Tag Archives: Rants

I don’t have the patience for this BS.

**cenobyte hereby warns you that what follows will most likely contain offensive language** What the fuck is wrong with being anti-war? Seriously. What the fuck is wrong with it? What is *wrong* with thinking it is WRONG to hurt one … Continue reading

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I have been forcibly ungruntled.

Yours Truly discovered Tuesday, quite by accident, that her favourite (and only) family doctor is closing up shop to take on a new career in surgery. This is fabulous news for him, and poopifying news for Yours Truly. Our family … Continue reading

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to be or not to be

First, go read this story about some Very Unpopular Decisions the Saskatoon school division has just made. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Now. It’s a pretty dumb idea. It’s dumb because, like the whole “we won’t fail your kid because it … Continue reading

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Sensitivity Training

Every year, hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent in elementary, middle, and high schools, for specialists to try to teach children to be better humans. School is more than just learning your multiplication tables and parts of speech (and … Continue reading

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Yet Another Thing

Okay, so I think the real problem here is that Yours Truly has been watching daytime television. This is a Bad Plan. Because you know what? I think I’m beginning to understand something. And that something is that most of … Continue reading

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Would you like to buy a used toupée?

Look, I don’t mind spending money on my kids’ extracurricular activities. We shell out an awful lot of money for hockey every year, and we don’t begrudge what we spend, as long as The Captain enjoys himself, learns about the … Continue reading

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But, you see, that’s not the point

Recently, a few of the folks on whose eff-lists Yours Truly may appear on the effbook have indicated their affinity for groups like: “If I have to take a drug test to qualify for a job, you should have to … Continue reading

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NOW I get it

About ten years ago, I was offered a freelance contract writing an ‘advice column’ for a men’s magazine. I turned down the offer because a) they weren’t paying well; and b) I wasn’t sure they’d appreciate the kind of ‘advice’ … Continue reading

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http://www.tera.ca

Imagine my surprise (and shame at not having known this before) to have learned that courts in Canada have been overturning decisions in which women have been charged with public indecency for being topless, since 1996! The website mentioned up … Continue reading

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And now, intolerance!

On the cusp of hearing the very good news about gay marriage being permitted in California, I read this article about severe douche baggery perpetrated by morons. Far be it for someone from the state of Florida to do something … Continue reading

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