impudent strumpet

I called the doctor again to nag about the HPV vaccine. The receptionist said I need to call the pharmacy, and wouldn't or couldn't...

You have to break stride and go back to insert an adjective, take a drink. Your English sentence is less than 60% the length of the original...

My cellphone shows how full the battery is with a little picture of a battery containing four or five little bars. I have a pretty good batt...

I have decided to do it. I am going to let Toronto District School Board students tell me how to vote for the position of Toronto District S...

Quebec wants to be recognized as a nation (or rather, une nation ), and certain parts of English Canada are freaking out about this. You kno...

From the Toronto Star's Linwood Barclay: Now, I know this may offend those who suffer from this particular condition, and these individu...

The advantage of the Harry Potter series being set in a school is that Harry is learning magic along with the reader, so the reader gets to ...

The fact that some people wear veils has suddenly become an issue of debate lately. I find this rather petty and unbecoming public debate, ...

When people are trying to decide what to name their children, they get these books of names so they can look up the meaning of any names the...

I was reading this Ask Amy column, and one of the comments she made piqued my interest. Context: a lady wrote in about her husband's d...

1. I dreamed I was a diplomat in charge of brokering peace in North Korea. There were four "tourist hotels", and each of the fou...

On the subway home, there was a big puddle of liquid on one of the seats. It looked like someone had spilled a large double-double there. ...

I want to give any TDSB students who stumble upon this blog a say in their school board trustee. My plan is to invite TDSB students to leav...

I've been debating whether or not I should vote for a school board trustee. I can convince myself that it's my duty, and I can also...

I just noticed that my Swiss army knife is on my desk. My first thought was "I'd better put it away." But where do I put it?...

1. People who don't have oily skin/hair aren't allowed to give skin/hair care advice to people who do have oily skin/hair, unless i...

From a purely superficial point of view, Michael Ignatieff looks like an evil version of Dalton McGuinty.

I'm very happy, because this time around there's a viable challenger for my city councillor. Last time around their wasn't. I...

It snowed today! Only a few flakes and it didn't stick, but it was in fact snow! A bit early this year, methinks.