On the front line of...

Missing word in the headline notwithstanding, here's a piece from this morning's Ottawa Citizen about a local needle exchange and safer inhalation site. This is part of a larger project I'm working on about harm reduction.

Completely unrelated consumerist plug: BuyOlympia.com. Check out the Nikki McClure calendars and cool tees, all made by artists in the Olympia, Washington area. I know, I know, there's a recession, but don't deny yourselves a glimpse at McClure's sprightly, original work, all cut from construction paper with an x-acto knife.

And happy new year. From my window it is clear and bright outside, a perfect January morning.