I’ve always thought of Toronto as a city that I love visiting, but would absolutely never want to live in. There’s so much to see and do, but it’s just way too huge and loud and scary and whatnot for my taste. Hey, cut me some slack. When I was a kid I spent years …
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They’re Angry, I’m Confused
I meant to write about this one last week when it happened, but…you can blame the captain, Captain Nameless Illness. By the way, the captain may be getting a name soon, and thankfully, if this is its name, it’s nothing scary and eek-inducing. But I can’t say for sure yet if that’s its name, I …
What Do You Call A Person Who Assaults People?
No, that’s not the start of a bad joke. We’re actually curious. Carin and I were having breakfast and chatting as usual when I made a comment that somebody was “a rapist at worst and an…assaulter? at best.” It occurred to us that if there’s a word for someone who commits assaults, neither of us …
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Poppy Talk
Well, this year, our attempts to get poppies were much less painful than last year. The bank across the street actually had them, so we didn’t have to go on a puppy hunt. But I still have a heck of a time not losing my poppy. There’s nothing worse than lum dee dumming down the …
This Jian Ghomeshi Thing Has Been Bothering Me A Lot, And I Think I Know Why.
When this whole Jian Ghomeshi thing broke, I said to a friend, no matter how this shakes out, it’s not gonna end well for somebody.” Um, that would be a yup. Now I find that it won’t leave me alone, and it’s moved beyond anything rational, so I hope that maybe, if I write about …
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Got Any Good Record-Keeping App Recommendations?
I guess I’ll start with something easy…I want to write something else, but I’m afraid it will steal every last ounce of energy Captain Nameless Illness has generously left me. So, whatever this illness is, it’s unpredictable and mysterious and we still don’t know what it is. So I’ve been keeping logs of as many …
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You Should Try Alpine Lager. Just Don’t Chug It, Because That’s Dumb
So here I am, enjoying a late afternoon beer when this pops up in my RSS reader. Chugging Is Dumb I’m not gonna lie. The ability to chug a beer impresses me somewhat for one simple reason. I can’t do it. But just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should. It really is …
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How Do You Get Rid Of Your Landline When Your Landline Is Your Doorbell
For all sorts of reasons, Carin and I have been thinking a lot lately about getting rid of our house phone. We each have cell phones. We have unlimited Canadian long distance calling on them. We don’t call the States much, but if we need to we can always buy some Skype credits for cheap. …
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It’s Me! Anybody Here?
So…I’m sure you’re wondering where the heck we’ve been, and why, when we come back to life, we’re spewing out stories about aptly named dumbasses and…gross individuals. Were we gone for an awesome vacation? Were we in a coma and don’t even realize we’ve missed almost a month? Well, if all else fails you can …
Train In Vein
After my hospital adventures, I had a point driven home to me. My veins suuuuck! Holy crap do they suuuck! For years I had to have blood work every 3 months. I didn’t really mind, they’d poke me, take what they needed, it was all over in a second. I’d just go in there, offer …