1. Extra sour dill pickles. 2. Double-chocolate cherry stout on a cold night. 3. That our local purveyor of yummy food and excellent beer is packed, absolutely packed, every night
Author: Robyn
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Thu Mar 05, 2009
‘Oldest English words’ identified Thu Feb 26, 2009 The (Real) Sound of Silence Wed Mar 19, 2008
Because winter’s not over yet
Despite the above-zero temps and rather brave appearance of two spring bulbs poking above the soil in the warmest bit of our front garden, I know winter’s just teasing us
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Thu Feb 26, 2009
Antidepressants May Thwart Quest for True Love Wed Feb 25, 2009
I am now determined to live to at least 83
…purely so I can use “Kiss my 83-year-old ass” as the title of a blog post. Although anything over seventy or so works with reasonable credibility, really. (h/t to Jan)
Ninety. A context-free number.
File under “not enough information to draw the conclusion they’ve drawn”: Why did 90 children die? Ontario’s child advocate was appalled to learn how many in the province’s welfare system
Finished doll quilt
Finished doll quilt Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. Don’t be too impressed; this quilt is only about the size of a large placemat and it’s made mostly from small scraps pilfered
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Feb 18, 2009
Excess belly fat might be linked to migraines: study Fri Feb 13, 2009
Happy 1234567890 Day
How glad I am that we don’t normally have to think in Unix time. Still, any excuse for a celebration…
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Feb 11, 2009
11 Reasons to Take the Train Sun Feb 08, 2009 Lucy 2.0: Famous Fossil Hominid Goes Digital Fri Feb 06, 2009
Skates!
Skates! Originally uploaded by morecoffeeplease. There was really a lot of falling down and giggling, but she did get pretty good at getting back up by herself. I may dig
Happy birthday!
At this very moment M is at a birthday party for one of her little friends. I boggle at this, because: 1. It’s Friday, when the kids are their most
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Feb 04, 2009
Adolescents With Unpopular Names More Prone To Committing Crime Thu Jan 29, 2009
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Jan 28, 2009
Evidence of Combat in Triceratops Wed Jan 28, 2009 Vicious herbivores! I am amused.
Blog for Choice Day
Because denying a woman choice is one step on the way to telling her what else she may or may not do while pregnant. Because if men got pregnant, this
What IS that scary thing?
M: Daddy, what is that? D: It’s a tie. M: It is? D: I understand how you might not recognize it. I haven’t worn one since… uh… (We pause to
Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Jan 14, 2009
Head And Neck Injury Risks In Heavy Metal: Head Bangers Stuck Between Rock And A Hard Bass Sat Dec 27, 2008 Honey Bees On Cocaine Dance More, Changing Ideas About
Pantsless on the TTC
A silly but entertaining stunt/prank/bit of performance art/whatever from Improv in Toronto: the annual No Pants Subway Ride. Gotta love all the people in the background studiously ignoring the whole
Low, but funny
(xkcd, of course)
Fa la la
(Not our cat. We are too fond of our lives.) We’re having a lazy day, since we did our big dinner yesterday. I have washed the two pairs of footie