Spring Fail!
Most of us are feeling the same way: sick to death of this winter. Enough already! …
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Listia: If Ebay and Bitcoin Had a Child
It probably sounds crazy but I was having trouble getting rid of a diamond bracelet. Â …
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Brandt’s Randt – Selfies
These silly little crazes have limited shelf-lives but sometimes they’re not limited enough. Either that or my cat needs to get more inquisitive.  It will all make sense after you hear Brandt’s Randt. …
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In Conversation with my Dermatologist – December 13, 2007
The scene: the doctor’s office, as his kindly face is within millimetres of mine, perusing the eradication of a minor skin issue. And we pick things up mid-conversation: …
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Attack of the Killer Bees – August 8, 2006
One of the juniper bushes out back is sticking way out and interfering with the enjoyment of the slide into the pool. Â …
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If I Ran the World – July 11, 2006
Any body hair shaved off at least 3 times would never grow back. Â …
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Out of the Loop
Back in the day, you know, the 70s in my case, when a TV show was a hit it was a hit with virtually everyone. Heck, we only had 3 channels so if you were watching TV at all, you couldn’t help but catch a popular show. …
Belated Valentine for Family Day
Because every family has a Rob Ford, doesn’t it? Â …
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Hallmark Holiday
Call Valentine’s Day what you will but I think anything that spreads a little more love in the world isn’t a bad thing. …
Real-Life Howard Wolowitz in London
Fascinating news came out of Western University late last week. A PhD student there was honoured by NASA with a prestigious award because of his work operating the Mars rover Curiosity from his lab at the school. …
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The War on the Apostrophe
It’s well established on these pages that the misuse of the apostrophe is what’s going to finally push me over the edge! Of all of the grammatical errors, putting an apostrophe into a simple plural is the one I can’t tolerate or even understand. How did so many people come to believe it’s right to write it’s every time you use the word? Â I tell students to think about whether they’re trying to say “it is” and if not, leave the ‘ out. …
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Spice Earns His Keep
By now you might be aware that we are completely owned by this cat we adopted 16 months ago. And until recently he didn’t have a job. …
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