Tag Archives: Canada

Gas costs NOTHING compared to these common liquids

Gas prices are high — though not high compared to historical levels, if you factor in inflation. But don’t tell people that. You’d deprive them of their outrage. Also, don’t tell them that (a) we are drilling and producing more … Continue reading

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Why blog hits DON’T REALLY MATTER

Hear me now and believe me later in the week: Blog hits don’t really matter. People collecting thousands of Facebook “friends” are wasting everybody’s time, including their own. Your number of Twitter followers doesn’t mean diddly. For those of you … Continue reading

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The evil truth about reality stars like Snooki and The Situation

I marvel at how people like Snooki and The Situation and the Kardashian sisters are famous, or infamous, though they wouldn’t know the difference if you flew in a Harvard linguist professor to explain it to them every morning. Snooki … Continue reading

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A secret society of British editors discovers my silly blog

It’s two in the morning. Everybody sane is asleep. But a secret society of British editors was busy sneaking onto my blog, reading my love letter to all who wield the Red Pen of Doom to pay the mortgage. I … Continue reading

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