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Monday, April 30, 2018

Books read in April 2018

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New: 1. Rogues edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois 2. An Honest Woman by Jónína Kirton  3. From a Certain Point of View (St...
Monday, April 23, 2018

"What if I never get better?" is a valid question

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Frustrated with the persistence of some of my post head-injury symptoms, I googled what if I never get better. The first page of results w...
Monday, April 16, 2018

Disappointed with Fresh's latest menu update

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I've finally had a chance to try every new item on Fresh's menu, and I'm not impressed. All of the new items are less yummy than...
Friday, April 13, 2018

Things They DID Invent: shut up and pregnancy test

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Something I'm sure I've blogged about before but can't find the post: when I was younger, many of my peers and I had the experie...
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Thursday, April 12, 2018

Things They Should Invent: use fruitless library catalogue searches to feed the library's acquisitions list

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I heard about an upcoming book that sounds interesting, so I searched for it in the library catalogue. Unfortunately, it wasn't there ye...
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Saturday, April 07, 2018

How to treat your adult child like an adult

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Imagine you wanted to prove that you are an excellent parent.  Think about all your child's characteristics or accomplishments that you...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2018

Half-formed idea for how to warn prospective tenants of bad neighbours

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From The Ethicist: I have a rental property, and the neighbors next door are extremely racist. We didn’t know this when we bought the ho...
Monday, April 02, 2018

My emergency room experience

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When I fainted and hit my head , I went to the emergency room at Sunnybrook. Upon arriving at the emergency room, you swipe your health ca...
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Saturday, March 31, 2018

Books read in March 2018

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New: 1. Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese 2. Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb 3. 25 Days that Changed Toronto edited by Dylan Reid & M...
Saturday, March 17, 2018

Schroedinger's concussion

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My contemplations of whether I underassess my own pain aren't purely academic. A few weeks ago, I fainted and hit my head. At the h...
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Friday, March 09, 2018

What if societal minimization of menstrual pain causes women to underassess their own pain?

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Recently tweeted into my timeline: menstrual cramps can be as painful as heart attacks . We've all heard of doctors taking women's...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Books read in February 2018

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New: 1. Life on the Ground Floor by James Maskalyk 2. The Mask That Sang by Susan Currie Reread: 1. Indulgence in Death 2. Possessio...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Technobabble

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When watching both Star Trek: Discovery and The Orville, I've had moments when I find the technobabble unconvincing.  My visceral reacti...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Books read in January 2018

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New: 1. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson 2. Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson 3. Love and Friendship: In Which Jane Austen's Lad...
Saturday, January 13, 2018

Do tone and aesthetics make TV audiences self-selecting?

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Even before the PTSD plotline, there was some discussion around whether Star Trek: Discovery was appropriate for children.  Some have fond c...
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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Jedi theory (no spoilers, but formulated while watching TLJ)

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This post does not contain any specific spoilers, but it was formulated while watching The Last Jedi.  Movie canon states that Anakin Skyw...
Tuesday, January 09, 2018

The first stairs and the first upstairs

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Which came first, stairs or upstairs (by which I mean multi-storey buildings)? Maybe they could make multi-storey buildings with ramps or ...
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Monday, January 08, 2018

How the current Star Wars trilogy should end (no spoilers)

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Evil is vanquished! Good has triumphed! Fireworks! Porg dance party! That couple you're shipping kisses!  All is right with the world! ...
Sunday, January 07, 2018

Shelter

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There are several places in my neighbourhood where developers have bought houses or lowrise buildings and boarded them up, waiting for appro...
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