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Idiot Strings: Recycling Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs
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I can't find my mittens! Saturday, January 04, 2014. Recycling Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs. As we rang in the New Year in Canada, a partial ban on incandescent light bulbs came into effect. The full ban will come into effect at the end of this year. For now, it is illegal to import 100W and 75W bulbs. Next year, it will also be illegal to import 60W and 40W bulbs. (Are there no domestic producers? If not, will we see domestic producers popping up? Labels: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs. Law of Uninte...
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Idiot Strings: Shocking Discovery
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I can't find my mittens! Wednesday, May 22, 2013. According to the BBC, targeting a part of the brain called the parietal lobe improved the ability of volunteers to solve numerical problems. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. View my complete profile. The Dullest Blog in the World. Not an arbiter of taste. Prepare to meet your Bakerina. Marked by spirited enjoyment. Exploring cookbooks, one recipe at a time. Almost makes me want to buy your product. Are you for real? Because I said I would. It gets dark so early.
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Idiot Strings: January 2014
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I can't find my mittens! Saturday, January 04, 2014. Recycling Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs. As we rang in the New Year in Canada, a partial ban on incandescent light bulbs came into effect. The full ban will come into effect at the end of this year. For now, it is illegal to import 100W and 75W bulbs. Next year, it will also be illegal to import 60W and 40W bulbs. (Are there no domestic producers? If not, will we see domestic producers popping up? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). It get...
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Idiot Strings: Defining the middle class
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I can't find my mittens! Saturday, February 22, 2014. Defining the middle class. The middle class is all the rage these days amongst Canadian politicians, but no party has bothered to define it. Here are some suggestions for how I think it could be defined. Divide the population up into income quantiles. Adopt some measure for average income ( mean. Income, etc.) and some measure of deviation from the average ( standard deviation. Ask someone "Are you middle class? Politics reporter for The Telegram.
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Idiot Strings: September 2013
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I can't find my mittens! Friday, September 27, 2013. It doesn't happen often, but every now and then, an American makes his or her way across the border to Canada. A small portion of those who do come here notices that we sound a little different from them, and a small portion of those who notice has the audacity to say something about it. Out loud. Can you imagine? Is the most recent example. Is the most recent example. It's an odd response to me, considering how much energy has been spent here trying to.
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Idiot Strings: OnTerribleService
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I can't find my mittens! Monday, August 12, 2013. Before I could renew my sticker (actually, renew the licence plate, which is signified by a new sticker), I had to get my car tested for emissions. Having done that, I went to the ServiceOntario to see what hours the nearest locations were open. There, I saw a message that read like it was tailor made for me,. Left it to the last minute? No problem. www.ServiceOntario.ca/PlateSticker. I clicked on the link to read. From 180 days before the expiry date.
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Idiot Strings: Welp
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I can't find my mittens! Wednesday, July 31, 2013. According to the entry for "welp" in Wiktionary. Since the first time I saw it, especially in the last few months, I've seen the word used all the time. I've yet to see any language-y types take note of the phenomenon. Even the good folks at Language Log. It's not a word in my browser's dictionary either. Why the sudden proliferation? Kingston, Ontario, Canada. View my complete profile. The Dullest Blog in the World. Not an arbiter of taste. Was Frank Ge...
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Idiot Strings: February 2014
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I can't find my mittens! Saturday, February 22, 2014. Defining the middle class. The middle class is all the rage these days amongst Canadian politicians, but no party has bothered to define it. Here are some suggestions for how I think it could be defined. Divide the population up into income quantiles. Adopt some measure for average income ( mean. Income, etc.) and some measure of deviation from the average ( standard deviation. Ask someone "Are you middle class? Politics reporter for The Telegram.
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Idiot Strings: July 2013
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I can't find my mittens! Wednesday, July 31, 2013. According to the entry for "welp" in Wiktionary. Since the first time I saw it, especially in the last few months, I've seen the word used all the time. I've yet to see any language-y types take note of the phenomenon. Even the good folks at Language Log. It's not a word in my browser's dictionary either. Why the sudden proliferation? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Kingston, Ontario, Canada. View my complete profile. Are you for real?