It shocked me to learn that “more timid” is grammatically incorrect. It was the most interesting part of the race for me.

Just want to clarify that the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act isn’t best described as a “Canadian law”, because it’s a provincial (Alberta) law. The fun part is that the very conservative provincial government pretty clearly enacted it to be used against Indigenous and other “leftist” protestors that they didn’t…

When Canada starts looking like the United States, western civilization is over.

There are also devices that can be implanted that stop seizures for people with certain types of epilepsy.

You left out my two favorites—artificial hip joints (thanks, distracted driver) and insulin pumps (you have no frickin’ idea how great those things are—I can go nearly a week without worrying about where my insulin bottle and syringes are).

I use an insulin pump.

Usefulness: 10/10. I’d die without it.

I know The Inventory is a place that recommends buying things new, but snow pants & other outerwear is pricey and can very easily be bought, even mid-season, at thrift stores. I found a pair of very comfy, well-insulated pants for $5 last week.

I know The Inventory is a place that recommends buying things new, but snow pants & other outerwear is pricey and…

All good suggestions, especially the car stuff - blanket and shovel are essentials, as is a spare bottle of washer liquid (only ever use the cheap blue garage forecourt stuff, never the orange fancy stuff like RainX - it has additives that clog up the reservoir level sensor in some cars to give a false reading).

All good suggestions, especially the car stuff - blanket and shovel are essentials, as is a spare bottle of washer…

This is going to be Rand Paul's best plagiarized speech.

A walleye filet or wild rice.