The Macbook, the Geek, and the birds
I took my Macbook into Best Buy the other night because it was making funny noises and the three-year warranty hadn’t run out yet. Apple calls their technicians Geniuses. Best…
A. Ottawa
The Ottawa Citizen needs a new website
The Ottawa Citizen needs a new website. The current one is way more frustrating than any website should be in 2012. It’s intermittently slow and unresponsive, and if you watch…
No more dumpster diving
In addition to getting rid of stuff, successful decluttering also requires that you stop bringing stuff home. Stop buying, stop thrifting, stop dumpster diving, stop online shopping, stop bringing more…
Last chance to join
I’ve pretty much always voted NDP, but now I’m an official card-carrying member. I signed up last week so I can help choose the next leader of the Official Opposition…
Some cuteness and some happy news
I found all these on Pinterest.com. I hope they’re not too cute! In other news, blog reader Dawn contacted the NCC about my Skateway Robbery post, and the young man…
Skateway robbery!
GC and I went skating on the Rideau Canal Skateway yesterday. We weren’t actually planning to, and we didn’t have our skates with us. But it was such a gorgeous…
The politically (and otherwise) incorrect former mayor
I see Larry O’Brien has apologized. At the official unveiling of his portrait at City Hall last night, he told a reporter he was sorry about the racial slur. Instead…
Larry O’Brien steps in it again
Our former mayor, Larry O’Brien, has managed to publicly disgrace himself once again. This time it was by being openly racist on his public Twitter account. David Reevely, of the…
I borrowed a blind octogenarian
The Human Library took place yesterday at the War Museum and five branches of the Ottawa Public Library. There were sixty “human books” which people could borrow for one-on-one 20-minute…
Salvation Army goes on strike
Sixty unionized workers at the Salvation Army Booth Centre went on strike at 3:00 pm today. The Booth Centre provides emergency shelter and food to homeless men in Ottawa. PSAC…
Larry O’Brien endorses Ron Paul
Larry O’Brien has declared Ron Paul as his hope for President of the United States. He likes his economic policies, which include immediately balancing the budget while eliminating the Federal…
2011 in Review
January I spent January raising my second (and final) clutch of
Introducing our newest family member!
This is our new dog, Rosie, formerly known as Phoenix. We adopted her from the Humane Society today! This wasn’t actually the plan, as we were still in the running…
Dog rescue rejects Zoom and GC because of blog post
Yesterday’s blog post, Should we adopt this puppy? has had some completely unexpected and bizarre repercussions. Someone forwarded the post to Kim Knapp, founder of Friendly Giants Dog Rescue, and…
Out and about before the crack of dawn
Here are some of the things, over the past few years, that GC and I have gotten up at the crack of dawn for: Crow chasing The Leonid meteor showers…
Outlaw door to door sales
So this guy comes to the door a couple of nights ago. Bang bang bang. I was making dinner. The birds were flying free, so we didn’t want to open…
Sustainability, Ikea style
Chandler's dog, Willy We went to Ikea on the way home from Chandler Swain’s house, where I had just purchased two lovely hand-crafted pottery bowls. Chandler Swain is my favourite…
The fusses on the buses
Things have been a little crazy on the city buses lately. First there was the driver who was videotaped shouting, swearing and intimidating the student. (If you haven’t seen that…
I want some bunny to love
Who thinks I should get a baby angora rabbit? I met a grown-up one at KnitKnackers the other day. Her name is Pandora and I fell head over heels in…
Friendly Giant I and Friendly Giant II
Friendly Giant I We’re not exactly looking for a dog just yet. We’re pre-looking. We’re familiarizing ourselves with local shelters and rescues. So yesterday we went to the Friendly Giants…