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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Books read in March 2015

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1. Paul a un travail d'été by Michel Rabagliati 2. Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant 3. Concealed in De...

Things that I learned about having a mammogram

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1. At the beginning of the appointment, they screen you for pregnancy. They do this by asking if there's any chance that you're preg...
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Why copayments for medical appointments are a bad idea: a breast lump story

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When conducting a routine breast exam during my annual physical, my doctor detected something on the armpit side of my left breast that wasn...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

"But I made it just for you!"

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I'm sure by now you've seen Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess's post called "Consent: Not Actually That Complicated" ....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Signs I'm getting old

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Baby Cousin 1.0 and Baby Cousin 3.0 are brothers, just a year and a half apart in age. I've noticed that sometimes when I mention one or...
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Thursday, March 19, 2015

Idea for a new economic indicator

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This post was inspired by, but is not directly related to, this article . When talking about whether the population as a whole is making e...
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Monday, March 16, 2015

Things They Should Invent in Fiction: Getting To Know You magic spell

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A trope that exists in fiction - especially fantasy genres where magic is present - is the love potion.  You get the object of your affectio...
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Monday, March 09, 2015

Evidence

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There is a cigarette pack on my balcony. This is noteworthy because I don't smoke, and no one has ever smoked on my balcony in the ent...
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Saturday, March 07, 2015

Contemplating the ethics of donating food to the Salvation Army food bank

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I do not donate money to the Salvation Army because their history of anti-gay action. However, the easiest way for me to donate food to a ...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Best Customer Service Ever from Soak

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I've been using Soak to wash my bras ever since I was introduced to the product by the bra-fitting geniuses at Secrets From Your Sister...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Books Read in February 2015

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New: 1. The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley 2. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini 3. Calculated in Death by J.D. Robb 4. C...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Door etiquette

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Proper door etiquette is normally to let people out first and only enter once everyone has exited. This makes perfect sense for enclosed s...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

There is no incentive to falsely take a citizenship oath

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Recently in the news is the story that the government intends to appeal the Federal Court ruling that it is unlawful to require people to r...
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Downton needs to explain why Tom thinks they'll have a better life in America

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This post contains spoilers up to and including Season 5, Episode 7 of Downton Abbey (the one that includes a cute scene of Tom and little S...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Journalism wanted: how did the Toronto Star's HPV vaccine story end up being sensationalistic?

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I recently wrote a blog post complaining about a Toronto Star article about HPV vaccination that presented the story very sensationalistica...
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

My second Dell depot repair experience

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The good: Dell appears to have fixed my computer by implementing the solution I suggested The bad: It took two months after I suggested ...
Thursday, February 05, 2015

Horrid journalism from the Toronto Star

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The Toronto Star wrote very sensationalist front-page story about people who report having various illnesses after receiving a cervical can...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2015

The opportunity to experience life's simple pleasures

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I blogged before about how if I'd lived in a different time and place, I'd never have had the opportunity to be good at anything. ...
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Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Hats

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In the world of Downton Abbey, etiquette dictates that ladies don't remove their hats indoors. They don't wear hats in their own hom...
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