Tag Archives: Culture

UNSANITARY

Posted on March 13, 2020 by

We know what is going. We know about the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. We know about the cancellation of events, in order to limit social gatherings. We know some people are not taking it seriously. We know others are hoarding toilet … Continue reading →

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Kobe Bryant

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

There are some people who are immediately identifiable by their first name. Tiger. Serena. Kareem. Michael. LeBron. Kobe. And yet, when I received a text message yesterday afternoon that read, “Kobe died!!!”, my initial response was, “Bryant?” I couldn’t believe … Continue reading →

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50 Thoughts XXX

Posted on January 10, 2020 by

1. Sometimes humour comes from a place of pain, like when I hit my funny bone on a door frame the other day. 2. I don’t trust squirrels. They’re either going to jump on my head, or untie my shoelaces, … Continue reading →

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Not A Review: Jingle All The Way

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

I was going to call this a movie review, but I don’t trust myself to follow through and meet the criteria necessary to be considered as such, so let me be clear – this is a collection of words about … Continue reading →

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Where’s The (Roast) Beef?

Posted on October 20, 2019 by

Last Monday was Thanksgiving here in Canada, which means a lot of people ate turkey until they turned into one. Not me. I’m always a turkey. No idea why I said that or what it means, but let’s keep going. … Continue reading →

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Football Fever in August

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

Three years ago, I was sitting in a hotel room in Cleveland wondering why ESPN was only talking about the NFL. It was August. The season hadn’t started yet. Where are my baseball highlights? I didn’t understand. When a new … Continue reading →

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Viewing Notes: The Bachelorette (Hannah) – Ep. 6

Posted on June 18, 2019 by

Have you ever dipped a cracker in a jar of peanut butter when the peanut butter was running low and accidentally dropped the cracker at the bottom, making it difficult to recover without needing a second cracker to rescue it? … Continue reading →

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Viewing Notes: The Bachelorette (Hannah) – Ep. 3

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

It has come to my attention that the 50th edition of these Bachelor/ette recaps was two weeks ago – the season premiere. What perfect timing! And I missed it. A whole fortnight has passed. So, here’s a belated thank you … Continue reading →

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50 Thoughts XXVII

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

1. Do the random, far-fetched scenarios you think about before falling asleep, ever actually happen in real life? 2. Famous people really love to complain on Twitter when their flight is delayed. I’m sorry all of your money has put … Continue reading →

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Viewing Notes: The Bachelorette (Hannah) – Ep. 2

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

Welcome back to another life-changing edition of viewing notes for episode two of The Bachelorette. This week, we learn the ABCs of love which DEF-initely brings out the alpha-bet obsessed nature of one contestant, while another contestant is just plain … Continue reading →

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