Lists of 2013

I enjoyed doing this a few years ago, so I’ll try it again as a conclusion for 2013.

Things that irritated me:

• Rob Ford (a repeat offender)
• Christy Clark (ditto)
• Canada Post
• The Liberal Parties (both of them)
• White poppy campaign
• Insomnia
• Pets on planes
• Mike Duffy

Things that inspired me:

• Malala Yousafzai
• Pope Francis
• Shane Koyczan
• My goddaughter Freya, and her wonderful mom
• Blackfish
• Chris Hadfield

Things that amused me:

• Churchill polar bear cams
• Elan Gale
• Other bears
• Kickstarter

Things that made me sad:

• Boston marathon bombings
• Elmore Leonard
• Nelson Mandela
• Syria
• Stompin’ Tom

Things that entertained me:

• Breaking Bad
• Calvin & Hobbes
• The New Yorker
• Victor Meldrew
• Blue Jasmine
• Archer