Queries: 1) Why do machines so often have British accents? Will the robots who someday overtake us sound like the queen? I especially dislike when the ATM talks to me, because the logical extension of the speaking is the realization that it just vomited a hundred bucks all over my hands. 2) Does the Venn diagram of ‘people with rat-tails’ ...

In addition to hockey, fall equals baking. Last night, I made lemon cupcakes to bring to Matt’s. His parents are in town, and his aunt and uncle will be there for dinner tonight. His dad is always excited about baked things, and so it makes me very glad to provide them. I brought leftovers to work, and they disappeared within ...

Recipe for an excellent Tuesday: going through three pairs of underpants in a day1 Ethiopian food2 a glass of gin3 seeing the Weakerthans4 obtaining this5 still having time to knit and curl up on the couch6 So, I posted here the last two days IN A ROW. Since that’s one more day than I usually manage to post consecutively, I’ve ...

So, say you decide to go downstairs and get a pop, and as you’re standing there waiting for the elevator, you can’t help thinking about how the Weakerthans are most certainly going to play Virtue the Cat Explains Her Departure tonight, and how there’s no possible way you’ll be able to keep from bawling your head off, especially with this ...