Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
Picture this. You’re an 88-year-old woman. You need help with basic care. You ask for a female. They send you Sue, who has recently undergone a sex change operation. How would you feel? People are saying that Sue has to be treated as a woman. Fine, but maybe Sue shouldn’t start out bathing old ladies. …
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The U.S. has recalled a whole bunch of cough medicines designed for kids under 2. Why? Is it because they have some toxic chemical in them? No. Is it because a study found out some unexpected side-effect happens when kids take them? No. It’s because parents don’t know what they’re doing, so they give their …
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Last Thursday, there was a free workshop at the CNIB in Toronto about human rights, disabilities and the workplace. I figured I’m sure there was something I could learn, so off I went. It was a pretty good trip, full of adventures, so I thought I’d write about them. Hope it won’t be too boring. …
There were a few things floating around in my head, and I thought maybe I should write them down before a monster starts to develop, so off we go. I finally figured out what that singing alphabet commercial was all about. It wasn’t an attempt at improving literacy. Why would I think such a thing? …
So we’re watching a Barenaked Ladies concert on TV right now. It’s been pretty good in case you were wondering, but that’s not the point. After one of the commercial breaks, a message came on the screen that said “closed captioning for this program has been brought to you by…”. It got us both to …
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I nearly committed a homicide this morning. I would have had to take a 7 or 8 hour flight to Europe to do it mind you, but it probably would have been worth it. It’s 4:45 AM and Carin and I are happily sleeping when suddenly the quiet is shattered by the din of a …
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A group of country music’s biggest stars have a message for terrorists: you can’t hurt America by blowing up New York City. Yes, the full song does actually exist.
Today, October 11th, 2007, is a historic day in the history of broadcasting. For it is on this day that I heard something that I thought in all my years I would never hear. During a contest onY108called Verse In Reverse, where part of a song is played backwards and you have to call in …
It seems President Bush has a new health care plan. Make sure you’ve got your speakers turned up for this one.
Well, all things election are in the bag, and I have to say that I’m pretty happy with the way things turned out. The Liberals won another majority including gaining 4 more seats, Liz Sandals won Guelph, and in the most interesting turn of events, John Tory won nothing, losing the race in his riding …
