Author Archives: cheesefairy

It rains a lot in Vancouver, for various reasons. The rain sometimes reflects our proximity to the ocean, sometimes reminds us that we are a rain forest and should stop killing squirrls, sometimes really is the tears of previous socialist … Continue reading →

Having trouble getting excited about The Making of America’s Next Top Business Shark? Has the buzz worn off, your favourite Apprentice got Fired, you don’t know if you can go on? Relax: there’s a remix . “You’re Ffffffired.” Wave your … Continue reading →

On the Early Edition, Rick Cluff is interviewing a leprechaun. This little man has the worst Irish accent I have ever heard, including my own. It sounds like my Italian father imitating a leprechaun (not that he would ever do … Continue reading →

The other night as I was watching the incredibly disappointing “recap” episode of The Making of America’s Next Top Model, I saw a commercial for some brand of “female troubles product” whose sole reason for advertising itself was to let … Continue reading →

My pants, my lovely pants. They are long enough for me and they are comfortable. They have pockets and beltloops. They are black with very faint white pinstripes. They fell on black days. They’ve felt the rain down in Africa. … Continue reading →