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Toronto Sun.

jy — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:18:57 +0000

I've never liked the Toronto Sun as a "newspaper." Continue reading →

Sweet Sweat this Saturday.

jy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:52:41 +0000

I haven’t ever really mentioned this in the blog, but I’ve had a dj residency at Disgraceland for the past year and a half. I don’t have much to say about it other than it’s on the third Saturday of … Continue reading →

Unwords: jeggings.

jy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:00:09 +0000

New unword: abortmanteau. Continue reading →

LeBronic Sans.

jy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:56:57 +0000

Comic Sans has had a big month! Continue reading →

New home, new look.

jy — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:25:15 +0000

Welcome to the new home for A Sinking Ship. I made the decision to move my blog to my own website in the hope that it would motivate me to write more. I think it will. It’s been a busy … Continue reading →

Birthdays.

jy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:41:48 +0000

Yesterday, your favourite second baseman and mine, Aaron Hill turned 28. Any idea who else’s birthday it was on the Second Day of Spring? Kevin Federline. Would you believe he’s 32? And would you believe it’s been almost half a … Continue reading →

Unwords: bold, bolded.

jy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:00:29 +0000

I’ve had a bit of an itch lately to start writing again. I’m hoping this will be a more regular thing. One of the non-baseball ideas I’ve been kicking around lately has to do with the removal of certain words … Continue reading →

Contains peanuts, but no common sense.

jy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:06:57 +0000

Recently I bought a jar of organic peanut butter. Here’s how the ingredients read [formatting is as appears on the jar]: INGREDIENTS: Organic dry roasted peanuts, sea salt. Contains Peanuts. Manufactured in a facility that uses tree nuts, soy and … Continue reading →

On discretion.

jy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:31:54 +0000

Private, confidential, one-on-one, and discreet! If you were a teenager growing up in the Toronto area, you probably stumbled upon one of these infomercials at the end of the night. Usually it immediately preceded the national anthem or test pattern. … Continue reading →

A journey always begins with the first step.

jy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:28:15 +0000

Sorry, it’s been a while. Really needed to post this. My only comment is: no comment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bomkgXeDkE [Hat tip: Keith Law, by way of Psych.]