Sick day (to end all sick days)
I took an entire day off yesterday, and I haven’t really done that in a long time. I’ve had sick days and breaks lately, but this was different. I spent the bulk of the day in bed, and even when I was awake, I accomplished nothing. Today, I’m back at work. I’ve gotten it out […]
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Five easy ways to support RaBIT and reform local democracy
The good people at the Ranked Ballot Initiative of Toronto have been making some real gains in their campaign to improve our city’s voting system, and they need our help to maintain that momentum. A vote on these issues is expected “sometime soon” at City Hall, so the folks at RaBIT sent out an email […]
Tags: democracy, politics, RaBIT, Toronto
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Sure, but what about when your phone company treats you right and solves your problem?
We’ve all had our share of bad customer service experiences, and we all know the small consolation of complaining about those experiences to our friends and loved ones. We’re not often as eager to talk about the times when everything goes right, and since I had a good experience of my own this week, I’d […]
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Today is World Press Freedom Day
“Every year,” UNESCO explains on its World Press Freedom Day website, “May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of […]
Tags: journalism, united nations
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Kevin McDonald will host the four hundredth “Sunday Night Live” (which will be Ian MacIntyre’s last show)
This weekend’sĀ edition of “Sunday Night Live,” presented every week at Comedy Bar by the Sketchersons, will be hosted by Kevin McDonald of the Kids in the Hall. It’s the last in a series of “Kevin McDonald Weekend” shows happening at Comedy Bar from Friday onward, and it’s bound to be Toronto’s best bet for comedy […]
Tags: comedy, events, friends, the Sketchersons
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Day off (sort of)
My office is closed today, because my company just hosted its annual conference. Today was meant to be a day off after nine straight days of work. And in a way, eventually, it will be. My wife is still sick, so she’s taken the day off, too. My kid, who was running a temperature up […]
Tags: my job, my kid, my wife, personal news
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