Baskets of Easters Past

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Earlier this week, a friend asked what non-chocolate items people put in their kids’ Easter baskets. I recalled books, socks, colouring books, plush toys,...

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Prest-o Change-o

Prest-o Change-o

If you aren’t reading this from a news reader you’ll notice I redecorated. Procrastinating, yes, but the re-theming has been on my mind for...

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Productivity be damned

Productivity be damned

My brain is in overdrive right now. I have far too many ideas swirling in there since Mike and I finished some projects that...

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A penny saved

A penny saved

Before the digital ink had dried on the opinion pieces about Harper’s budget announcement that the penny would no longer be minted as of...

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Kiddo’s First Curse Word

Kiddo’s First Curse Word

Today, Parenting, Illustrated with Crappy Pictures blogged about accidentally teaching a curse word to her youngest. At the close of the post she asked,...

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True versus Accurate

True versus Accurate

Last weekend, This American Life posted a retraction of an earlier episode, one that had touched off much of the criticism of FoxConn and...

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Where’s my cyborg body parts at?

Where’s my cyborg body parts at?

My right eye is bugging me again. In complaining about it, I asked the above question on Facebook. One of my many smart-ass friends...

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Unfinished business

Unfinished business

Monday, I went searching through my Google Docs folders for a particular short story I wrote about 6 years ago. (I eventually found it...

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Nine one one

Nine one one

7:15 AM I heard the screech first, then the thump. Instinctively I looked to where the noise came from and saw a body arc...

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Cost Overruns are to be Expected

Cost Overruns are to be Expected

City Councillor Ben Isitt noted  on Facebook today, “Major cost overruns are projected for the new Johnson Street Bridge — from $77-million to $93-million....

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Five Reasons I’m Done With Groupon

Five Reasons I’m Done With Groupon

“Groupon is so 2011.” Those four words  made me laugh this morning. It was a tweet in response to Mike’s suggestion that the 11th...

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Burning the Boat

Burning the Boat

This morning I read Danielle LaPorte’s “burning question”  — what boat do you need to burn? — and I couldn’t come up with one....

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