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GUILT OF US ALL
Can everyone, maybe, just chill out for a moment? Is that possible? Can we sit down with a cup of coffee and have a reasonable discussion, here? Seemingly overnight, the entire world went apeshit over...
View Article32 THINGS I'VE LEARNED IN 32 YEARS
Youth is brief; enjoy it. Never feel awkward about laughing loudly. You will not always be able to forgive - that's okay, just learn to let go. Of all the stupid habits one can acquire, smoking is...
View ArticleI DEMAND A BETTER FUTURE
Amanda Todd. Phoebe Prince. Jamey Rodemeyer. Megan Meier. Ryan Halligan. Billy Lucas. Tori Swoape. I type these names with tears in my eyes, knowing there are so many more that never made it to the...
View ArticleTHE WAR ON GOODWILL
It seems I struck a nerve or two on my Facebook the other day (number of people shocked by this: zero.) when I went off a bit on this alleged "war on Christmas". I gained the ire of theists and...
View ArticleTHE OBLIGATORY NEW YEAR'S DAY POST
I've been asked a couple of times now where the New Year's post is. While I must admit it strokes my ego in a rather sinfully delicious way to know people are waiting for my next rant, I have to be...
View ArticleDEAD ENDS & NEW BEGINNINGS
I wasn't sure whether to post this on my genealogy site or this one. To be honest, I wasn't sure whether to post this at all. I tend to refrain from really personal posts, and pretty well always regret...
View ArticlePOP-ATHEISM, ANTI-FEMINISM, AND OTHER THINGS THAT ANNOY ME WHEN I'M DRINKING
Am I supposed to know, or care, who Thunderf00t, PZ Myers, or Rebecca Watson are? Should I honestly give a flying fuck about YouTube heroes, armchair (or...more than likely, computer chair) pundits, or...
View ArticleAND NOW FOR SOMETHING WE HOPE YOU'LL REALLY LIKE
I'm a raging pessimist. A raging pessimist kept in check by also being a head in the clouds, peace-lovin' hippy. Don't think that makes sense? I ask of you, then, to read some Camus and get back to me....
View ArticleDIVIDE & CONQUER
So...what's your problem? No, seriously. What, in the day-to-day, average-experience, mundane-motion, part of your life honestly and genuinely makes you mad? What do you regularly encounter that...
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STOP IT.
Dear women,You are not pretty enough. You are not thin enough, or blonde enough; you are too old if you are over 30, and too young if you are under 20. Your boobs are too small and your ass is too...
View ArticleTHE FEAR OF OKAY
When I was 18, I lost a lot of weight. I was fed up with being perpetually fat-and-getting-fatter, and had seized the opportunity to break that cycle when I acquired a job at a health-conscious cafe. I...
View ArticleWHEN SEMANTICS AND IDEOLOGIES CLASH
As you've probably figured out by now, one of my favourite pastimes is debate. From the philosophical to the linguistic, from the political to the mundane, any and all topics are worthy of debate, in...
View ArticleTHE RATIONAL (ALMOST) VEGETARIAN
Few arguments are more amusing for me to sit back and watch than one between the unashamed omnivore and the fervent vegetarian. For whatever reason, people tend to really dig their heels in on this...
View ArticleAND HERE WE GO AGAIN
I'm quite sure I've already written this post, but maybe it didn't get through the first time. Maybe it needs to be said over and over. Or maybe I'm just talking to myself here. In any case, I feel the...
View ArticleTHE LABEL FABLE
Female. Canadian. Skeptic. Writer. All accurate, relevant labels I could apply to myself. They offer a basic description, answer a standard question. But what about:Pro-choice. Relativist. Anarchist....
View ArticleTHE OBLIGATORY NEW YEAR'S DAY POST
I've been asked a couple of times now where the New Year's post is. While I must admit it strokes my ego in a rather sinfully delicious way to know people are waiting for my next rant, I have to be...
View ArticleDEFENDING THE ENEMY, PART 3: Outrage & Ducks
In case you have been living under a rock for the last 24 hours, some guy that hunts ducks doesn't think anal sex is awesome. This is apparently the most important thing that has ever happened, so I'll...
View ArticleTHE SECOND ANNUAL OBLIGATORY NEW YEAR POST
If this blog is anything, it's a collection of contradictions, and this post is no exception - last year, I posted about my no-resolution policy - this year, I am posting my resolution. That's not...
View ArticleDIVIDE & CONQUER
So...what's your problem? No, seriously. What, in the day-to-day, average-experience, mundane-motion, part of your life honestly and genuinely makes you mad? What do you regularly encounter that...
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STOP IT.
Dear women,You are not pretty enough. You are not thin enough, or blonde enough; you are too old if you are over 30, and too young if you are under 20. Your boobs are too small and your ass is too...
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