impudent strumpet

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Monday, October 31, 2005

Isonzo del Friuli i Feudi di Romans Merlot

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Unfortunately my Italian isn't good enough to know what the name of this wine means. Beppi Crosariol in the Globe and Mail described it...

Manholes

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Conventional wisdom has it that manhole covers are round because that's the only shape that won't fall down the through the hole. I ...
Sunday, October 30, 2005

Look, I'm rich!

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My blog is worth $2,258.16 . How much is your blog worth?

Angst! Drama! Telecommunications!

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Dear Look Communiations, I am very disappointed in your decision to introduce a package system for your television service. I chose Look in...

In Defence of Yonge & Eglinton

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Paved pointed out this Ask Metafilter thread where someone asked for opinions about whether they should move to Midtown or the West End. ...
Saturday, October 29, 2005

Things They Should Invent: a search function for the Sims

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Sometimes when I'm playing a large or complex house in the Sims, I can't find things. Did little Arthur not get any homework today,...
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Friday, October 28, 2005

Deen De Bortoli Vat 7 Chardonnay

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This is a bit more melony than your average chardonnay, which doesn't work that well since I'm not fond of melony flavours. It does...
Thursday, October 27, 2005

I'd rather not be welcome, thanks

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"Thank you" "No problem!" For some reason this response really bothers some people, and I don't understand why. I k...
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The Society of Others by William Nicholson.

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The biggest problem with this book is I don't know how it ended. I read it, but I didn't understand at all what was supposed to hav...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Open letter to Bell Canada

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Dear Bell, The fact that your call centre is open only 8-5 Monday to Friday is far worse customer service than I would expect from such a ma...

Brilliant Ideas That Will Never Work: Sabbaticals for all!

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I read an article recently that said that for the economy to survive the coming decades, people are going to have to work longer, perhaps do...
Monday, October 24, 2005

Nobilo Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc

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Rather zestier than most sauvignon blancs. This would be really effective in the summer, when you're drinking it chilled for refreshmen...

Things I Don't Understand

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1. There have been a couple of recently-publicized incidents of hazing, one in an OHL team and the other at McGill University. In both cas...
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Sunday, October 23, 2005

Pop, Six, Squish, Uhuh, Cicero, Lipschitz

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Cell Block Tango from Chicago is a damn good earworm. Unfortunately, since it's about murder, it isn't always appropriate for singi...

Family and Friends

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I read an article about allegations of nepotism in City Hall, and it mentioned in passing the possibility of a blanket rule against hiring f...
Saturday, October 22, 2005

Helpful household hints learned through sheer laziness

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The instructions on the Zero bottle say to use cold water and soak for like 15 minutes. However, if you use warm water and soak for a coupl...
Friday, October 21, 2005

Felix Solis Los Molinos Gran Reserva

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This is quite smooth for a red. I don't know if it's typical of the varietal or if it's the longer aging process (it's 8 ye...
Thursday, October 20, 2005

Even though they're the comics, basic logic still applies.

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Dear Mike from For Better or For Worse, There is a HUGE flaw in your hare-brained scheme to buy the house you live in: You are currently liv...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Things that don't make sense

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My bathroom smells like cigars. I don't smoke. Mi cielito doesn't smoke. No one who smokes has ever used my bathroom. There has neve...
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