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I Wish Him a Beautiful Bankruptcy
Once, I nearly bought my step-daughter a gift card for Abercrombie and Fitch. Â As of this moment that company is off my radar forever more, and here is why. Â Â …
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My New Favourite Cookies – No Flour, No Sugar
Could it be that the dreams of cookie lovers the world over have finally come true? …
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Brandt’s Randt – Loblaws Should Give up its Sweatshops
I love Joe Fresh clothing. Well, the stuff that isn’t too weird or aimed squarely at only kids. Â But they actually make a good quality dress pant at a reasonable price. Â And now we all know why. Â That’s the inspiration for this week’s Brandt’s Randt on 98.1 Free-FM.
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Story of the Week
It wasn’t the provincial budget and the b.s. antics by all involved. It wasn’t the fact that there will now be an Integrity Commissioner governing the Code of Conduct at London City Hall. No, what affected me most this week was the story of the franken-fish. …
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$1.75 A Day or Less
Celebrities and ordinary people are being challenged to really find out what it’s like to be poor. …
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Brandt’s Randt – Anonymous Online Cowards!
I was targeted by someone on Twitter this week who called me a racist and one of the “sheeple”.  He’s one of those guys who disbelieves everything he hears, including whether the two brothers from Chechnya had anything to do with the Boston bombings, and he inspired this week’s randt. …
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Old Time Tune
I’ve always wanted one or two wax cylinders.  They’re what music was recorded on before records and I’m sure that in their day, people thought they were the be all and end all of audio technology. …
How We Get It Wrong
Nearly every news organization in North America, and likely several overseas, tweeted and emailed the news yesterday: A suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings. …
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Terror in Boston
It’s impossible to imagine the terror of runners, those waiting for them to finish the Boston Marathon and anyone in the vicinity of the explosions yesterday.  As I write this authorities don’t know who set off the blasts that killed 3 people and injured dozens more. …