Something people don’t tell you about pets: if you love animals, and you love a clean house, you’ll learn to love your vacuum. Oddly, though we vacuum at least 3 times a week, the dog is still afraid. Go figure. Last month, our trusty Dirt Devil became unusable. That was the little vacuum that could;…
Smoking is a bad habit. It’s terrible. Awful. Kills people. Q smokes, and he has to quit. Quitting, for some people, is really hard. Even when you know exactly how bad it is, it’s hard. I smoked for a little while, when I was younger and lived overseas. Quitting, for me, was easy. I just…
I’d seen 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl in a profile of “upcoming Canadian reads“. I’d been given a couple of book gift cards for Christmas, so I ordered it in advance. The reviews on the back cover said it was: “Full of sharp insight and sly humor”, “hilarious and cutting”. The back…
We’re getting sick: I’ve had a tickle in my throat that sleep, garlic, lemon, fluids and spicy foods won’t fix. I was beat when I got home… Until I saw: our upstairs neighbours have a new yellow lab puppy! He’s adorable. He’s training to be an assistance dog, so we can’t spoil him too much, alas!…
Last Tuesday was a bad day. I made a costly mistake, I was overtired. It was dark and rainy. I got ripped off, I felt like an idiot. I went home, curled into bed, and hated the world. As I lay there, the dog jumped on the bed. I patted the mattress beside me, and…
I’m a little late with the weekly re-cap this week. I was going to leave it, but didn’t want to let you pass up these gems! (I threw in one from today, too). Big Data = Big Scare with Employee Health Care? (A little bit Big Brother). This guy used Big Data to help him…
Not too long ago, I heard something about a billionaire paying for a $170 million dollar painting with an Amex Card. “Those points!” Apparently, he and his family plan to use the points to travel for the rest of their lives, which is a definite perk, though probably not why they made the decision. When…
When Q and I started dating, I mentioned that as a child, I owned a sweatshirt that said: “So Many Books, So Little Time”. He bought me one for Christmas. If I had my druthers, I would be reading books most of the time. There are so many books I want to read, they’re piled…
Just remember that, those of you who are sad about Valentine’s Day. 😉 The first year we were together, Q made some comment like: “If every day is like Valentine’s Day, what’s the point of celebrating? It’s just a commercial holiday.” I agreed: “That’s true, it is commercial.” but thought to myself: “How do you…
I have a love-hate relationship with reddit. Sometimes I see comments, and I think: “this thread is all grouchy cynics who think they’re smarter than everyone else”. Or: “Ugh, racists!”. Other times, though? There are some really funny people on reddit! A while back, someone posted a Craigslist ad for an engagement ring. I don’t…
