Author Archives: cheesefairy

New

It’s here. The new, slick, lickably shiny laptop computer I have been expecting for several weeks now. I feel like my fingers might just slide right off the keys. There is no grit there, no crumbs of toast, no sweat, … Continue reading

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It’s not the Heat OR the Humidity. It’s the Children.

Oh, we were doing so well. Record breaking heat, our neighbourhood with no shade, our hot box of a townhouse making us sweat all day, every day, all night, every night. SA and I were surly because the kids were … Continue reading

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My Doctor Fantasy – It’s Not What you Think

I am Canadian, so I feel I should hesitate before I complain about our health care system. It is public health care, which means everyone has access to it and if you chop off your hand with a chainsaw, you … Continue reading

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Two Things I Wrote (but not today)

One: The other day I got a comment on an old post I wrote about kids and spreadsheets. Yes. I am going to quote myself. “Now I know how to use Excel and it seems a shame not to use … Continue reading

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Waiting for Pizza

It’s Friday so we’re ordering pizza. Bella Pizza, our go-to “good” pizza, as opposed to Pizza Hut, which is our “so bad it’s good but you might not stop your heart from racing for a week because of the salt” … Continue reading

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