Because it’s Christmas, Steve and I were trying to get each other Christmas presents and not tell each other what we got, of course. But because we have mind beams, we kind of both did the same thing. And the result is we have many many treats. Oops. Remember those yummy treats I bought us? …
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Some Local Deliciousness
I can’t believe I’m about to post a picture of food. But I think this is a special occasion! Like I said in my post about getting Christmas gifts, I was doing my best to seek out local businesses that I would happen to hear about. I even went and looked up local businesses I’d …
Santa Claus Can Come Through Your Town
I had a good laugh when I saw this news story about Santa being deemed an essential worker. How very smart of everyone. I think if we were kids in the pandemic, we would have been all worried that Santa couldn’t come during the lockdown. Heck, if we were going to go to Grandma’s on …
Experts, Everyone
I’m so glad we have experts. I really do mean that. They play a vital role in our understanding of many things. But sometimes I feel like we throw around the word far too often, to the point where anyone who spits out anything that’s half sensible is suddenly qualified to let us all in …
Two Important Questions About Online Oktoberfest
Are we calling the kickoff event the Tapping of the Keys or the Typing of the Keg? When one of the event streams malfunctions, should we all sing “I’m Frozen”? I wish I could take full credit for that last joke, but most of it has to go to the well lubricated fellow in my …
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Wow, They Took His House?
This is some pretty sloppy headline writing by the Waterloo Record here. Police to review how officer left vest with ammo in his vehicle overnight at his Kitchener home which was later stolen It’s been up like that for over a day so I’m not holding out much hope for a fix, but what would …
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
I’m sure it’s not the case and that most of the problem is with people who are assholes on a good day sticking out like even more of a sore dong than usual right now, but sometimes it feels like the last few months has eliminated our ability to be proper, decent, civilized human beings. …
Police Report Increase In Selfish Dicks
Social gatherings of more than 5 on the rise, police say Yeah yeah yeah. We all want to see our families and friends and to have the normal lives we had a few months ago. But we also have rules for a reason, even if some of them, like the one where public gatherings will …
They Make This Sound Like A Bad Thing
A recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) report forecasts a tough road ahead for Canadian real estate, with predictions that housing prices nationwide could fall 9 to 18 per cent from first-quarter levels this year before starting to recover next year. In Ontario, CMHC predicts that decline won’t reverse until the third quarter next …
Please Make Your Voices Heard, But Try To Be Safe About It
If you’re going to break our current rules about large public gatherings, a march to protest ongoing systemic racism and the tragedies it brings is certainly a worthy reason to do it. But please, try to remember that those gathering rules don’t exist just because. They’re meant to protect us, because we’re still in the …
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