impudent strumpet

Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Books read in April 2015

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1. Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America by "Leslie Knope" 2. This is Improbable by Marc Abrahams 3. TransAtlantic by Colum McCan...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Emotions are weird

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When I was a little girl, my grandmother took us to see Sharon, Lois & Bram whenever they were in town. Eventually, we outgrew their co...
Friday, April 24, 2015

The first camper

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I was recently thinking about the notion of the first tourist , i.e. the first person in human history to travel for recreational purposes. ...
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Monday, April 20, 2015

Legally-mandated helicopter parenting vs. children's literature

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When I was a kid, I always felt vaguely humiliated that my life didn't work like the lives of the protagonists of my books.  They got to...
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Monday, April 13, 2015

Ontario has destreamed Grade 9 at least once before

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An article on the front page of today's Toronto Star says that an advocacy group is calling for an end to streaming in Ontario high scho...
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Sunday, April 12, 2015

The first tourist

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In the shower this morning, it occurred to me that some one person in human history must have been the very first tourist, by which I mean t...
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

In which Google messes up and gives me a scare

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I recently decided to try a face cream containing retinol.  Shortly after I applied it, I felt a funny taste in my mouth. So I googled ret...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Mammogram after ultrasound

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When I got the phone call telling me I needed a mammogram, part of the reason why I was so freaked out was that my research about breast ult...
Friday, April 03, 2015

Improving upon the parking space management company idea

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I previously came up with the idea of a parking space management company, for people who own parking spaces for their condos but don't ...
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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