It’s always fun, at this time of the year, to look back at the last 12 months and see how far we have come. One thing I like doing is to go over various “Best of” lists so as to fill my holiday period with catching up, especially when it comes to reading (nothing better… Read More They’re making a list, I’m checking it twice
Ta-ta to the age of virtue, by The Ideas Guy A Viewpoint on Humanitarian interventions First, agreeing with everything that sounds reasonable and humane makes you feel virtuous. This is a Canadian specialty. It’s a cozy feeling, especially during a long winter. I fully empathize. Which is why my head sometimes goes back and forth… Read More From the CBC: Ta-ta to the age of virtue
Nothing angers me as much as injustice does. This is one of the reasons I wanted to write; awareness if the first step towards action. Which is why I feel compelled to write about Zimbabwe. Although my knowledge and understanding of the situation is still pretty superficial and limited, what I do know is that… Read More Injustice in Zimbabwe: A Thorn staight to one’s heart
I read Twilight but have yet to see the movie, so I have kept from commenting on it. However, there is one question that I asked myself when I first heard that Twilight was being turned into a movie: would the actress portraying Bella Swan realise what she will be indirectly teaching to millions of… Read More Proof that humans are scarier than vampires…
Some of the tips below are very interesting, while others are downright disturbing. Do people really need to be told about these? If so… Wow. 8 gifts you should never give to your boss or co-workers, according to Lahle Wolfe (the original article is in italics; my personal comments are in bold): ”Adult” Items: Because… Read More Work etiquette & Christmas gifts, aka not getting yourself fired
It has gotten to the point that I am now inspired by the cracks on my ceiling, creating beautiful paintings and composing a menuet in their honor. Not quite, but admitedly, my sense of humor has definitely been inspired, getting darker as the nights grow longer. The best thing this sprained ankle has provided me… Read More Chronicles of a Sprained ankle: Counting the Cracks on my ceiling
It’s been a tough couple of weeks, and not just because of my recurrent bouts of acute I-miss-the-X-files-initis. Because however great he is, Dean Winchester does not compare to Fox Mulder (sorry, Jensen), and even if demons’ inherent evilness sends chills down my spine (or is it the devilish grins of the Winchester brothers? Sometimes… Read More Chronicles of a sprained ankle: learning about patience
I couldn’t resist. I tried, I swear, but I had to look, and then I found, and finally… I watched. A three minute clip of scenes from next week’s episode of Heroes, ‘Duel’.
How can anyone in their right mind continue to believe that nothing is wrong in the way we do things in our society is beyond me. And yet, again and again, I talk to people who happily remain in the bubble that is their little self, convinced that nothing is wrong except the lower back… Read More The Heather Mallick Fan Club: Cheap and Convenient come at a cost
Apparently not, since the jokes seemed to centre mostly on the fact that our politics (language and streets) are so much cleaner than those in the States, and the fact that the Queen of England still plays a (more or less) active role in our politics. December 8th’s edition of the Daily Show with Jon… Read More Canadian Politics make it to the Daily Show: Are we in that much trouble?
