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New books: 1. Behind the Scenes at Downton Abbey by Emma Rowley 2. The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II by Charles Glass 3. B...

I've recently had some curious computer behaviour that appear loosely related to my video card+external monitor  combination.  I have n...

When I first saw the Dexter TV series, I thought Michael C. Hall was too attractive for the role of Dexter. I've been reading the Dexter...

1. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser is good for degriming shower tiles Based on the colour, the grime seemed to be related to my hair conditioner, a...

As I've mentioned before , my stress levels have been really low (and quite often zero) since I started working from home.  However, my ...

From The Ethicist : My emergency unit handled a man who had been shot in the leg in the early hours of the morning. The trauma surgeons r...

Spoilers:   This post contains spoilers for Downton Abbey up to Season 4, Episode 6 (i.e. the one with the pigs).  However, I haven't wa...

I previously blogged about how Google's Verbatim search function would be more useful if they showed the number of results. I just fi...

When they cancelled Google Reader, I wrote : Google Reader and iGoogle are my primary gateways to the internet, and now Google has canc...

I use Beautypedia, but I don't always agree with their reviews.  For example, they give my favourite eyeliner a poor rating, saying tha...

I recently realized that I read more books than I thought I did.  So, for 2014, I'm going to keep track of the books I read each month....

Conventional wisdom is that food serving sizes are bigger than they used to be, particularly in restaurants, and that this is a leading caus...

I previously asked for advice on how to store my earrings .  I've now found a solution. In addition to the jewellery tree for my neckl...

Last night I dreamed I was a student at Greendale Community College (where the TV show Community is set) and I had to take a chemistry place...

As I've mentioned before, I'm lyric-deaf, meaning I can't always clearly hear all the words of a song I'm listening to.  As ...

I've been rather baffled and slightly irritated that PBS insists upon listing Downton Abbey as Masterpiece Classic in TV listings, when...

My 2009 New Year's resolution was "shut up and buy it". I did this because in the year or so leading up to my making that r...

My previous go-to nail polish was Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Crushed Pearl.  It's a subtle pink that alludes to the natural pink of my...

I first heard about the York University religious accommodation story through Twitter, so I got all the outrage before I got a straightforwa...