A few of my favourite (and least favourite) things

by | Mar 28, 2013 | Humour

HUMOUR — Every now and then I walk by a bakery and am hit by the smell of freshly baked bread, wafting out all warm and rich and vaporous and moist. I hate it. The smell of freshly baked bread makes me sick. It’s like rich, gasified dough that soaks into your lungs...

‘Free’ isn’t free on the Internet

by | Mar 28, 2013 | Opinions

Recently, Google, the great and powerful Internet presence, angered a great number of people by dropping its free RSS feed service, Google Reader. Users were outraged that Google had the gumption to take Reader away from them. The thing is, this shouldn’t have been...

The Incredible Smokie Man

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Humour

HUMOUR —There is a time of night when it is so late or I am so drunk that I must buy grease-infused food. I use the loonies and toonies that remain in my pocket after a night of gallivanting around town (read: trying to play glow-in-the-dark golf or rescue the goats...

I entered CBC Searchlight and hated myself for it

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Opinions

It’s likely because I have never been good at reading instructions. I’ve always been the type of person to figure it out as I go. Does anyone ever read the Terms of Service before they click “I accept”? So it’s no surprise that, after I signed up my band, Hawk and...