Mammal Mondays: Yeah, Definitely a Monday

“Definitely” is one of the few words I actually have to think about to spell correctly. I always relate it to “define” in my mind; there is no “a” in that bad boy. So ends today’s English teacher moment: on with Mammal Monday! One of the best things about coming home from work on a…

Cat Pants

During the financial crisis of late 2011, when my former tenant stopped paying rent –forcing me to evict her– and it took me six weeks to secure a new renter for my basement suite, I bought nothing unnecessary. I prettied myself up in the morning with a gunky partially-dry mascara. I ate the half frost-burned…