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

Monday, October 31, 2016

Books read in October 2016

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New: 1. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin 2. Down The Rabbit Hole (anthology) by Robb, Blayney, Fox, McComas and Ryan 3. A Storm o...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Things They Should Invent: website comparing hotel beds

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I recently stayed in Marriott hotel, and I found the bed uncomfortable. The mattress was too firm for my liking, the pillows were not firm e...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Warning: there's a good chance you might have to face backwards on a VIA Rail train

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I recently travelled outside the GTA for the first time in years, so I decided to indulge myself by taking the train. Trains are my favourit...
Wednesday, October 12, 2016

I do not recommend Calvin Klein Ultimate Sexy Sheer Thigh Highs

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I recently tried a pair of Calvin Klein Ultimate Sexy Sheer Thigh High stockings, and I don't recommend them. One stocking stayed up f...
Monday, October 10, 2016

Another way to improve any assisted dying legislation

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A problem with attempts to legislate assisted dying is that they attempt to define in legislation what does and doesn't constitute a goo...
Sunday, October 02, 2016

Tales from Grade 9 group work

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Grade 9 science class. I was generally uncomfortable in this class. My friends all abandoned me at the beginning of the year and I hadn...
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Friday, September 30, 2016

Books read in September 2016

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New: 1. The Forgotten Sister: Mary Bennet's Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Paynter 2. Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost Wo...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Things I want to know from history but can't seem to google up properly

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How were multiple brothers with the same surname addressed? In the early 19th century (and probably some adjacent eras as well), the oldes...
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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Jason from Iowa who lived in the last trailer on the right and was born on the 4th of July

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The Ani DiFranco song 4th of July, which tells the story of a child she met while driving through Iowa, contains the following lyric: H...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

The first chair

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Every once in a while, I see an article about how sitting is apparently terrible for our health, which makes me think about why and how it c...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

In which I fall for a practical joke perpetrated by a baby

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I'm waiting to cross a street, and this guy pushing a baby in a stroller is waiting next to me. I can't tell how old the baby is - I...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016

The first cleaning

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Someone, at some point in human history, was the first person to clean.  Someone was the first person to discover that water washes dirt off...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

New Rules: Natural Consequences Edition XII

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17. If you do something assholic out of ignorance, you have to read a book or article or watch a movie or otherwise consume a piece of media...
Thursday, September 08, 2016

Things They Should Invent: put the sidewalk on the shady side of the street

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Some streets (usually small side streets) have a sidewalk on only one side of the street. There should be a rule that, in cases where they...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Books read in August 2016

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New: 1. Devoted in Death 2. Wonderment in Death 3. Brotherhood in Death 4. For Her Own Good: Two Centuries of the Experts' Advice t...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

Things They Should Study: do political positions correlate with attitudes towards politically-incompatible celebrities?

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Sometimes the celebrities I follow on Twitter get people telling them to shut up about politics and stick to entertainment. This is someth...
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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Why can you mail packages in street mailboxes?

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Mailing a package in a Canada Post mailbox Those red Canada Post mailboxes you see on the sidewalks have a small silver flap into whi...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Late-breaking story on the CBC

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I know this has already been thoroughly commented on in many, many places, but I feel the need to post it here for the record: The CBC...
Saturday, August 20, 2016

New rule: don't hold a glass door open unless your hand is on the handle

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Glass door with vertical handle Many of the doors I pass through in my day-to-day life are made of glass with a single vertical handle o...
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