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Vancouver, 2001.08.17

Yesterday I went to the 'driver's services' thing downtown to try and get a BC driver's license. It turns out that I need my birth certificate. No big deal, I have one. But because I had a new driver's license issued when I returned to Ontario, I had to call a number in Ontario to have a statement of standing issued. I was rerouted to their website, where I eventually found the appropriate link, and was told "That's $12, Mac." Lousy government conspiracies!

rand()m quote

I feel fortunate that I enjoyed the blandishments of modernity. I had hip replacement and root canal. I was able to travel on airplanes. I was able to take cheap food for granted. I went to the movies. I enjoyed rock 'n' roll. And now I'm ready to move on.

—James Howard Kunstler