Posts in Random Acts of Irony


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Random Acts of Irony: I Have the World’s Worst Timing

So my soon-to-be-released book, Amazing Feats of Civil Engineering, features three major projects: the Panama Canal, the Burj Dubai, and Confederation Bridge, an 11-km span linking New Brunswick and PEI over the Northumberland Strait. I first visited PEI in ... Read More  

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Random Acts of Irony – Volume 1

I have this theory that irony is a stronger force in the universe than gravity. It seems to crop up pretty regularly in my own life, at least, which might be why I tend to pick up on examples ... Read More