Reddit has a couple cool sub-Reddits – one called AMA (Ask Me Anything) and another larger one called IAMA (I Am A) where users can take questions from other Redditors related to their jobs or their celebrity or other experiences they’ve had – from the amazing to the horrifying – to pretty much every other angle you can […]
Short answer: She experienced it firsthand. You know, one of the biggest mysteries in my life (not really) is wondering how every western society on earth can have some form of socialized medicine for its citizens and yet a large part of the population of the United States persists in the belief that their nightmare […]
The average life expectancy for a Canadian male is currently 78 years. That means as I turn 39 today, I have officially reached the half-way point of my expected life span on this planet (and accounting for abuses suffered in earlier years – from over-drinking to being exposed to god knows what working at a […]
Normally I’m pretty happy with my quiet little “soap blog”, the few regular visitors I have each day plus the spike I see when I write about something timely or controversial or whatever. I don’t usually do a lot to promote my site more widely – I no longer syndicate to Facebook or tweet every […]
Hello Mr. Wall, We didn’t get formally introduced but we met briefly this past weekend at Cypress Hills Provincial Park. It was my son who was on the otherwise empty outdoor ampitheatre stage, singing and dancing, when you walked by. As you passed, you joked about enjoying the free show then carried on your walk […]
Former Saskatchewan Premier and Healthcare Commission Chair, Roy Romanow celebrates Canada Day with a column in the Globe & Mail on perhaps our most cherished Canadian institution. Compared to what’s happening in the US right now where the Supreme Court had to rule on President Obama’s healthcare plan just last week to try to extend […]
Librarians rejoice as the first thing this artificial brain recognizes when it is turned loose on the Internet? Pictures of cats! (All kidding aside, this feels like another one of those amazing milestones for technology which keep coming at an ever-accelerating pace.)
I love Quora and could probably post a question a week from their awesome weekly e-digest where they summarize some of the most active posts from the Topics you subscribe to. For example, this week, they had a question and answers on “What is the Most Valuable Lesson You’ve Learned In Your Professional Life?” Here’s […]
Saw this meme on Facebook and thought I’d share since June 25 is halfway to Christmas and since it fits with Music Monday, why not post a Christmas song today? I’ve posted this one before but every time I listen to it, I just love it more and more. So sweet and funny and perfect. […]
Saw this idea on Reddit and thought – wow, that’s amazing. If only I knew of a kid that was starting kindergarten this fall that I could do this for! 😉
