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

Friday, November 30, 2018

Books read in November 2018

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New: 1. Badger by Daniel Heath Justice 2. Amun - Nouvelles ed. Michel Jean 3. As Long as the Rivers Flow by James Bartleman  4. Fire So...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine braindump (full spoilers)

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Nearly a year after I started watching, and 25 years after it first started airing, I finally finished watching DS9! My immediate thoughts: ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Things They Should Invent: early releases in palliative care

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In the world of publishing, there's something called an Advance Reader Copy (ARC), which is a very limited edition of a book that comes ...
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Friday, November 16, 2018

Outdoors ≠ simple

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From a recent Carolyn Hax chat : Dear Carolyn, My fiancé and I want a small, backyard wedding with about 75 guests. My grandmother has a ...
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Sunday, November 11, 2018

Polite conversation and consent

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Reading this Ask A Manager discussion about conversation topics that are totally off-limits in the workplace, I developed a theory: The r...

Things I Don't Understand: objecting to assisted dying when you don't mind if people die

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This post was inspired by, but is not directly related to, this op-ed outlining how the new provincial government's policies could kill...
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A real-life example of how spending more money can result in better value

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I blogged recently that, when looking into how to get best value for money in public services, they should study ways to add value, not jus...

My 2019 New Year's resolution

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So I've been feeling that turning 38 is the beginning of a new chapter in my life, and trying to figure out what it's going to be. ...
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*8

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When I turned 8, I had the sudden feeling that I had stopped being a Little Kid and started being a Big Kid. When I turned 18, I became a ...
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Good morning!

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Here's what I'm doing today and why .
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Books read in October 2018

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New: 1. Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese 2. Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga 3....
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Monday, October 22, 2018

Voted

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The polling place was in my building, so no doggies. The physical environment was distressing because of halloween decorations that trigg...
Saturday, October 20, 2018

Another tool to figure out how to vote: anti-endorsements

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One strategy if you're struggling to figure out how to vote for is to see if any organizations that align with your values are endorsing...
Sunday, October 14, 2018

The only requirement for assisted death should be wanting to die

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I've always been thinking about medically-assisted dying from the point of view of not having access to it. I fear reaching the point wh...
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Sunday, October 07, 2018

How to un-spoil a surprise party

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From a recent Miss Conduct : I wanted to throw a surprise party for my mom, and had kept it a secret. But she found out about it by looki...
Saturday, October 06, 2018

How to compare the voting records of incumbent Toronto city councillor candidates

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The sudden reorganization of Toronto City Council from 47 wards into only 25 creates a situation where there are multiple incumbents running...
Sunday, September 30, 2018

Books read in September 2018

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New: 1. Defined by Design: The Surprising Power of Hidden Gender, Age, and Body Bias in Everyday Products and Places by Kathryn H. Anthon...

Dear Miss Manners: what if you're bereaved and have poor acting skills?

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From a recent Miss Manners : Dear Miss Manners: At the funeral of a very dear person who was a founding member of the church I attend, I ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Demontage

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As I was struggling through yet another tedious round of vision therapy, I found myself thinking that if this were a movie, it would be port...
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