To the Moon and Back, Alice
Ever notice how people like to use the moon to measure things on earth? Here’s an interesting fact I read: if you lay out all the yoyo string on the planet in a straight line, […]
Author: PFHardie
I am a graphic designer, humour writer, musician and piano teacher. And that's only during the day. At night I fight crime and hang out with my wonderful family.
Stop Speaking Infantish
For goodness sake, if you want to train your dog properly, stop speaking infantish to him. Your dog is not a human infant. The reason we talk googly to infants is that we are training them early on […]
Can’t Find the Words
Why is childish a word, but we can’t say infantish, adultish or seniorish? At this stage in my life, I ping-pong between infantish and seniorish. Often at the same time, too, like when I forget the nipple on my beer bottle and I soak my […]
Vote For Ron
I love reading about physics, but boy, some of it is pretty mysterious. Who’s Ron, for instance? And why should I vote for him? Sean Carroll, my favourite physicist, keeps saying “elect Ron” this and […]
Blind Date
What happens when two blind people go on a date? Is that called a blind date? It can’t be. Based on that criteria, we would have to call regular dating sight dating. The blind part refers to the fact that you […]
The Electric Chair
Due to the increased health risks associated with sitting, the electric chair will be banned as an instrument of capital punishment. Sitting is the new smoking, doctors say, and sitting in an electric chair is definitely […]
Happy as a Clam
When you think about seafood, and the various moods they might experience, do you peg clams as being particularly happy creatures? Happier than, say, your average krill? When we humans are really happy, thrilled, and […]
Comedienne?
Do we really need a different word for a female comedian. Is this to remind women that they are not quite like men? Is a female doctor a doctorienne? There sure are some great Painteriennes. SCENE: Comedy […]