I’ll Have A Box Of Pop-tarts And A Box Of Wine

I can’t remember the last time I ate a pop tart, but I might have to throw some on the grocery list this week. Pop-tarts and Fine Whiskeys, a Pairing Guide The name is a little misleading since not everything here is a whiskey, but you get the idea. And really, if you’re the sort …

I DON’T LIKE SPAM!…On My Phone

I learned something that apparently has been a thing for at least four years. If you get those spam texts, you can report them to your service provider by forwarding the spam messages to 7726, which spells “spam”. Depending on your provider, what happens after that may vary, but pretty much any North American provider …

We Won’t Be Counted Among The Jailed Population! Woo!

Well, it’s time to do the census again, and we did it last weekend. We probably would have done it relatively quickly, but my friend told me it was due on May 11, so we hurried up and got it done. We were surprised that they would send out the census and demand it be …

Stay Off The Tracks, By Order Of The God Of Death

Apparently, Mumbai has a fairly sizable problem with people getting themselves killed by crossing train tracks where they ought not. Sizable to the tune of about seven people a day, according to some estimates. There also seems to be an issue with people keeping themselves on the trains, as around 650 people were said to …

Gangsta’s Paradise, The 1920s Postmodern Jukebox Edition

I wasn’t sure I was going to post this while I was listening to it, but my mind keeps coming back to it as I look at other things, so here ya go. I’m generally a sucker for a comically or impressively rearranged rap song, and this one definitely hits the mark on both counts …

Greyhound Canada Takes Travel Restrictions Super Seriously, Shuts Down For Good

Well…this about sucks. Greyhound Canada has announced that as of today, it no longer exists. It’s been getting slowly clawed back for years now and it hasn’t existed at all since it suspended service due to the pandemic, but I didn’t expect it to just up and go away forever. This is a huge blow …

My Sanity Is Shot!

So I’m sitting here watching the news and just absolutely seething right now! Pretty sure I’ve mentioned a time or 12 that I hate our provincial government. I’m fair when I need to be, but generally speaking, they fucking suck. And this latest vaccine shit absolutely is not helping to change that opinion. You see, …

A Little Bit Of Vaccine History

As we moved closer to being able to get COVID vaccines, I wondered how things went when the Polio vaccine rolled out. Were people scared of it? Did people think it got developed too quickly? Were there all these conspiracy theories? Then I saw this story about what happened when the Polio vaccine arrived, and …