P.M.#14 – Canada’s Only Nobel Peace Laureate

Today’s installment of my prime ministerial series brings us to Lester B. Pearson. I also didn’t have a guest writer on this one, so it’s back to me ripping off Wikipedia and the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Name Lester Bowles “Mike” Pearson Born: April 23, 1897 in Newtonbrook, Ontario Died: December 27, 1972 Party: […] →Read more

Fourth Time’s a Charm

So, I know you’ve heard me say this before¹, but I’m yet again attempting to write a blog post every single day. My longest streak so far has been 88 days…. let’s see if I can break that record², eh? ¹and before and before ²And, since I posted yesterday and the day before, this makes […] →Read more

What Not To Get Your Dad For Father’s Day

Saw this in Shopper’s Drug Mart earlier today: I don’t know about your father, but I don’t think blush would suit my dad. →Read more

I was saddened to read that Canuck defenceman Luc Bourdon died in a motorcycle accident yesterday. He was just 21. I remember being quite excited when we drafted him (10th overall) three years ago, because he was quite a talented hockey player. My condolences to his family and friends. People from all around the world […] →Read more

I couldn’t leave well enough alone

My sister warned me. “Don’t go see it! Just don’t!” she told me. I usually try to avoid spoilers before I go to a movie, but I had noticed a few Tweets and G-Talk statuses expressing that pretty much everyone hated this movie.  But I just had to see it for myself. And so tonight […] →Read more

She Scores!

Last night we finally won a game in spring league hockey and guess who scored the game winning goal? Go ahead, guess. No really, guess. If you guessed “Dr. Beth”, give yourself a gold star! We won 8-0 and the first goal was scored in my patented picking-up-the-garbage-off-a-rebound style. We’ve started calling the act of […] →Read more

Prime Ministerial Series Blog Posting – Now With 87% More Facts!

Today’s installment of my prime ministerial series was generously written by guest blog writer and our resident Canadian historian here on Not To Be Trusted With Knives, Sarah. Which explains why, unlike the ones I write, this posting contains more than just a rip-off of the Wikipedia entry. Thanks, Sar! John George Diefenbaker 13th Prime […] →Read more

She Has A Name!

It’s just a week shy of her 1st birthday and I’ve finally given her a name.  I hadn’t thought about her lack of name in a while, but yesterday morning as I left for work, the perfect name just hit me, right out of the blue! She’s full of useful information and constantly gives me […] →Read more

Apparently I Am Also Not To Be Trusted with Sewing Needles

Oh well, it’s better than the times I accidentally stabbed myself in the finger with hypodermic needles in the lab. →Read more