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[felis_ultharus]

1. I love the Lachine Canal, but the city planners have made it very difficult for pedestrians to enjoy. It's the only bit of significant nature within easy walking distance of my house, and it has two bike paths and no sidewalk. You can walk on the grass, but since the bike paths weave back and forth, you have to keep crossing it. And since bike traffic was insane, that meant long waits.
   
   There are two easily-accesible bridges near over the canal my house, and both are primarily for bikes -- dangerous for the pedestrian. And there's one tunnel where the grass runs, obliging anyone on foot to hop over a fence and run through the tunnel, or take the long way around.
   
   Since the rest of the city, except the mountain, belongs to the cars, there really is nothing for the pedestrian. At least not near my place.
   
   
2. I got a message from Quills magazine informing me -- nearly three months after I sent it -- that they've received my submission. And in another two months, I'll know whether they'll use it.
   
   Quills is far from the world's most prestigious poetry magazine -- they don't even pay their poets -- but it would be nice to see my name in print.
   
   Not much, but this is the biggest bite I've had since I started sending stuff out.