I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I like the city; there’s always something going on.
In the last few years I’ve taken up contra dancing, which is a form of country dancing, and swimming.
I have a covivant or POSSLQ: Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters. My son and step-daughter are grown up and out of the home, but occasionally you’ll hear of them. Our daughter has a dog; our son has two cats and is boarding two others; and we have four cats.
Childhood anecdote: my mother said that when I was 18 months old, she was discussing with my father that I didn’t seem very interested in eating, and a little voice from the high chair piped up, “I have no appetite.” I’m not sure whether I believe that.
I enjoy reading and belong to BookCrossing, which is a virtual book club on the Web. I have a virtual bookshelf at LibraryThing.
Random Thoughts: If not now, when? 
Sunday, 18 May 2008 at 19:30
Hi Monado,
I´m Yoeruek, the guy who joined PZ´s “expelled from expelled” blog around #700. As You pointed out here that You like RD´s books it´s quite clear to me:
You must be Monado, FCD.
While reading the Pharyngula blogs two questions came up and I did not come to an answer yet.
What´s OM?
I guess it´s related to the Molly Award.
What´s FCD?
I don´t even have a clue!
I googled for an answer… but after 90 minutes of investigation I still don´t even get closer.
I remember You as a *polite* blogger. ( * right now I don´t find the right words because I think german and write english and sometimes I run out of words to use.) I´m asking You because I came along here on my research and I feel much more comfortable asking You here than asking in front of a huge public at Pharyngula.
Could You send me an email?
Thank You for Your kindness
Yoeruek
Sunday, 18 May 2008 at 20:06
You’re right: OM is Order of the Molly, which is an award for best commenter of the month (pithy, thughtful, clever), named in memory of someone I didn’t know of, Molly Ivins of, I think, Austin, Texas. She wrote a newspaper column.
FCD is Friend of Charles Darwin. There’s probably a Facebook group or you can just declare yourself to be a friend.
I’ll fire this off to you in an e-mail.
Sunday, 18 May 2008 at 20:33
Yoeruek, I can’t find an e-mail address for you, so you’ll have to come back here and read my answers. I didn’t know for sure who Molly was until yesterday, when I read a little more in PZ’s “Molly month of May” article. He asks for votes for May’s winner and the commenters discuss Molly. There’s a picture of her as well. well. I still haven’t read anything she wrote.
If you follow this link, you’ll find The Friends of Charles Darwin.
I hope that helps,
Mona
Monday, 19 May 2008 at 05:08
Thank You! Ifeel much better now. I hope I´m not demanding to much of You, but there´s another thing I´m stuck with. See what:
Hi folks,
I need your help.
today I met Professor Dr. Gottfried Leonhardi, a over 90 year old biochemist, dermatologist and medic for the human internal (sorry, don´t know the right word). I guess he would be pleased someone remembers his scientific work. So please could someone of you pharyngulans give me a short overview about his work in simple language (like for a highschool grade) because i am not familiar with looking things up.
I googled him and found some paper dated 1975 about things he found in dead skin cells of people suffering from psoriasis. That already took me about 2 hours and I didn´t even got the point where the significant difference was compared to things to be found in other dead skin cells. …nor what it means. please help
Yoeruek
Posted by: Yoeruek | May 10, 2008 5:16 PM
#215medic for the human internal
I think the phrase you want is Doctor of Internal Medicine – or, in other words, an “internist”.
As for the rest, I’m afraid I can’t help you… sorry, Yoeruek.
Posted by: Kseniya | May 13, 2008 9:15 PM
As I googled to find my initial post I found some more documents. Didn´t help a lot. I´m asking just to be prepared for our (GL and me) next time meeting. So a CV would be helpful. I´m not asking You to do the whole job. It´s just to get a new start and participate of Your knowledge of retrieving. Just five minutes! Please
Yoeruek
Monday, 19 May 2008 at 19:11
Well, I found a couple of things… I think I’ll switch this to an article on Science Notes.
Sunday, 15 March 2009 at 14:57
LOL Why would you think that? Seriously, though, I started Judo last year and I totally love it. It’s so much fun!
Oh, and regarding your blog, you have yourself a new reader 🙂
Saturday, 28 March 2009 at 12:31
I love your site. Keep it up !
Thursday, 28 May 2009 at 08:15
Hi there,
I’m a recent university graduate interested in technical writing as a career. Would it be possible to start up a correspondence with you, or meet you in person for an informational interview? I live and work in Toronto as well.
Thursday, 28 May 2009 at 08:17
Sure! I’ll e-mail you.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009 at 01:39
Your picture is wonderful. I can hear your voice in it.
Thursday, 23 July 2020 at 18:20
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009 at 08:02
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Sunday, 4 April 2010 at 16:06
I’d love to help in your research.
Tuesday, 19 April 2011 at 12:28
Hi! I live north of you in Grey Highlands. Found your site while looking for a Greg Clark story. I’m a writer and his work influenced me at a young age. Cannot find the story, and just wondered if you might have encountered it. Title was “Shelthea” and it involved a dog(named Chelsea) stealing Clark’s false teeth and taking them under the cottage.
Sunday, 24 April 2011 at 12:09
It’s in The Best of Gregory Clark. Good luck!