What a Knob
Recently I refinished a small dresser. …
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Real Fines for Fake Bags
The last time I was in New York City my shopping pals and I made a pilgrimage to Canal Street, the home of the best knock-off purses you can find. …
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Media Mistake
An Amber Alert was issued yesterday morning for a missing 3-year old girl from Sault Ste. Marie. Since then the child has been found, safe, with her Mom, who turned herself in to authorities. …
What are you Whining About?
Nick Vujicic has a message for us. In fact, he doesn’t have to say anything to be an inspiration, but he does, and it’s powerful. …
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Dumbest News Story of the Week
The headline reads, “Crash Blamed on Do-Gooder”. …
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Good Friday, Earth Day & Advance Polls Open
I’m not a religious person so I plan to spend today in this way: …
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Twits and Tweets
Facebook and Twitter aren’t for everyone. A few months ago a friend de-Facebooked himself because he was sick of being treated like a marketing statistic and having to view the targeted ads that appear on the pages. That’s one way to look at it. …
Coffee Addiction is in the Genes
Results are out from a 17-year, almost-50-thousand person study on caffeine consumption. Researchers say that some coffee guzzlers may be genetically predisposed to lining up at Tims several times a day. …
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April Fool’s Day Revisited
I missed this one on April first and I think it’s worth sharing in case you missed it too! …
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Misguided “Sluts”
It’s an ugly word: slut. There’s really only one word that’s worse to call a woman. And today scads of women are gathering in London’s Victoria Park to show their opposition to the word and the bigger meaning for which it was recently used. …
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Getting My Groupon
Groupon is a brilliant concept. It’s not unique but it’s very popular and I’ve recently become a fan and a customer. …
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Spoiling Us
People.com has started to do something wonderful. Instead of telling readers what happened on their favourite competition shows the previous night, they have a “spoiler alert” headline and you have to click it to read the details. …
A Gizmo That Lives Up to The Hype
They’re on all the time, those ads promoting the latest whatsit that is going to revolutionize your life. Nine times out of ten the thing turns out to be a dud. But I recently purchased one that is as useful and apparently durable as they claim. …
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The Power of Punctuation
I tried to inspire myself to comment on the May 2nd election, I really did, but I’ve got nothing. Most of my energy is going to supressing cynicism over another unwanted, expensive campaign. The rest is being spent on discovering diversions like this cover of Tails magazine that’s making the rounds. …
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Illuminating Controversy
David Menzies will do anything for attention. …
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Why am I Rinsing My Garbage?
I’m starting to think recycling is a fool’s game. …
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If You Build It (Properly) They Will Come
A second annual World of Motorcycles Expo was a bit of a gamble. …
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