Life – Page 10 of 15
Blog posts about life, art, and everything.
Death and taxes
April 5, 2013 | Miscellany
It’s tax season again here in Canada and I made a couple observations regarding the tax form which are both useless and probably pedantic.
Raccoon on the roof
April 4, 2013 | Miscellany
Wherein I report briefly on the harrowing raccoon on the roof experience, the aftermath, and my fear of heights.
Parenting is like a sci-fi fantasy epic
March 6, 2013 | Miscellany
A young couple asked me what it’s like raising children and I give them a typically thoughtful answer with some sci-fi flair.
No ordinary cat
January 31, 2013 | Miscellany
The old cat is a mysterious creature, a killer of seemingly supernatural ability, whose story has no doubt been passed down through feline generations.
Public school gulag
January 30, 2013 | Miscellany
True story. While signing Kid A up for school today, a girl walks into the office and asks the admin for the key to the dungeon. I like this place.
Senior cat box
January 29, 2013 | Miscellany
The old cat needed some help in the litter box department, so I manufactured her a senior cat box out of a large Rubbermaid storage bin.
Memo from management re: end of world
December 21, 2012 | Miscellany
In case you missed it, here is the memo from management regarding our most recent and highly successful Apocalypse. Good job everyone!
Wet foot
November 19, 2012 | Miscellany
Kid A and I transplanted 4 birch saplings on the weekend. During which, I did that thing to my back that makes me mildly grumbly whenever I use it.
Tom Waits on responsibility, maybe?
November 13, 2012 | Miscellany
I have no authority to give advice on accountability or moral obligation, but we could do far worse than listening to Tom Waits.
Cat of a different level
September 4, 2012 | Miscellany
I take back everything I’ve ever said about this cat. She’s clearly working on an entirely different level of rodent eradication.