On the eve of Remembrance Day I was thinking about what films I would watch tomorrow in honour of the men and women who gave their lives. I’ve had a long-standing love of war movies, and most men have the…
Dear Telus
Dear Telus, Next year, when you drop off the phone book, please just circle around behind my house and deposit it into the handy blue recycling bin located there. Or, if you truly want to be a friend to the…
Yo, Tim Horton’s: Wrong Message!
Now, don’t get me wrong. Tim Horton’s appears to be doing a lot to reduce it’s environmental footprint and I applaud them for that. I took exception, though, with a poster I saw in a Tim Horton’s the other day. …
I Don’t Want. I Want Out.
I don’t want what this society has to offer. I don’t want money. I don’t want prestige. I don’t want a fancy car, nice clothes, or a big beautiful house. I don’t want any of it. As far as I’m…
Jibulate
Jibulate jib-you-late, v. 1. To use made up words — esp. with the intent of being cute or irritating; 2. Any use of the word jibulate (q.v.) Example: “Looks like your widget-smoosher has cross-jibulated the floofen-gerzel.”
Hummingbird
“Why does a hummingbird flap its wings so fast?” “So that it can hover.” “Why does it need to hover?” “So that it can delicately insert its long tongue deep into the sweetest flowers and extract the nectar there.” “Why…