Thank you! Went to his Wikipedia page and pulled myself out of a rabbit hole. Also, his award list is as long as my arm!

Do you have a list? I’m trying to read more non-hetero white dudes, too. I started out with Becoming, which I'm really loving after a bit of a rough start. But I haven't founded a lot of fiction interesting lately, so a bit of motivation would be great!

What....what the fuck?? 

This. We have two sons, and people ask if we’re going to “try” for a girl.

His brother was just elected premiere of Ontario. FYI, there’s a third brother, too..

That’s a bit simplistic, but yeah. Any government in power that long puts in place policies that people don’t like. As those policies pile up more people get mad, and change becomes inevitable.

Well that’s fucking terrifying!

I don’t care that he was selling hash, I care that he was running a criminal enterprise. That speaks to his character, as do his associates, in the same way Trump’s gang of clowns speak to his.

Team heart attack!

Which is funny, because now those shitheads are having kids who are moving back to downtowns, driving up housing prices.

Depends on who you ask. At the minimum, they’d been in power for 15 years, which makes for a very stale government. There had been a number of scandals, big or small depending on what your party affiliation is. The increase in power rates has pissed off a lot of people who were very vocal.

The comparison I got was to mayor humdinger, the stupid and evil villian from paw patrol.

The election of Doug Ford is especially awful for a number of reasons:

What the fuck did I just read??

He made guacamole in the first episode, is that not a dip? Or was the emphasis on ‘good’, which I understand. That guacamole did not sound good.

It amuses me to no end that Nygen’s brother was mugged in Burlington, the city that is supposed to be kinder and gentler when really it’s a basic-ass suburb.

Have you been to Hamilton lately? Hipster haven with massive healthcare industry is more accurate than ‘depressed former steel town’. Also, I’m not sure what you’re talking about re: ticket sales. See the Argos as a team without fans.

I came here to be horrified, but I’m actually kind of relieved! The main points seem to be: 1) don’t objectify women, 2) make interesting small talk but don’t monopolize the conversation, and 3) if the woman you’re pursuing isn’t a good fit/interested move on, there are lots of others.

Um, wouldn’t those forced-birth kids be citizens? Or do I not understand US citizenship?

Decorative pillows are bs, every time I see them in a hotel, I sigh, and wonder if there’s something other than putting them on the floor that I’m supposed to be doing with them.