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Wczoraj po poludniu odebralem gotowy samochod od dealera. Bylo juz cieplej. Jakies 13 stopni. Slonecznie, wszak zimno na wietrze. Obrazki typu ciezkie plaszcze i czapki (przewaznie starszych osob) i mlodziez w podkoszulkach i krotkich spodenkach. Okres przejsciowy z zimy do lata wyraznie daje sie zauwazyc w ubiorze.

Ulica Bloor w kierunku zachodnim zawalona samochodami, od zderzaka do zderzaka. Okna aut pootwierane, muzyka na caly blast. Pierwsze motory ze swoim typowym charakterystycznym glosnym bulgotem. Restauracje pootwierane. Ludzie siedzacy spijajacy piwo i kawe w restauracyjnych ogrodkach na chodniku. Tlumy przesuwajace sie powoli.

Na kazdym skrzyzowaniu ulic muzycy grajacy na czyms. Ludzie rzucaja drobne. Jest grajacy na harmonii, gitarze i swingujacy saksofonista. Ciekawa dzielnica w Toronto. Sami biali. Czarnym byl tylko saksofonista. Statystyki mowia, ze w Toronto zyje ponad 50% mniejszoaci kolorowej. Na pewno te statystyki nie obowiazuja tu na Bloor West.

Mijam konsulat ukrainski. W oknie wspaniale popiersie ukrainskiej poetki Lesya'i Ukrainki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesya_Ukrainka).

Wpadam do swojej biblioteki Runnymede Branch:

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W bibliotece zgarniam 4 darmowe publikacje:

1. Magazyn dla gejow "fab" (www.fabmagazine.com). Kiedy polscy Talibowie z Klewek kamieniuja homoseksualistow w kraju ("Clashes erupt at Poland gay march" - http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4956604.stm), tu w Kanadzie rzad publikuje dla nich magazyn z moich podatkow:
"We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Magazine Fund towards our editorial costs".

W mazgazynie duzo o srodowisku gajow, jego zycia. Wiele barwnych fotografii, czy informacji typu:

"Smoking crack, using sex toys to satisfy herself and ignoring personal hygiene."
Whitney Houston's sister-in-law describes the diva's current lifestyle.

63,577
Estimated number of gay men living in San Francisco, making up 1 in 5 males over the age 15.

25.8
Percentage of gay men in San Francisco who are estimated to be HIV-positive ("Sushi", fab APR.20,2006).

2. SNAP BLOOR WEST CAPTURING LIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT (www.snapbloorwest.com).
Lokalny magazyn skladajacy sie glownie z fotografii z mojej dzielnicy. Kazdy go moze redagowac wysylajac ciekawe zdjecia.

3. Magazyn "Eye Weekly" (www.eye.net).

POT HURTS

Re "Beyond the law," Letters, April 20: The main point I was trying to make ("Decriminalizing dope", Letters, April 13) was I didn't agree that pot is a harmless recreational drug and should therefore be legalized. It's not. Mood-altering substances have a damaging effect on the brain and body whether they're legal or not. Addiction is not about being "irresponsible". It's addiction.
And don't give me any crap about the benefits of marijuana legalization. Nicotine, pills and booze are legal and are "used irresponsibly." They also fall into the hands of underage kids who break the law by using them. I still don't think pot should be legal in that it should be openly used and bought. However, I think it's ridiculous that someone receives a jail term and criminal record for possession of a small amount or because they use pot for medicinal purposes. That was my other point: I didn't agree with the Conservatives taking two steps back regarding decriminalization.
NAME WITHELD ("Letters", EYE WEEKLY, APR 27, 2006).

4. Magazyn "NOW" (www.nowtoronto.com).

W nim duzo informacji o marihuanie. Nadchodzi Maj. Miesiac aktywnosci politycznej, spolecznej i rekraacyjnej dla zwolennikow marihuany, jej legalizacji i zaprzestania prohibicji i wojny z marihuana.

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CannabisWeek.ca (http://www.cannabisweek.ca/).

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 10th
HASH WEDNESDAY COMEDY SHOW
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Klasycznym filmem czarnej propagandy antymarihuanowej jest amerykanski film sprzed II wojny swiatowej pt. "Reefer Madness". Wlasnie Hart House Theatre chce wystawic muzykal o tym samy tytule i zaprasza aktorow na prezentacje.

Announcing AUDITIONS
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visit the Callboard @ www.harthousetheatre.ca for info

Wpadam do mojej ulubionej ksiegarni BOOK CITY. Ile razy tam jestem zawsze wyjde z ksiazka. Maja dobre przeceny. Tym razem wyszedlem z George Fetherling "A biographical dictionary of the world's assassins". Cena spadla z $34.95 do $7,99. Niezly deal.
Autor pisze:
"The word assassin shares origins with the Arabic hashish, which originally meant dried herbs or fodder but came to refer to the drug now known in the West as hashish or hash. The name assassin was applied to any member of the religious sect, a splinter group of Ismaili Muslims, who, beginning in the laste eleventh century, were thought to take the drug prior to committing their acts of mayhem and terrorism".

Ksiazka jest slownikiem zyciorysow mordercow, ktorzy wslawili sie zabijajac znane osobistosci. George Fetherling wszystkich mordercow dzieli na 5 roznych kategorii:

Type 1 assassins, the most common in the ancient world and indeed in most recorded assassinations until the Renaissance in Europe, were men who deposed rulers in order to assume the position themselves.

Type 2 assassins are the most under-reported group: the mercenary killers.

Type 3 assassins are the most unusual in North America but the most common in modern Europe. They are the people whose motives are ideological or religious.

Type 4 assasins my be characterized as those who attack celebrities because of their fame, perhaps hoping that by doing so they will become more famous than thier victims.

Type 5 assasssins act as they do seeking personal revenge, a rather small gruop but one that seems to exist in all eras and venues.

Dzisiaj o 18:00 ogladalem torontonskie CTV News. Komentator Desmond Brown w relacji z demonstracji w Queen's Park w zwiazku z kryzysem w Darfur w Sudanie, przedstawil uczestniczke, sedziwa pania, ktora przezyla "Polish concentration camp".
Po 15 minutach dziennika, albo redakcja TV sie zorientowala albo ktos zadzwonil, dokonano sprostowania i przeproszono za te gafe z "polskim obozem koncentracyjnym".