Jun 30 2008
My three year old son started playing soccer last week. My daughter’s in gymnastics and piano lessons. My wife goes to the YMCA for exercise regularly, and I play World Of Warcraft.
I watch less than a couple of hours of television a week, but the kids watch it a lot; it’s their baby-sitter. [...]
Jun 27 2008
3:51pm. I’m moving today. I’ve got myself a Uhaul cargo van out front. I just began filling it up with the large items, mostly bookcases. There’s still a lot of junk left.
Jenny and I made the final inspection of the new house this morning and now we’re waiting for our lawyer to call and tell [...]
May 08 2008
The Minimalist’s Guide to Fighting (and Beating) Clutter Entropy:
…no matter how much we simplify our lives, even after a huge decluttering session and after a vow not to buy anything ever ever ever again … entropy always always sets in.
Here are my favorite tips for beating clutter entropy, for the minimalists among you.
My household could [...]
May 07 2008
Breastfeeding Associated With Increased Intelligence, Study Suggests:
The largest randomized study of breastfeeding ever conducted reports that breastfeeding raises children’s IQs and improves their academic performance…
“Our study provides the strongest evidence to date that prolonged and exclusive breastfeeding makes kids smarter”…
I was never breastfed (obvious, I know), but my kids were.
Someone posted a slightly amusing (and [...]
Apr 08 2008
A got a package from some politician on Ontario today. A previous package arrived a few days ago. This guy must be spending his constituency allowance on postage for this stuff, which cost more than $30 — though what’s inside is priceless. The first package contained a pink THINK sign, as in “Think Pink.”
The second [...]
Mar 25 2008
My brother, Phillip, went snow shoeing up a mountain in Newfoundland on March 23rd, 2008. He recorded the adventure using the video function on his digital camera.
He took some photos too.
Watch the video to find out why Phillip isn’t posting this himself.
Mar 22 2008
A friend’s dad used to make dentures or something. He collected teeth. Lots of teeth.
They’re probably worth something on e-bay.
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Mar 12 2008
You cannot touch all your teeth with your tongue.
All idiots, after reading the first truth, will try it.
The first truth is a lie.
You’re smiling now because you’re an idiot.
You soon will forward this to another idiot.
There’s still a stupid smile on your face.
I’d change #5 slightly:
You soon will forward this to another idiot [...]
Mar 12 2008
From CNN, Tooth Fairy economics ain’t nickel-and-dime:
According to a 2006 survey of 150 mothers conducted by eBeanstalk.com, an online toy store, the Tooth Fairy is giving an average of $2.64, with 60 percent of respondents reporting that they give less than $3 per tooth.
Three bucks?! 30 years ago I was ecstatic to get [...]
Mar 09 2008
Daylight Savings Time kicked in last night; time went ahead one hour.
This has been a public service announcement.
Feb 28 2008
I flipped my bike and landed on my face. Knocked me unconscious. I woke up on the side of the road, people standing around me, some guy pushing Subway napkins into the side of my face to stop the bleeding, an ambulance screaming down the highway to pick me up.
I’d been going down the road [...]
Feb 14 2008
Moncton, New Brunswick finally put up some webcams: one in front of city hall, the other at the pond in Centennial Park.
Feb 06 2008
An amusing social stunt that doesn’t involve humiliation or embarrassment: Frozen Grand Central
(via Richard’s Notes)
Jan 16 2008
I was browsing amazon.ca today and stumbled on The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die, some personal development book. The summary didn’t list the super-duper secrets, so I googled for a bit and discovered them, just for you. Unfortunately, they’re not lotto numbers that will guarantee a win.
Be True to Yourself.
Leave [...]
Nov 15 2007
I’ve been working 5pm to past midnight all this week and it’s starting to get to me. I was doing alright for the first three nights, but now I’m just messed up. No matter how much sleep I get, I feel fatigued and my days are wasted. I’m awake for 5 or 6 hours and [...]
