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There's a rumour flying around that Rob Ford is going to completely kill Transit City . Like tomorrow. Despite the fact that $137 mill...

Several times this past week, I've seen small children doing that thing where you only step on certain coloured tiles or otherwise have...

Look at this chart of sunrise and sunset times in Toronto in December 2010. The solstice is December 21, with 8h 55m 34s of daylight. Sunr...

Before I bought a paper shredder, I'd dispose of important documents by ripping them up by hand and then putting some (but not all) of t...

Metro has this thing where you give a small amount of money at the cash register to purchase a "food bank package" - a few cans an...

Before I get into the substance of this post, I want to make one thing clear: my bullies did not make me stronger . There are a number of (r...

Apparently border guards might soon be authorized to strip search airport and port employees because they think these employees might be in...

Recently in the news, someone got a ticket for parking in her own driveway . Apparently there's a by-law that if you have a single gara...

Washing windows is hard, and if you're not good at it (like me), it isn't particularly effective because you leave streaks everywher...

Last night I dreamed that I was going to meet my mother and grandmother somewhere, but first had to pick something up at her house. As I lo...

You often hear health care costs spoken of as a percentage of the provincial budget. The Globe & Mail has been doing a series on this r...

Last week, I saw a young vet selling poppies. He was definitely under 40, might even have been younger than me. (I can't tell age well ...

If you don't know what I mean by a hodd-d-d-d-d, watch Eddie here, starting at about 4:30: What is that thing actually called? Update: ...

Currently, political donations are a matter of public record in the name of transparency, and there are all kinds of limits on who can donat...

One of the councillor candidates in Ward 22 was one Elizabeth Cook. I couldn't find any information about her. Her profile on the City...

I've been using the phrase "my truth" a lot on this blog recently. I've heard the phrase criticized in other contexts. ...

This post is further to this braindump . I've noticed a correlation between driving and yelly/angry behaviour. A friend of mine once wor...

Suppose you're having a bunch of people over for dinner and you're not entirely sure how much food you'll need. If you buy too ...

Frozen pizza isn't as good as fresh real pizza, but it certainly does the job and is significantly cheaper than having a pizza delivered...