Shake Shake Shake, Shake Shake Shake, Shake Virginia!

Last year, Steve felt an earthquake. Yesterday, it was my turn. Wanna hear something weird though? Steve was in the same house and didn’t feel it! I came back in from a walk. I sat down and started looking through stuff. Suddenly, my chair went shake, bump, shake, bump. I thought maybe Trix was behind …

Latest Elections Ontario Accessibility Scoop

When I posted the thing about the home visits option for voting in the provincial election, I had some questions. At this home visit, would you be able to use the assistive voting devices? What kind of assistance was offered? I figured I’d phone Elections Ontario and ask. And here’s what I found out. If …

Chest Fest Was A Flop, But Perk Up, There’s Always Next Year

Well, hmmm. I mentioned the whole Top Freedom Fest thing a while ago. I should probably mention how it went.It didn’t. I guess the organizers didn’t manage to raise enough money for some of the performers, so they decided to settle for a march along the route that Gwen Jacob took when she was arrested. …

Here. Have A Bag Of Guilt

I wonder if this thief subscribes to my friend’s school of thought on returning lost items. It seems s/he stole bunches of stuff from bunches of cars in a neighbourhood, then felt guilty about it, so…rounded up all the items, put them in a bag and threw them on a random lawn with a note. …

Jack Layton Lost His War With Cancer

Really, I was having such a nice weekend with friends. Why did yesterday have to be filled with so much death and destruction? And one death is the focus of this post. I found out that early yesterday morning, Jack Layton, the federal NDP leader, lost his battle with cancer. He was 61. He has …

You Did What To Your Computer?

I saw this on Twitter, and after I finished smacking my fist, laughing, and making noises as if someone just strangled me, I felt it had to get posted up here. 6 Reasons the Guy Who’s Fixing Your Computer Hates You Why did it make me do all of these things? Because it’s, so, true. …

There Were Balls And Some Dribbling, But There Was No Sign Of The NBA

I’ve never visited Seattle, so I can’t say for sure whether or not the city is suffering from a critical free love shortage. I can, however, hazard a guess that Nicholas L. Davis’ apparent remedy for the issue likely isn’t going to help. So, just what was his grand plan? Well, if you guessed lying …

Tomato, Tomahto, Lighter, Revolver, Let’s Shoot Your Right Arm Off

A woman in Banning, California, had better be getting her daughter one awesome Christmas present this year to try making good for mistaking a gun-shaped object she found on the ground for a novelty cigarette lighter and shooting her with it. Rachel Avila, 30, and her daughter were talking in front of their mobile home …

Something Else To Add To The Blech Box

Alright, kiddies, ready for a picnic? I’ve packed a special box just for yoooou! First we have some smart bacon for the vegans among us. Next up, if we’re stranded overnight, we have this entire breakfast we can make out of processed things. We even have cheeseburgers in a can or whole chickens in a …