I had a few mystery authors who I used as standard recommendations, generally the series (and not the far less common standalones). Later books in the series have annoyed me so much that I have stopped recommending the authors at all, even when they have 4 or 8 or 10 very good books already. I […]
Last night, I was freezing cold, so I decided to turn the heat on overnight. (I woke up too warm, of course.)
I felt tired all day, but I always feel tired all day, though this was worse than usual. And then tonight I couldn’t follow stupid tv shows. So I thought, oh, I’ll take my […]
What’s amazing is how quickly a clean place can turn not clean. It’s the newspapers that really kill me, but my exceptionally small kitchen doesn’t help. I am almost through with the laundry, mostly now it’s just the delicates (waiting for a warmer day to air-dry) and then a few pieces. I recall thinking how […]
You are finally chasing out the squirrels who like to come inside. Not, perhaps, as assiduously as you chase the other cats who venture onto the balcony, but still: I am so proud, cat, and so please. I beg you to continue chasing the squirrels away. They’re really not visitors I want.
It is almost my birthday.
What do I want as a gift?
They are predicting a minority government. I don’t know why they didn’t predict this half an hour ago — they say they cannot say who will form the government yet (reasonably enough, Lib and ADQ are very close in number of ridings, and them with PQ are also just about equal in vote share). And […]
Dear CBC,
Do we really need to hear about how someone is in trouble because the single poll reporting has the votes split 4-3-1? Eight people in a riding of many thousands is not all that meaningful. I’m not a statistician, true, but I am convinced of this fact.
I am pleased to see that the Green […]
John F. from Edmonton, Canada writes: Has anyone every conceived of the idea that an English or minority person could every be Premier of Quebec? No way, unless you want to be taken to the back room and shot.
Well, let’s look at the history of premiers in the country:
BC: one Indian (India), no francophones […]
Though actually I do not hate anyone involved in voting this morning.
the people who created the lists of electors and split up my street — a single, short block long — into two sections, one on the first page, the other near the last, but not split into odd/even or any other reasonable choice;
supermarket designers […]
Sometimes you’re on a main road and there’s another road cutting in to join you, where they have the stop/yield sign.
Yesterday it was poor driving conditions, and I was on the main road. And on the side road there was a car. It waited for the cars in front of me, and it didn’t have […]