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Category: Comedy

March 29, 2019
California Commute

California pioneered environmentalism, gave birth to the hippie movement and is home to Silicon Valley. The Golden State is forward-thinking. Maybe it’s the time difference. You get the feeling that Californians treat the east the same way parents treat a toddler. Once they’re put…

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March 6, 2019
Twitter is…

Twitter is like a Speedo swimsuit. It looks bad on a man over 50.

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Man walking on winter sidewalk
March 5, 2019
Mayor Pothole

As mayor, it’s hard for my constituents to understand what I do. Is my job ceremonial, they wonder, like the Queen’s? But when they see me taking on potholes, it’s very clear that I am a man of action. I’m a problem-solver. Got a…

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Orange is in.
March 3, 2019
Twitter

Getting off social media is like not being invited to a party you never wanted to go to.

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panda playing with snow
March 3, 2019
Yeah, though I drive the Valley of the Shadow of Snowbanks

Midwinter means lane-shrinkage. Thanks to snow accumulation, two-lane streets become one-lane streets. One-way streets become no-way streets. The result is the automotive version of the February blahs, a situation that can bring out unseemly aspects of the human character.

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April 24, 2016
Minivan = Uncool

You cannot make being a dad cool. It’s impossible. That includes, in the case of the Pacifica, making being uncool hip.

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April 15, 2016
I Like Big Buttons and I Cannot Lie

We are getting rid of buttons so we can have touchscreens that feel like buttons.

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March 24, 2016
American Twitter Essays

The American Canon – History in 140 Characters or Less

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panda playing with snow
February 3, 2016
Video Game Ice Cream

Everyone loves video games and everyone loves ice cream (except the lactose intolerant) but what if they were the same thing? Pandas would love them.

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September 22, 2015
Stand and Deliver: Inside Canadian Comedy

What makes Canadians so funny? This comprehensive history of Canadian comedy explores the development and distinct nature of the Canuck sense of humour.

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