Some Good Advice For A Society Living With COVID. Doug Ford Also Chimes In

Here’s a good segment from the Morning Edition on CBC Kitchener Waterloo talking with Dr. Peter Lin about what the phrase “living with COVID” should mean in a world in which we hope to get things right. Spoiler: it doesn’t mean what the anti-vax, COVID minimizing and denying types or Doug Ford are telling us …

Creepy. Gross. Inaccurate

Today in mangled headlines: Illinois Mom Accused of Shooting Dead Man Who Refused to Kiss Her Is necrophilia still illegal there? Seriously, what would have been wrong with “Illinois Mom Accused of Killing Man Who Refused to Kiss Her”? Prosecutors in Cook County said that the trio were having a drink together when Resendiz-Florez allegedly …

I May Never Tweet Again

It’s not like me to be proud of a tweet. Hell, I barely want to be on Twitter at all and have come close to deleting my account a few times since all this honk honk anti-vaccine overthrow the government truck shit started tormenting cities and blocking borders across Canada. But I’m pretty pleased with …

Pack Your Bags…With Ice And Bandages

I don’t go on a lot of international vacations (I haven’t left Canada since 1994), but the next time I do I’m definitely springing for the health insurance if it’s offered. I would hate to be caught unprepared for, say, an extremely venomous snout cobra making a snack out of my goolies while I’m minding …

This Means War…Or Something

Yes, Christmas is over. but I just saw…whatever the fuck this is and I just had to share it. At the lighting of the new Christmas tree, Fox News contributor Rev. Jacques DeGraff declares: "I’m here because these colors do not run. 80 years ago this week, they tried to extinguish the darkness in a …

Nothing’s For Sure, That’s For Sure

Ontario’s top doctor says he ‘can’t guarantee’ that businesses will reopen on Jan. 26 Some days I wonder if anyone has learned a thing during the nearly two damn years that we’ve been dealing with COVID. I know we all want to see it over with for a lot of reasons, but by now we …

Would You Like Freeze With That?

‘Bundle up’: Restaurants reopen patios due to restrictions on indoor dining This is an article from this month. This month is January, in case you’re reading this later. I understand that businesses are having to do what they have to do to keep going, but what I don’t get is how and why in the …

There Are Number 1s Right In Your Phone Number. I Thought You Could Help

Today’s…uh…piss poor reason for calling 911. I’m caught in slow moving traffic and I really need to take a wiz. Please send the police. Calling 9-1-1 because you need to use the bathroom and the car ahead isn't moving fast enough, is definitely #NotFor911. 9-1-1 misuse can potentially prevent someone with a life-threatening emergency from …