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New: 1. The Marvels by Brian Selznick 2. Euphoria by Lily King 3. The Fame Thief by Timothy Hallinan 4. Career of Evil by Robert Galbra...

An article about the Catholic school board introducing a minimum mid-term report card grade of 35% gave me a lot of questions, despite the ...

I was in a Home Hardware (where I don't shop very often, because it's less convenient than many other stores), and one of the items ...

I was trying to brainstorm this one a while back, but a simple, elegant solution came to me in the shower. 12.  If you lie to someone abo...

Just a few of the many thing that exist in the world: 1. People who think that a good sense of humour means not holding back when it occur...

Last week's Carolyn Hax chat mentions in various places parents scolding adult children with variations on "That's not how I r...

The Toronto Star recently came out with an ipad app, and they seem to be pushing it pretty hard, perhaps even prioritizing it over everythin...

In the winter, big slushy puddles tend to form in crosswalks, making things difficult for everyone. Pedestrians crossing at the crosswalk ha...

A while back I read an article (which I'm kicking myself for not bookmarking!) postulating that the people of Great Britain were so psyc...

If you follow me on twitter, you know I've been getting irritated with the Toronto Public Library having only ebooks and no print copies...

Here's what I'm doing today and why.

One of the reasons why I'm so obsessed about pensions is, if my grandmother's trajectory is any indicator, I'm looking at nearly...

With the change of government and arrival of a new Prime Minister, 24 Sussex Drive has been in the news again.  Apparently it's in very ...

This post contains spoilers for To Kill a Mockingbird, and refers to comments that I've read about Go Set a Watchman. However, I haven...

New:   1. Letters to the Midwife: Correspondence with Jennifer Worth, the Author of Call the Midwife 2. Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick D...

Campaigning that reached me: - 1 flyer from each candidate in my mailbox or under my door - Multiple phone calls from each candidate. Th...

This post is post-dated. If the date and time indicated for this post have not yet passed, there may be new material below it. Getting Sta...

I dressed in my usual black and purple election day outfit, but then decided to violate my "no party colours" rule by wearing my l...

There's a lot of "minimalism" lifestyle that suggests you should keep only the things you use most often and get rid of the re...