impudent strumpet

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

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Books read in April 2020

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1. The Crims by Kate Davies
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

How to make a "serious inquiries only" online dating system

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This idea was inspired by, but is only indirectly related to, #9 in Captain Awkward's It Came From The Search Terms . A problem that ...

The Star Wars sequel trilogy should have started earlier

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The problem with the Star Wars sequel trilogy is it starts too late. The original trilogy ends with a happily ever after. Evil is vanquish...
Saturday, April 18, 2020

A pandemic moment

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After multiple unfruitful attempts to find specific items at my local supermarkets, I decided to try the big Loblaws. Since I'm not ta...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Books read in March 2020

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New: 1. Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know by Malcolm Gladwell Reread: 1. Seduction in Death...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

The three milk pitcher trick

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I've always HATED changing milk bags. It takes me less than 30 seconds, but I HATE it. But my mommy taught me a trick that makes it fa...
Saturday, March 28, 2020

Things They Should Invent: free supply delivery for self-isolating people

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People who come back from travel or otherwise may have been exposed to COVID-19 are supposed to self-isolate for 14 days, without even stopp...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Disillusionment (Part 2)

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This post contains descriptions of racism and other stereotypes. "So," you're wondering, "you're a Harry Potter fan...
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Sunday, March 15, 2020

A self-psychology exercise

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In the aftermath of my head injury, I stumbled upon a self-psychology technique that may be useful to some people struggling with social dis...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

Books read in February 2020

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New: 1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 2. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James 3. Indigenous Relations: I...
Sunday, February 23, 2020

Star Trek, colonialism and idealism: a braindump

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What appealed to me about Star Trek as a kid was seeing a variety of different people all working together professionally, respecting each o...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

Disillusionment (Part 1)

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This post contains descriptions of transphobia. I never really thought about transgender before I became an Eddie Izzard fan. I'm no...
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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Breathe Right nasal strips for a runny nose: effective but messy

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I have some serious and complex blog posts I'm working on that were stymied first by xmas, then by an annoying cold/virus thing that lef...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Books read in December 2019

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New: 1. How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi 2. Queen's Shadow by E. K. Johnston 3. That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E. K. Jo...
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Sunday, December 22, 2019

Horoscopes

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Toronto Star IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: What you can expect this year is the unexpected. Once you find your life settling down and work...
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Saturday, November 30, 2019

Books read in November 2019

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New: 1. Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King Reread: 1. Witness in Death
Sunday, November 24, 2019

Another option for Captain Awkward #1237

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From Captain Awkward : Hi! I am 28, she/her. My sister in law (“A”) is also 28 and my brother (“D”) is 31. I have a question about gif...
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Saturday, November 09, 2019

Not blogathoning this year

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Traditionally, I blogathon on Remembrance Day . However, this year's goal is to eliminate things that don't serve me well , and bl...
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Tuesday, November 05, 2019

Why is there a "gender" field in Elections Canada's voter registration?

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You can use Elections Canada's Voter Registration Service to see if you're registered to vote. You enter your name, date of birth...
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