Author Archives: cheesefairy

How is it that panhandlers and squeegie kids get fined for trying to make a buck but the woman who leapt out at me from the shadows and said, “DO YOU READ THE GLOBE AND MAIL!” while waving the paper … Continue reading →

At 2 am when the Nyquil was having the opposite of its desired (and advertised and previously experienced) effect, I had all kinds of great ideas to write about. But now it’s daytime and I don’t remember any of them. … Continue reading →

My new favourite blog.

Until today I had no idea how much genuine evil made up The Surreal Life. It was funny to me in a conceptual way, like, “losers on tv! ha!” but I had no intention of ever seeing the concept through … Continue reading →

This story is really fun to read out loud. It’s about a man, his squirrel and the government that would try to separate them. Don’t worry: the good guys win. In the Vancouver Sun today, one cover story started, “If … Continue reading →