impudent strumpet

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Things They Should Invent Words For

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I once saw some photos from a Harry Potter premiere that named every actor, the character they played, and the character's blood status....
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Things They Should Invent: WhereCanIBuy.com

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Last summer I bought a full-length mattress wedge. I ended up buying it online (from overstock.com) because I couldn't figure out where...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Clothing drop boxes

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I was very surprised and disappointed to hear that some city councillors are considering banning used clothing drop boxes . I like them. Th...
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Nivea Soothing Care lip balm is not dishwasher-friendly

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Nivea Soothing Care lip balm (the one in the light green tube) is no better or worse than any other drug store lip balm. However, the lip p...
Monday, January 23, 2012

"You're welcome" vs. "No problem" revisited

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I've blogged before about the nuances of "you're welcome" vs. "no problem" as a response to "thank you...
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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Things They Should Invent: DoINeedToStartAtTheBeginning.com

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Lately I've been thinking that Downton Abbey has started sounding interesting to me, but I don't know if it's something that you...
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Friday, January 20, 2012

Things They Should Invent Words For

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We've all heard the expression "privatizing profit and socializing risk". The phenomenon I want to make a word for is similar...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Journalism wanted: why are burqas made from synthetic fibres?

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Over the past decade or so, I've read several different articles by different journalists visiting Afghanistan who described their respe...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Whatever happened to cable shows on regular TV channels?

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A couple of years ago, TV shows that normally only play on the movie networks were showing old seasons on normal basic or extended cable cha...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

SOPA protest idea

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I don't know offhand how technologically feasible this is, but just putting it out there: what if the major sites going dark to protest ...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Teach me how arts donations work

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From The Ethicist : I was excited to take my granddaughter, Rachel, to see a local production of “The Nutcracker.” But this season, the prod...
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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Putting away the childish things

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Just before xmas, I had a rough night. My annual bout of strep throat descended upon me rather more quickly than usual and left me unable t...
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I am now happy with UPS

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For years and years I've been complaining about UPS and begging businesses I deal with not to use them for shipping. That has changed. ...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Excellent customer service from Office Depot and Raynor Group

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The armrest on my desk chair broke. I didn't particularly want to shop for a new chair, so I decided to contact Office Depot (where it ...
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Friday, January 13, 2012

Post your facial mask recommendations here

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For years, I've been using Bioré's self-heating pore mask. It helps clean my pores, tighten up my wrinkles, encourages any festerin...
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Things They Should Invent: "people you may know who have died recently"

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I've noticed social networks are pretty good at identifying people I might know or people I might be interested in. What if they could ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

On Canada as a world leader

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One thing that has always surprised me about federal governments (the current one in particular, although it's quite possible that I may...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

How Nortel pensioners can state their case more compellingly

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On the radio yesterday morning, I heard an interview with a Nortel pensioner talking about the aftermath of the severe cuts to their pension...
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Monday, January 09, 2012

What if your boss goes undercover but you don't want to be on TV?

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It seems TTC Chair Karen Stintz went undercover as an ordinary TTC worker as part of a reality TV show called Undercover Boss. Stintz was i...
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