Chronological list of all posts to this website.
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I own eight mechanical pencils
Here’s the photographic evidence. All eight of them. About two years back, I descended down the rabbit hole of Japanese stationery. That led to another rabbit hole of quality stationery products and eventually calligraphy. I now own the full set of Pilot Parallel pens. Yes, my cheap, Indian rear end actually paid full price for…
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Land acknowledgements in Canada
This is a topic with has lots of excellent essays and lots of thought. This is my humble effort. Public events in Canada generally begin with a land acknowledgement. People acknowledge that the land on which Canada sits is often unceded treaty land. Email signatures include these acknowledgements. Sports games sometimes start with them. Are…
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Buying a used car in Canada
Buying a car in Canada in 2025 is a nightmare. The US chicken tax, CAFE regulations and capitalism all combine to mean that small cars no longer exist. Driving a pickup truck the size of a World War II Sherman tank is seen as “essential” and “necessary” because “the boys” will think you’re “gay” if…