This is a blog about breastfeeding by someone without children. It’s also a blog by someone who is clearly a judgmental bitch. And yet, even with those admissions, I can’t bring myself to walk around accusing women of hurting their babies because they, for whatever reason, choose formula. Some moms out there are infuriated that … Continue reading »
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The Trouble with Androgyny
Girl babies should be given androgynous names to do better in business. I’ve heard this idea before but was reminded when reading this CBC article about a woman who posed as a man and made more money writing than she had as a woman. I’ve actually met people who named their daughters something androgynous to … Continue reading »
Forgivers of the Unforgiveable
Seeing that Roman Polanski was a trending topic on Twitter today when news broke that Switzerland would not extradite him to the US didn’t surprise me, but it made me sad. Every time I’ve heard his name in the past year, the familiar knot in my stomach returns. It’s not just that his crime disgusts … Continue reading »
Fiasco!
fi·as·co –noun,plural-cos, -coes. 1. a complete and ignominious failure. It’s been said MANY times already, but putting the G20 summit in the centre of Canada’s biggest city is one of the dumbest things that Stephen Harper has ever done (Fake Lake falls under the umbrella). And if it weren’t for [what I hope to be] … Continue reading »
Useless Products
This commercial pisses me off. Not only is the product a huge environmental failure (as if we don’t have enough already), but it’s banking on irrational fear. Just like the ridiculous fear found in this useless Lysol soap dispenser: I’m sure the folks at Lysol and Kleenex said “Of course this is a useless product. … Continue reading »
Female Genital Cutting: Would you let someone ‘nick’ your daughter?
There’s a great episode of The Simpsons where Bart makes a collect call to Australia to see which direction their water drains. After the call leaves an Australian family with a huge phone bill, the Simpson family gets flown to Australia so Bart can make a public apology. The curveball, they discover, is that Bart … Continue reading »
My Cranky Commentary on the State of Baseball in Toronto
I’m a pretty big Jays fan so I’m always excited for the home opener. The dome is packed full of fair-weather fans who, for one night, cheer and shout for their hometown team. There’s always a great energy in the dome that gets me (and maybe the players) revved up. So even though I know … Continue reading »
