impudent strumpet

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

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Books read in January 2026

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1. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein 2. Radicalized by Cory Doctorow 3. Always Remember: The Boy, the Mole, the Fox,...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Books read in December 2025

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1. Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto by Shawn Micallef 2. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Things They Should Invent: library book sale queue

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Sometimes, people are willing to pay a small amount of money for a book, but not retail price.   A place you can buy a book for a small amou...
Monday, December 22, 2025

Horoscopes

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Toronto Star : You don’t run away or give up on something just because it’s hard. Instead, you lean into the challenge. You’re adept at sol...
Monday, December 08, 2025

"Birds and animals, lots of different kinds"

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I have this song stuck in my head that I remember from a childhood TV show, and I can find no evidence of it on the internet. The lyrics: Bi...
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Friday, October 31, 2025

Books read in October 2025

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1. Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da'Shaun L. Harrison 2. Framed in Death by J.D. Robb
Sunday, August 31, 2025

Books read in August 2025

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 Holy Wild by Gwen Benaway
Sunday, August 24, 2025

The first soil

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If you're going to grow some potted plants or a garden, you need soil.   Not dirt, soil.   It is possible that the soil in your yard mig...
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Monday, August 18, 2025

Steal This Idea: stealth crossover mystery

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Two or more TV shows (or other works of fiction) are set in the same location at the same time, with different, unaffiliated characters solv...
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Sunday, August 03, 2025

Journalism Wanted: if you evacuate a plane and leave your belongings behind, what happens next?

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If you're on a plane that crashes and you have to evacuate, you're supposed to leave your belongings behind. And every time there is...
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Saturday, August 02, 2025

Discoverability is not morally neutral

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I tend to learn about books/TV series/other creative works because I've seen it around, people are talking about it, it seems vaguely in...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Books read in May 2025

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 The Wife App by Carolyn Mackler
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Books read in April 2025

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1. Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nora Loreto 2. Bonded in Death by J.D. Robb
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Monday, March 31, 2025

Books read in March 2025

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 1. Passions in Death by J.D. Robb
Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Bring back the Canada Post Comparison Shopper to help Canadians buy Canadian

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In 2010, Canada Post introduced a tool called the Canada Post Comparison Shopper, which let you compare prices and shipping costs from a hug...
Friday, February 28, 2025

Books read in February 2024

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1. Moonshot: the Indigenous Comics Collection, Volume 2 2. Random in Death by J.D. Robb
Saturday, February 08, 2025

Things They Should Invent: Canadian (or non-US) equivalent of Consumer Reports

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I value buying and using quality products, so when I'm shopping for a new product category, I regularly search sources that provide obje...
Friday, January 31, 2025

Books read in January 2024

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1. True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change by Jody Wilson-Raybould 2. Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

We need a way to respond to intimate partner violence that doesn't create a burden for victims

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A recent Ask A Manager letter : A couple of days ago, I was walking my normally well-behaved large dogs when another dog charged them, unp...
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