Funny

The Awkward Dance of Small Talk

Small talk is the social equivalent of elevator music. Nobody asked for it, nobody enjoys it, yet somehow we all…

7 months ago

The Unwritten Rules at 35,000 Feet

Air travel is not complicated. We have somehow convinced ourselves it is, but really it is just a large metal…

7 months ago

Farm Economics and Animal Instincts

The farmer had arrived at that uncomfortable stage of adulthood where hope and overdraft protection nod politely to each other…

7 months ago

The Lost Sock Diary

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who have lost a sock to the dryer, and liars.…

7 months ago

Make It Make Sense

I’ve reached that golden age where confusion no longer startles me. It just mildly offends me. I don’t ask questions…

7 months ago

When Muscles Aren’t Enough

The pub had a reputation, and like most good reputations in Canada, it came with a story that grew a…

7 months ago

Caffeinated and Barely Civil

Coffee is the only addiction where, instead of an intervention, people buy you mugs with slogans. “But first, coffee.” “Coffee…

8 months ago

The Password Delusion

Passwords are the biggest con job humanity ever agreed to without reading the fine print. We were promised security. What…

8 months ago

Fur, Attitude, and a Mortgage-Free Life

Somewhere along the evolutionary timeline, pets quietly decided they were done being animals. No announcement. No manifesto. Just a slow,…

8 months ago

Monkey See, Monkey Shrug

The Costa Rican jungle wakes up long before humans do, and it does so without asking permission. The air hangs…

8 months ago