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I tried to call my Dad for Father’s Day yesterday. Given that he wasn’t at home when I’d called on his birthday1, I thought it was extra important that I talk to him for Father’s Day. But when I called, the phone line was all super static-y and, from what I could make out amidst […] →Read more
Name Charles Joseph Clark Born: June 5, 1939 in High River, Alberta Died: hasn’t Party: Progressive Conservative Held Office: June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980 Best known for: – his very short tenure as PM. His minority government was taken down by a non-confidence vote after then-NDP-Finance Critic Bob Rae attached a rider to […] →Read more
You have to go and check out this series of pictures in New Scientist magazine. The pictures show ovulation occurring. Donnez captured the event by accident while preparing to carry out a partial hysterectomy on a 45-year-old woman. The release of an egg was considered a sudden, explosive event, but his pictures, to be published […] →Read more
… this is one of the top news stories: →Read more
No, I don’t have plans to cut my hair. Nor to stop being a girl. That’s a quotation from my wee niece. My sister asked her if she wanted to get her hair cut and Madeline said, “No, I want to have long hair like you, Mommy.” And when my sister said, “Well, I’m thinking […] →Read more
Here in BC, we are each getting a cheque for $100 from the provincial government. It’s called the “Climate Action Dividend,” and you are supposed to put it towards doing something eco-friendly. It feels more like a vote-buying scheme to me, ‘cuz really, what can you do with $100? And I already have travel mugs […] →Read more
I just saw a job posting that listed, among others, the following criteria: between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the time of intake/selection; post-secondary graduates; 15 year old college/university graduates? Seriously? →Read more
So, I think I’m going to go with the expensive place for my laser eye surgery. I really did like the doc there and a few things about the cheaper place kind of freak me out. First, on their website they explain that the reason they are so cheap is because they do a “high […] →Read more
OMG! You won’t believe what Stephen Colbert did to our Hockey Night in Canada song! http://watch.thecomedynetwork.ca/the-colbert-report/full-episodes/june-10-2008/#clip59077 The bit on HNIC starts at 3:43 of this clip. →Read more
Cold, wet spring threatens B.C. pot crop →Read more