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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

It's December 28. Do you know where your Voter Information Card is?

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I received my Voter Information Card in the mail today. This means you should be receiving yours soon too. I do not know the precise day b...
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Friday, December 23, 2005

Answering machines

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Conventional wisdom has it that you shouldn't say "I'm not home right now" on your answering machine/voicemail, because pe...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Things I don't understand: long-term-only views of politics

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I've noticed in several places people saying that it doesn't matter if a suboptimal party wins the election, because history will no...
Monday, December 19, 2005

My experience as a young voter

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Metro Morning asked people to call the vox box and tell about their experiences as young voters. I don't want to be on the radio, so I...

The Hatbox Letters by Beth Powning

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As an introvert who lives alone, I've often pondered the potential of a novel that took place entirely inside the protagonist's head...
Sunday, December 18, 2005

Pessimism is the road to happiness

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If you assume everything is going to go perfectly in life, you'll be disappointed if it doesn't, and neutral (i.e. "Yes, just a...

Open letter to the media

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Dear media: Please stop alienating me. Whenever I open the newspaper to see the day's election coverage, I see an article about how I do...

Dropping Out

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There has been a lot of discussion lately about how to stop people from dropping out of school. There has even been talk of taking drivers...
Saturday, December 17, 2005

Lessons Learned: glasses lenses

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Glasses lenses have brand names, and in each brand there are different types of lenses, like how there are Honda and Toyota and Ford cars, a...
Friday, December 16, 2005

Childfree

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I think there might be some deep, important reason why I'm childfree. I've noticed my base, instinctive reactions seem to be pushin...
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Thursday, December 15, 2005

May I have the last word on Beer and Popcorn?

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I've done enough blog-link-whoring lately, so if you don't know the story, type "beer and popcorn" into Google News. The a...
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Another tool to help you decide how to vote

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CBC's Vote by Issue Quiz. You state whether you agree or disagree with a particular platform on a particular issue, and it tells you h...
Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Things They Should Invent: a more pleasant election for all

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All candidates and all parties should agree to simply discuss issues and policy. They should not discuss other candidates and parties, they...
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Things They Should Invent: private consultation areas in pharmacies

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Most of my Things They Should Invent come out of my own head; this one did not. This came from reading NDP candidate Paul Summerville's...
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Monday, December 12, 2005

Things that are particularly unattractive for people to be smug about

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1. Diet and exercise regime 2. Parenting techniques 3. Financial management 4. Any stroke of sheer good luck they happen to have experie...
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Sunday, December 11, 2005

Wedding invitation correction notices

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This scene just popped into my head, and I can't remember where exactly it's from. It was in a TV show or a movie or a book or a co...
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Saturday, December 10, 2005

Milkonomics

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I stopped in to a tiny little convenience store I've never shopped at before to get a carton of milk. It cost $3.89 for 2L. At Dominion...
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Friday, December 09, 2005

Mindscan by Robert J. Sawyer

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I LOVE THIS BOOK! It's set in Toronto in 2045, about a guy who decides to get his consciousness transferred into an immortal android to...
Thursday, December 08, 2005

Deciding where to vote (for university students)

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This is intended for students who are eligible to vote either in the riding where their parents live or in the riding where they go to schoo...
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