impudent strumpet

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

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Books read in April 2024

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 New:   1. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 2. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett   Reread:   1. Faithless in Death
Saturday, April 13, 2024

How I excised dessert forks from my life and from my memory

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I was recently pondering why a standard silverware set has two sizes of spoons, but only one size each of forks and knives. Googling around ...
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Sunday, April 07, 2024

Hotel Hollywood (elementary school play)

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When I was in elementary school (so sometime between 1985 and 1990), my school put on a school play called Hotel Hollywood. I wasn't in ...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Books read in March 2024

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 1. How She Read by Chantal Gibson

Another approach for Captain Awkward #1422

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Dear Captain Awkward, I’m in a relationship for the last year. We started out as best friends for two years and it slowly evolved into a r...
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Sunday, March 17, 2024

"Movie star, gonna drive around in a fancy car"

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 I have a song in my head and the internet is failing me.  The line I remember is something very similar to "I'm gonna be a movie s...
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Wanted: a shared experience that makes it feel like life is getting better

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When our library accounts finally came back online, I could feel a frisson pass through both Internet Toronto and Real-Life Toronto. The new...
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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Books read in February 2024

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Reread:   1. Golden in Death 2. Shadows in Death
Saturday, February 03, 2024

The best way to make children grow up to write thank-you notes is to send them thank-you notes

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  From a recent Miss Manners : Dear Miss Manners: Should I send thank-you notes to my pre-K religion class students for the Christmas gifts...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Books read in January 2024

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 Reread: 1. Vendetta in Death
Saturday, January 06, 2024

How to buy a gift for someone whose love language is gifts

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From a recent Carolyn Hax chat : My MIL’s love language is gifts. I have begged her to stop giving me/the kids so many presents - to no ava...
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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Books read in December 2023

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Reread:   1. Leverage in Death 2. Connections in Death
Friday, December 22, 2023

Horoscopes

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My birthday horoscopes stopped being accurate with the pandemic, but here we go anyway Toronto Star You take great pride in your intelligenc...
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Thursday, December 14, 2023

How to open the pump on Dove Advanced Care hand wash

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Dove Advanced Care Deep Moisture hand wash has been a lifesaver as the eczema on my hands has gotten increasingly sensitive since this past ...
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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Books read in November 2023

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1. The Crow Road by Iain Banks 2. Marguerite Bourgeoys and Montreal, 1640-1665 by Patricia Simpson
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Firefox's translation feature needs to be suppressed on pages that already have an official target language version

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Recent versions of Firefox have a "translate this page" function that pops up if it detects that the webpage is in a language othe...
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