Happy Valentine’s Day! Enjoy ignoring ‘the harmony of overwhelming and collective murder.’
Category Archive: holidays
Feb 14
Valentine’s Day (Quit Bitching You Lucky Single Pricks)
I never want to hear another single person complain about Valentine’s Day. You have no reason to complain. You’re single! If anything, you should be happy. Being single on Valentine’s Day is like being an atheist during Easter Mass. You have no obligations and tomorrow the chocolate goes on sale. No one is making you …
Jan 02
Below Blooming Cherry Blossoms
As if a blogger needs a special day to talk about themselves . . . But if I let one pass, I’ll probably have my blogging licence revoked. 2010 was a long year. Something like 365 days. And some of those days seemed to be of greater personal import than others. I was married on March 4 …
Dec 26
Christmas Crown
For as long as I can remember, my family has broke out Christmas crackers and eaten dinner in paper crowns. The Christmas Cracker was invented in 1847 by a London baker named Tom Smith. These were originally called Cosaques after the crack of the Cossack’s whip. As for the paper crown, this apparently takes its roots from …
Dec 24
Last Minute Gift Ideas
I took care of my Christmas shopping one day earlier than normal this year. (Normal is a funny word to apply here, since I don’t normally do any Christmas shopping.) But I know some people are out there looking for gifts. And with today’s portable internets, maybe this quick guide can help these poor, wretched …
Jul 11
A Real Lake
To impress a selection of war criminals, our government recently spent a small fortune on an artificial lake and some wooden deck chairs. Since the wife and I are not war criminals (yet) we were not allowed anywhere near this costly display. So we decided to accept the next best thing: A trip to the Muskokas. …
Jul 01
Canada Day
It’s Canada Day and I usually like to mark the occasion with some flag vandalism, a rant against the nation state in general and this one in particular, and then spend the next six months sifting through a selection of insults, threats and various other comments. I’m not in the mood this year. Usually, my …











