It wasn’t intentional but posting “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight)” by the Ramones yesterday got me thinking about ways family members might disagree on important topics at this time of year: Jason vs. Shea: When to put up the tree. Me: November 12. Her: Early December. Compromise: usually late November. Shea vs. Jason: How to […]
I’ve posted a lot of Christmas songs over the years, mostly as Music Monday posts, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried to make a list of my favourite Xmas songs, at least until now. So what makes a great Christmas song in my mind? Weirdly with how joyful the season is, my favourites mostly […]
The year-end “best of” lists have begun!!!
I'm going to start addressing evangelical Christians like they talk at gay people: "Yeah, I just don't agree with your lifestyle." "Your beliefs are simply a phase." "I respect you, just not how you live your life." "You shouldn't be allowed to get married." — ally (@missmayn) November 16, 2018 I’m not religious at all […]
This is pretty amazing. (via Reddit)
We have lots of official (and many unofficial – Halloween anyone?) holidays in our society. So I thought it might be an interesting thought experiment to try to rank them in terms of how important they are to me. Obvious disclaimer – how people feel about holidays depends on so many different factors – if […]
I didn’t live blog tonight but roughly, here’s how my night went… I’ve been waiting two years for this night – yay! I realise I can’t read 10 open tabs in my browser simultaneously – boo! One of the first polls to close, Kentucky District 6 is really tight – if the Dem wins, that […]
Reddit has a sub-Reddit called /r/ExplainLikeImFive where the goal is to convey complex ideas in a way that even a child (or a typical Redditor?) can understand. Someone compiled some of the best explanations the site has provided in a single post.
I briefly thought of doing a list of “10 of My Fondest Memories of Pot” for this post. But since it feels weird to talk about something I did that was very common within my circle of friends but illegal (even if it’s now legal), I’ve decided to hold off on that list for now. […]
A few years back, I did a post where I researched the closing times for various Canadian libraries on Christmas Eve day. Of course Christmas Eve is not an “official” stat holiday but it’s still a day that many workplaces (not just libraries) recognize as a slow time and/or a good time to close early […]
