It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Gill, so here ya go. Our dads were a lot alike, by the way. Only difference is that instead of a half hour, mine was usually closer to an hour and a half early for things. This is the second installment in Parental Quirks. Today I would …
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Go Visit The Carnival
I wanted to put this up Wednesday, but didn’t get the chance. the carnival is up. It was a small one, but I’m sure there’s some other interesting reading in there. I might actually manage to get around to everybody because it’s not a honkin’ pile of posts to read, haha!
Help Our Buddy J Win An Award
Last night, mom called me to tell me that our buddy J is being nominated for a CTV Ottawa Amazing Person Award. I guess there’s a big gala on February 22, and whoever gets the most votes wins. I can’t figure out when the deadline is for voting. It seems like he’s being nominated for …
Help The Shoe Thief Win His Wedding. Yes, I Said Wedding!
Our old pal the Shoe Thief asked if I could do him a favour, and who am I to say no to that guy? I don’t think we’ve mentioned it before here, but as of last summer, he’s engaged! To a girl! And she’s real! They haven’t set a date yet, but here’s where we …
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Everything You Know Is Wrong. Got My Mind Set On You Is Not A George Harrison Song
“Got My Mind Set on You” is that ridiculously fun George Harrison song from the 1980’s. Everyone knows that. But as I discovered this morning, everyone is wrong. That’s right,it was actually first recorded by a guy named James Ray in the early 1960’s, around the same time people were starting to realize that those …
Barenaked Ladies Concerts Are Me Too
That’s right, in spite of the best efforts of the universe (under no circumstances should any of you get this cold and thank you, terminally inconsiderate yet unintentionally helpful event schedulers), the curse is no more! It was certainly worth the wait. They were funny, they played a nice mix of new stuff and classics …
Deathamphetamines
Getting caught in a lie sucks. But you know what probably sucks more? Being so afraid of getting caught in a lie that you’d rather take a big ‘ol slug of meth juice to prove to the friendly officer that no, you’re not smuggling drugs across the border. And you know what I’ll bet sucks …
Conference Calls In Real Life
I got this from someone at work, and I thought it deserved a post. It’s a video about what it would be like if all the remote meeting crap happened during in-person meetings. Apparently the visuals make it even better. When John’s on mute, his mouth is going a mile a minute and he’s sitting …
It’s Obvious You Love The Refreshment Cart, Sir. The Demonstration Won’t Be Needed
I’m just going to go ahead and present this without comment, because how am I supposed to improve upon it? A train traveller who had devoured a cocktail of legal highs and alcohol was arrested after trying to have sex with a drinks trolley. Andrew Davidson was seen humping the trolley while shouting ‘I want …
Finally, An Answer To The Question On Everyone’s Mind. How Much Time Will You Get For Violating Fake Pumpkins And Pool Toys
When last we left Edwin Charles Tobergta III, he was potentially looking at 12 months in the cooler after yet another bout of daylight public pool toy sex. After pleading guilty to a public indecency charge in September, Tobergta was sentenced to 11 of those months last November. So unless they have pools or Halloween …