Jeesh - when they said that this would go on your permanent record, I had no idea it meant this:  •  “Borrowers who fail to return Queens Library books can be reported to a collection agency and to a credit bureau, with a damaged credit rating as a result — a tactic that so shocked one Far …

It is not nice to make light of things like kitchen knives in chests...except perhaps at this time of good will:  •  “A woman stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife following an argument that began when she accused him of opening a Christmas present early, authorities said Friday. Misty Johnson …

Here we are. Another Christmas is upon us and the worst Friday for the idle clock watcher. What to not do when there may not be much to actually do? Eat candy canes in the morning, feel ill and ridden with guilt in the afternoon.  •  Sad Tech Update: Twitter as best bloggy app thingie of the year …

The cold is almost gone. The weekend almost here. What have we learned this week?  •  Needle to Buttock Update: best line so far on the Mitchell Report:  •  “His reputation is in tatters. We need to hear from him immediately, not his attorney.”  •  That is Roger Clemens being discussed …

Hear me, oh Lord. Make sure Manny and Big Papi are not on the list. And not Yuke, oh Lord. Take JD Drew if you must. Make sure his contract has a unilateral opt out clause, too. But not Beckett, Lord. Please not Beckett.  •  “Mitchell has interviewed scores of former players and club executives …

Shame.  •  “"However much you may think that's a totally acceptable symbol, and that is totally neutral, that might not be entirely the case for everybody who comes to court," Woolcott told the Waterloo regional police officer. "It represents a symbol of support and I suspect that 99.999 per cent …

Ontario's government is trying again with the opening up of adoption records, this time adding a veto for unhappy birth parents:  •  “Adoptees have a right to know where they come from and learn about their medical and birth family history, the provincial government says. Legislation introduced …

The clothing does apparently make the man and it's under the eye of Big Brother in the UK:  •  “The software would allow officers to quickly analyse hours of CCTV footage, in which the suspect may have appeared, for images containing the distinctive clothing, in the hope of finding pictures that …

It's all so sad - bad service, unfreeing regulation, poor neighbourliness and a very short memory:  •  “ The list of import duties listed on Industry Canada's website is hundreds of pages long. The section governing just shoes, a popular online purchase, and other footwear is 15 pages long. The …