What A Douche! No, I’m Not Talking About The Product!

Good god! Whoever it was at Summer’s Eve who came up with this add that tells women basically to douche for success should be immediately fired. Hell, whoever was in charge of creating and approving and dispatching the ad should all be fired. That not one of them screamed nononononono! means they’re all really really …

Thoughts From Those Who Went To Top Freedom Day Of Pride

People have been slamming us looking for coverage of the Top Freedom Day of Pride, which has also been affectionately nicknamed Lollapabooba by the shoe thhief, and Rubfest by Steve and I, since Guelph’s Ribfest was going on at the same time, and…the dirtier among us might have a rubfest after seeing some topless women. …

Weather Underground’s Braille Page

I received this from a list I’m on. I tried it out, it’s pretty neat! You know how a lot of pages for checking weather forecasts are cluttered with extra crap, graphics and tables? Well, this one isn’t. It’s text-based, so it’s great for mobile phones and us blinks. Not only does it give you …

Help My Cousin Raise Money For The Underwear Affair

This is just a quick plug for my cousin Brad. I think I’ve briefly mentioned his wedding, although it was sandwiched in among talk of the place where we stayed. Anyway, he’s walking in an event called The Underwear Affair 2010 in Ottawa. Basically, it’s an event raising money for a cure for those cancers …

Torie’s Gettin’ Her Guide Dog!

This is just a little post to wish Torie well on her quest to get a guide dog. Have you ever wondered what the process is like to get a guide dog in the UK, specifically Ireland? There are definitely some differences. For example, you already know what dog you’re matched with before you go, …

Looks Like Timothy Placko’s Back In Trouble

Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of people looking for Timothy Placko. Everybody remember him? He’s the guy who was found with a van full of weird things like women’s sonograms and teeth. Incidentally, I never heard how that trial went. Well, I guess he didn’t get a long sentence, because the searches have also been …

Who Knew A Personal Pronoun Could Be So Costly?

Apparently, the Transportation Department is either broke, or bored, or both. They are resorting to quibbling over personal pronouns to squeeze money out of companies. If you rent an apartment, do you consider it *your* apartment? If you invite someone over, do you say “Come over to my place?” or do you say “Come over …