Monthly Archives: October 2005

Eight more months. Eight more months. Here, have a tiny snippet from the book. Now go away.

CBC: Government accused of anti-female bias A political science professor at Simon Fraser University says the Campbell government has an abysmal record in its dealings with female-dominated trade unions, including the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. Women currently make up about 70 … Continue reading →

I periodically run into people in my line of work who absolutely insist on mangling the pronunciation and/or spelling of perfectly normal words for absolutely no reason whatsoever. 95% of the time, it’s like nails on a chalkboard. Ok, I … Continue reading →

I have to say I love the idea behind this contest. Back in the 80s there was a thing where you committed to do 15 minutes of aerobic exercise and phoned it in, with the object of being the least-lazy … Continue reading →