Donnie took a deep breath and entered the kitchen with his best foot forward, finding Laura killing the wait with one of her magazines. “Check it out,” he said, hoisting the bag full of burgers in the air like a ten-pound bass, scanning her expression carefully. He knew it wasn’t much of a gesture compared […]

Here’s a brief and rather insightful post by a fellow named James Shelley about the notion of “productivity,” and the ways in which it can actually make us less productive. Thanks to Funkaoshi for the link.

Here’s the news from the folks at iPolitics, courtesy of today’s Morning Brief: “The great Conservative giveaway slows today after more than $250 million in ribbon cuttings and novelty cheques over the past two days. In fairness, a big chunk of that, about $155 million, was for a naval helicopter station on Vancouver Island, but […]

So what did Donnie do, after texting me four or five times throughout the day to say he was actually taking care of dinner for once? He came home from work an hour late with a sack of damp hamburgers. “Wow,” I said. “Shitty fast food. You shouldn’t have.” He flashed me this weird, triumphant […]

So we’re sitting at the kitchen table one evening with the TV on in the background, eating a couple of burgers I’d grabbed on the way home from work. She’d given me a hard time over the weekend for not pulling my weight around the house, so I figure I’ll give her a break from […]