home-schooled with an emphasis on music and dance. Nobody ever cut their hair, they wore funny clothes, […]