Tag Archives: Miscellany

Garage-sale Triptych

Posted on 10 May 2015 by Isabel Gibson

We had a community garage sale on Saturday. It’s an activity that requires more patience and perseverance than attention. Continue reading →

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An Empirical Test Could Help

Posted on 25 January 2015 by Isabel Gibson

And, of course, you’ll see the water draining the other way. Before our trip to New Zealand and Australia, several people primed us to watch for a counter-clockwise spin in the bathtub or toilet. Coriolis effect, you know, they’d say. … Continue reading →

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Animal-Print Friday

Posted on 26 February 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Today is Friday, Day 5 of our conspiracy. Through the power of group mailing lists on e-mail — relatively novel in 2001 — the women in our office have coordinated their clothes, wearing a different colour each day. Continue reading →

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That Which Does Not Kill Us

Posted on 05 February 2012 by Isabel Gibson

Gastroenteritis (also known as gastric flu, stomach flu, gastro and stomach virus, although unrelated to influenza) is marked by inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract involving both the stomach and small intestine resulting in diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramps. Source: Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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