Category Archives: Something or other but True

Poopulator

Okay, so, early this morning, I went to the radiologist for a barium swallow. You may remember this from such posts as : “I drank chalk“. It is now almost 12 hours later, and it’s time for an update. See, … Continue reading

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Naughty

His Nibs and I went to a Store yesterday for the purpose of purchasing a Bed. “Dear God, cenobyte,” you are thinking, “have you no BED!? How can you *live* like that?” Rest assured, gentle reader, I have a bed. … Continue reading

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It’s Been 21 Years, One Month, Three Weeks, and One Day

Roughly, or thereabouts, I figure, since I last saw you. Of course, I am forgetting the time I saw you in passing at the top of the escalators in Place Riel when you told me you were studying education and … Continue reading

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Bad Things, Good People

You want to know why Bad Things Happen to Good People? Because shit happens, that’s why. Because nothing is certain. Because people are animals. They are unpredictable, and are often cruel to one another. Because animals are territorial and aggressive. … Continue reading

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Phantom Phixit

Often times, when Folks come over, we retire after the childrens are in bed, to the Loft. If you haven’t been to Chez Relaxo (shame on you), the Loft is above the detached garage. Last night, Dionysus and I retired … Continue reading

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I finally figured it out

I’ve been thinking about something lately. It’s been gnawing at the back of my mind, in behind the “should I put the photos in the van or will they be okay on the top floor of our house” and “why, … Continue reading

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Some things do surprise me

Do you realise it’s been fewer than twenty years since Apartheid was officially abolished in South Africa? For a social studies project in elementary school in the 80s, I did a report about Apartheid. No one in my class had … Continue reading

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Bullet Proof

Is bullet-proof glass safer than regular glass? Consider: Both you and the gunman are behind bullet-proof glass. The bullet-proof glass will not save you. Consider: You are the pope. You are being ferried around in the papamobile (which, for the … Continue reading

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I’m not fond of that

I started telling this story on Twitter, but then I thought that was dumb. Last night, The Captain was (as the kids say) “linesing” for a hockey game. This does not have anything to do with cocaine or the blue … Continue reading

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Truer sentiment was never drawn

*I tried to find contact information for the artist, Amanda Russell, but was unsuccessful. She is the artist of the webcomic Head Trip, and you can find her website at http://headtrip.keenspot.com. This particular strip can be found here.

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