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I was reading an article directed towards clinicians about desensitization treatments for panic-inducing specific phobias. One thing they m...

As a follow-up to my recent post about childhood misconceptions, I recently rediscovered IUsedToBelieve.com . It's always good for a gi...

I've noticed a lot of recent books have "A note about the type" in the back, discussing the fonts used and their history. Is ...

I saw a house with Greek letters on it. Here. In Toronto. I didn't think those existed north of the border. Scary.

From the Headlines That Don't Sound Quite Newsworthy file: Newmarket Girls Approached by Man

A mixed blessing of living by myself is that when I buy a nice basket of lovely ripe juicy Ontario peaches, there's nothing to stop me f...

They need to invent an international signal for "Sorry, downstairs!" For when you accidentally drop something heavy on the floor ...

Someone should invent an online Quizilla-like quiz that determines your GAF score

From the Ridiculously Petty Things That Amuse Me file: Brazilian volleyball players' bras say "BRA" on them.

I'm sorry, but those Greek soldier guys in the medal ceremony are SO doing a silly walk!

Kings of Infinite Space by James Hynes This is a rather strange book because it is essentially a horror/zombie movie. I've never read a...

I wonder how they invented rhythmic gymnastics? I wonder how people got into it before it became an Olympic sport? Imagine trying to expla...

I don't know if it's just thew ay they're editing it or what, but it looks like the Olympic marathonists are crossing the finish...

Strange things I thought when I was a child: - I thought that Terry Fox had entered into a sort of binding magical contract, and when he ...

Somehow, I can't explain how, I find MSN more conducive to typos than ICQ. In ICQ I just automatically go back and correct my typos, an...

From the Bizarro Olympic Sports department: a relay consisting of a ridiculous number of runners running ridiculously short sprints. Like ...

There should be an option in The Sims to throw anything out. Anything at all, a painting, a couch, dirty dishes, anything. I know you can ...

I wonder if a long time ago, like in the Middle Ages, everyone had foetal alcohol syndrome?

The Havana Room by Colin Harrison It's a thriller, and I enjoyed it! I think that's only ever happened once before! It's the s...