I feel pretty smart today. I don’t get to say that very often, so I’m going to take a moment to enjoy it. “Why do you feel smart today,” none of you asked? “Well, no one in particular, I solved one of those riddles on Mental Floss in like three seconds this morning. Pretty cool, …
Author Archives: Steve Wettlaufer
Food For Thought
Gill has a few small town restaurant recommendations from her weekend spent in and around Meaford. I’m hungry. If you’ve missed my food blogs, you’re in for a treat. So sit down, pour yourself something cold and delicious and be ready to get hungry. Parlor Pizza The neighborhood is never complete without that place one …
And You Shouldn’t Unlock Him, Either
Q: What do you call a computer teacher who abuses his students? A: A pdf-file
I Managed To Shop Online For Clothes
It’s the middle of May and the weather here is doing its damnedest to turn from winter to spring to summer, but it can’t seem to settle on which one it wants to be. Last week was super nice though, and it put me in a shorts frame of mind. That, in turn, reminded me …
Making Poor Word Choices On The Popular
I don’t know who they have writing the copy for the anchors at CTV Kitchener these days, but that person needs a serious tune up. There has been an increasing number of questionable word choices lately, but last night took the cake…at least so far. To introduce a story about the baby formula shortage, the …
Hot Angry Tears
Gill is feeling sad and angry about the state of the world. It’s hard to blame her when you’re staring into the face of mass killings that are so completely and utterly senseless. I often take humorous looks at the things that quite frankly boil my potatoes, but this week’s episode is far more serious …
Hot Soup, Hotter Temper
If all this great resignation labour shortage stuff is actually true, it really isn’t hard to understand why. Workers have been treated so poorly for so long in so many industries by customers and employers alike that eventually there’s got to be a breaking point. One place where you can very clearly see this in …
I’m Guessing The Bug Survived
I think Carin and I may have shared a building with these people at some point. Des Moines police said they may know how an apartment fire started early Monday morning. According to police, the fire started inside of an apartment at Gray’s Lake Apartments on Fleur Drive when an occupant “attempted to light a …
Your Jumpin’ Heart
I have no words. DO NOT press play. This cannot be unheard. You’ve been warned. Music used in this mashup: Hank Williams – Your Cheatin’ Heart Van Halen – Jump
Toy Department, You Say
Mom! Look! A Super Poker! According to a Winter Haven Police Department report, Flor approached the victim from behind while she was shopping with her 12-year-old son. Flor “unzipped his pants, pulled out his penis,” a police affidavit reported. Getting to within an “arm’s reach” of the woman–who was “facing away from him shopping”–Flor masturbated …