PANIC PANIC PANIC

My website. Is gone.  Literally gone. Well, not exactly literally. The URL still exists and I still own it.  But all of its content? Gone.  All of my fantastic…scratch that, marginally acceptable web design? Gone. Every “Complaining with Kay” podcast? GONE. I have offline archives of Complaining with Kay from about Episode 40 on, but [...]

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Does this seem like a bad idea?

So yesterday I went back to the dentist to finish my cleaning and get the estimate for all the work I’m going to have done. It’s kind of a lot – though fortunately the tooth-parging can be avoided – not so much that I won’t do it, of course. But enough that, as I sat [...]

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REPOST: Very disgusting, do not click

While I’m in Montreal singing with the Montreal Chamber Orchestra, I’ll be reposting some classic Scintillations for your amusement. Enjoy! Yes, I had a highly disgusting experience today. DO NOT CLICK on the “Read more” link if you don’t want to throw up in your mouth.

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The Annals of Age, Part 2: Teeth fall apart

A while back I posted about the awful, awful things that happen to your body when you turn thirty.  Mostly that you stop sleeping properly, your hair and skin dry out, and you grow sparse but noticeable hairs where you don’t expect them. Something new to add… …apparently YOUR TEETH THIN OUT. I knew that [...]

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My life: a derivative Woody Allen movie

So I’m sure you all remember how, last November, I attempted to go to an event without actually knowing where it was or having any way of find out? And, not surprisingly, I got caught in a massive rainstorm and failed spectacularly to get there? Well, you would have thought I’d have learned my lesson [...]

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One thing to be grateful for

Ladies, do you ever look around at the crazy world we live in and think, “My god, I wish I were a man!”? I know, we all enjoy having the freedom to express ourselves through fashion (within the bounds of femininity, of course), and we love the bonds we create with our families from doing [...]

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My life: A Woody Allen movie

So tonight I was supposed to go to a meeting for an art song group a friend of mine is starting. I am not there, and this is why: 7:00 – Finish teaching. Huh, it’s raining a bit.  Put on waterproofs. 7:00-7:45 – Bike to the general area of where the meeting is.  Get pretty [...]

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False economy

“I disliked Mr. Brocklehurst; and I was not alone in the feeling. He is a harsh man; at once pompous and meddling; he cut off our hair; and for economy’s sake bought us bad needles and thread, with which we could hardly sew.” “That was very false economy,” remarked Mrs. Fairfax, who now again caught [...]

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Democracy When? I don’t think it’s now. Complaining with Kay Vodcast Special #4

For the video in one piece, please see the Complaining with Kay page, download it here, or grab it from the podcast feed.

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How to get away with murder

[For background, go listen to Ben's podcast on this case.] So you want to commit a murder. Maybe you’re a sociopath who’s always wanted to see someone die. Maybe you’re a psychopath and the squirrels have learned to avoid your house. But up til now you’ve been held back by your fear of the law. [...]

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