I love Top Ten lists. They are so annoying to make, and, if you happen to work on them in a team, they are all the more nightmarish in that you have to fight sometimes quite passionately with your colleagues. Thankfully this list is mine alone. Perhaps next year, I will have some collaborators… Then… Read More Sahar’s Top Ten Christmas Movies
The gift that gives twice: charity donations! 2 hens and a rooster a hot gift? Charities enjoy upswing in downturn Many cash-crunched Canadians are tucking charity pledge cards in stockings this year, with some organizations reporting significant increases despite the economic downturn. Donations to Yuleanthropy, a charity which funds social programs in Kenya, have doubled… Read More Stuck without a gift? Here is something worth looking into…
I can feel the excited, giggly fan-girl within me when I type titles such as the one I graced this post with, coming out of the little room I have sequestered it in. It happens, every once in awhile, that something makes her come out with a vengeance – especially when I read something like… Read More The oddity of intelligence: Another Heather Mallick gem
Now I have to admit that lately, I have been reading about books a lot more than I have been reading books. This has led to the creation of a little booklet with a list of titles I must one day purchase and read. I have even come up with a little colour-code depending on… Read More Review: The Age of Anxiety
Congratulations! As you set off this morning to clean off your cars to get last minute shopping done or perhaps to go to work, remember: not only is it Christmas tomorrow, but the days are now getting longer! Yes, the Winter Solstice was three days ago, and ever since then, the days have been slowly… Read More Great news!
From the Digital Journal. By: Carol Forsloff. Someone is stuck in a car at risk for explosion or plunged into a river where the occupant is in danger. If you decide to play a Good Samaritan and rescue someone, you could be sued for doing it according to the decision of the California Supreme Court.… Read More Good Samaritan Can Be Sued. Bad Judgment?
If arts are a reflection of humanity’s collective soul, then there is something to be said of our obsession with crime shows and shows pitching humans against the forces of evil. It’s almost as if we refuse to accept that there is no such thing as evil, that we are responsible for everything that we… Read More Supernatural, or supernaturally in denial?
I found a brand new blog which I find absolutely hilarious (in a good way, of course). First of all, it feeds my obsession with Edward-Cullen-Obsession. Second of all, it’s good to know that I’m not the only one who hears music while reading books. And no, I don’t hear voices as well. Please visit… Read More Setting the Tune – Twilight related songs
Very interesting commentary: Michelle Obama is reinventing the stay-at-home mom By Jolene Ivey, Special to CNN America’s vision of the stereotypical June Cleaver at-home mom is about to get a shake-up. Michelle Obama is joining the ranks of the Mocha Moms! And she’ll be doing it at the most prestigious address on earth — 1600… Read More IHT: Commentary on Michelle Obama’s reinvention of the ‘Stay-at-home’ Mom
Have you guys heard yet about this incident: Georgia judge jails Muslim woman for refusing to take off her head scarf? It’s reminiscent of many similar episodes in the last couple of years all over the States and Canada. I’m only going to mention one of them, because I’m going to use it to make… Read More To cover or not to cover, that is the question
