Pizza Pizza took much more than a half hour to deliver my pizza. Despite their “half hour or it’s free” promise, they refused to give it to me for free. I hadn’t hidden my address or missed their phonecall. I’d ordered (and paid too much for) their pizza many times before; I was already in their …
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There are a lot more insects in the country than the city, or so it seems to me. Whenever I walk in the field, and sometimes when I’m just outside the house, I get bitten by insects. I’m to mosquitoes what Justin Bieber is to adolescent girls. At Wal-Mart, I noticed a product that I …
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I recently conversed with Leigh about interest rates on American money (the convo was in a comments section). Current American monetary policy is a policy of extremely low interest rates. Why? The US economy sucks. The Federal Reserve’s stimulative (inflationary) economic policy has certain benefits and drawbacks. One key drawback is that savers get penalized …
Continue Reading...I know babies are expensive. Because of the support of family and friends, we were able to have a baby without ruining our budget or savings (so far). I’ll write about that sometime soon. This article is not a gripe about the overall cost of babies. What I want to write about is the cost …
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Catherine Holly Wood, born Wednesday, May 23rd at 3:38 P.M. weighing in at over 9 pounds! A few minutes after birth. She moved her legs and moved her back into the air all by herself (further than in the picture even) – the attending Doctor had never seen a newborn do this. She also makes …
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Oxygen is a critical ingredient for combustion. Your car’s engine therefore needs air to run. The air filter on your engine is a replaceable part. When your engine sucks in air, the air filter is the primary (possibly only) line of defence against contaminants. Changing an air filter is probably one of the simplest car maintenance …
Continue Reading...On the weekend I was watching some episodes of ‘Til Debt Do Us Part on the Slice network’s website. There was an ad for TD Canada Trust. The ad offers customers up to $250 to open a new chequing account. If you’re curious, here’s the website. $250 is a lot of “free” money. But there are …
Continue Reading...I’ve been living in a lovely small town, called Omemee, for the last while. It’s between Peterborough (to the east) and Lindsay (to the west), intersected horizontally by Highway 7 and vertically by Pigeon River. I was born nearby (Peterborough) and visited Omemee often because family and friends lived here. I wasn’t born here, I didn’t grow …
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Last week, a regular reader asked about what I do with my hair (I assume partly in jest). The answer is shampoo and conditioner. And occassional at-home hair cuts. I decided it was time for one of these hair cuts. Why? For starters, I hadn’t gotten my hair trimmed in about half a year. Also, …
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///Practice Contractions/// We’ve had practice contractions but, thus far, not the real thing. Still waiting for my daughter to meet the world. She’s healthy and extremely active in the womb, so she can take all the time that she wants. ///The Movie Project/// My project to watch “great” movies with my partner continued this week …
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