I’m a collector, not a hoarder
You always hear that, don’t you. When you watch those programmes with people who have seventy eight cats all living in the house with them, turding on the floor in…
Rants
Frat House Legislation
Saskatchewan passed new sexist legislation yesterday which makes all sorts of changes to the Liquor and Gaming Act. There are gems in there like how you’re now allowed to serve…
Freedom Has Consequences
This article is about a London, Ontario man who posted a cruel comment on the memorial site for Amanda Todd (the 15-year-old Port Coquitlam, BC girl who committed suicide last…
Thinly Thought
I wasn’t going to do this. I really wasn’t. But then something happened to a friend of mine and it got my knickers in a knot and I know I’m…
Dumb
Okay, I guess I need to preface this post about the recall of infant chairs by reminding you that all parents are psychotic. All of us. First, we decide to…
Part of the Precipitate
It’s not “a savings”. There’s no such thing as “a savings”. “Savings” means more than one. Know why? Because it’s fucking plural. Fucking plural means “more than one”. In fact,…
Standard(s)
In watching the news this morning, I was a little saddened to hear about church fires and people being dicks to one another in general. I’d like to point you…
Allow me to Poop on your Parade
When we were looking for a place to live, we chose to buy a home in a beautiful, peaceful valley. Every day after work, we crest the hill and the…
Antisocial Media
Putting stuff out into the EEEEeeeEEEeeEEeether is not social. It’s narcissistic and self-serving. It’s ego-stroking. And I am the worst for this. (For reference, see “centre of the universe: the…
Seriously, it doesn’t have to be this difficult
I heard something in passing a few days ago that I didn’t think much of at the time, but the more I thought about it, the more it festered. I…
I can’t be the only one thinking this…
Okay, technically, I suppose I can be the only one thinking this, as many of the times I claim not to be, I am. Suss THAT out for a soliloquy,…