Perhaps this is because due to Mr. Local Forecast I’m a captive audience of the Weather Network much of the day, but I am getting quite irritated with the commercials for tooth whitening products. Not just because they’re particularly idiotic commercials (there’s a lot of those around); rather, the companies seem to be pitting their …

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I don’t know how Americans can stand their year-long federal elections–ours has only been going on for a few weeks (though I guess in reality it’s been several months now) and I’m already tired of it. I thought at first that it’s because I’ve already made up my mind who I’m voting for, but I …

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A story in The Guardian talks about an upcoming book published by an anonymous senior intelligence official that condemns the Bush administration’s anti-terrorism policy. What makes this book different from the (many) ones that have preceded it is that the author is still a serving official working in intelligence. Dare we hope that this sort …

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Peter and I went to see Hairspray at the Princess of Wales Theatre on Friday. Loads of fun! Excellent cast, wonderful costumes and sets, and oh yeah, the best earworm music I’ve encountered since I saw South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Marc Shaiman, not coincidently, wrote the music for both). Earworm is a direct …

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How appropriate for our blog that my first post is being written while Jon’s been home for 4 days sick with a cold, and he’ll extend it to five tomorrow. And I’ve got it too. Jon’s been very mature about his cold this time around, except for the major mood swings and sobbing, which is …

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