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I was in Toronto recently, for a book promotion and a public speaking tour and to just generally be amazing in a new place.  One day, I was on the Toronto public transit system, which is called the TTC, when I noticed a sign that said, “One TTC employee is assaulted every day.  That’s one too many.”  I found it a rather odd message, because it seemed to suggest that while the behavior was wrong, it was an expected daily occurrence.  One might take from that message that if you feel the impulse to assault a TTC employee, well, you’re not the only one.

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My friend Roger and I were at the gym attempting to fulfill our New Year’s Promises, namely ones involving carrying less fat around the chin area.  We occasionally chit-chat, though not always.  I’d been in the treadmill zone for about ten minutes when he said, “So, Midgie is going to be speaking on Sunday.”  (Midgie is a mutual friend of ours who is as fun and interesting as her name sounds, and in the interest of full disclosure, someone that both Roger and I have made love to, but not at the same time to the best of my knowledge.) (more…)