As the sock was pulled along her leg and past her ankle, a fine cloud of dry skin, speckled with larger flakes, sprung into the air. Breathing solely through my mouth had solved the foot funk problem, but it backfired when it came to flying skin. I felt a large flake fly past my uvula and stick to the back of my throat. Death snuck in under cover of old lady skin.
The Most Amazing Hair Dryer in the World
I was mindlessly drying my hair, when to my utter amazement, my hair dryer exploded in my hand. Well, technically, it didn’t explode…it merely started crackling and shooting eight inch flames from the back of it. My immediate reaction was to drop it in the sink (which fortunately happened to be empty) and watch its […]
Humans At The Movies: Scourge of the Food-Service Industry
The Role: The kind of ostentatiously picky eater who hacks any given menu into shreds and reassembles it into a post-modern interpretation of the entrée list. Think Niles Crane from Frasier, who routinely micro-manages orders like hazelnut lattes with “a whisper of cinnamon – NOT A SCREAM!” The Actor: One of the pickiest eaters on […]
To My Mom, With Love
My sisters and I have this unofficial competition going. We like to see who can make mom cry on holidays. Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s Day. Anything that involves a card. We’re not mean people. Really. It’s a badge of honour if we are able to express ourselves in a card in such a way that turns […]
Blank Page Blues: A Writer’s Guide to Her Galaxy
Deadlines are a curse for some freelance writers. Sandra Phinney dreads facing a blank page — those moments before she actually starts to write. Sometimes those moments can last for days.
The Love Truck
A mom comes to love an ugly, junk-filled 1989 Chevy Durango pick-up truck when she discovers that sometimes looks really don’t matter. It’s the personality that counts.
Hockey Playoffs? Don’t Lose Your Head!
A few days ago I walked into a pub with my friend Andrea. We were there to eat and catch up, and (as usual) were caught off guard by the Wednesday early evening crowd. Ah, right. Playoff season. It was game 7 between Montreal and Washington. I glanced at the TV and burst out laughing. […]
Humans At The Movies: Fists Of Fury
An ultra-feminine feminist responds with steely flair when she is manhandled on a lunchtime stroll. It’s another episode of Humans at the Movies by That Kind of Girl.
Hockey Teams and Ice Cream
How serious is it when you don’t cheer for your home team? A Vancouver resident admits to his love of the Edmonton Oilers, and a weakness for ice cream bars.
Crosby Shoots, Can Jesus Save?
When Peter Miles is forced to examine his religious beliefs, he decides his religion is hockey and he is a Hockeysian. Here, he examines the parallels between Christianity and the National Hockey League (NHL).
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