Foul Mouthed Maven
A 200 year old female senator is in the headlines for telling aid groups to “shut the f*** up!” concerning their complaints on the Harper government’s foreign policy concerning abortion. …
Delaware Days and Nights
Delaware Speedway opened for the season on Saturday. This Friday will be the first night of the year that features the series NASCAR-sanctioned late-model drivers out on the track. …
Craft Confidential – House Proud, The Toronto Sun
It took a couple of flips through The Big-Ass Book of Home Decor before I started to see projects that I could truly envision in my own home. Author Mark Montano, host of TLC’s While You Were Out, has released this do-it-yourself designer handbook to making cool, crafty accessories as a follow-up to his previous volumes, The Big-Ass Book of Crafts and Dollar Store Decor. …
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Breakfast on the Go
Couldn’t believe my eyes. …
Flawed Logic…or Brilliant Scheme?
I’m in the process of changing my name. Yes, soon you’ll be able to call me Princess Consuela Banana Hammock. It’s my dream! …
Bits and Bobs
Are the judges on American Idol tone deaf? …
High Flying
Reading a collection of dumb things people have done while flying – flooding the bathroom while trying to take a sponge-bath, getting too, um, familiar with themselves under blankets and getting too familiar with others, again in the bathroom – reminded me of what flying used to be like. …
Don’t Talk to Strangers
Stephen Hawking is either sharing some of his brilliant insight or he’s been watching the TV series V but he says we should avoid meeting aliens at all costs. …
Cleavage for Science
And the topic today is, do immodest women cause earthquakes? …
Thank you MY-FM!
I was their guest at their annual retreat this weekend. …
Fear as an Advertising Tactic
There are ways to sell a safety product that don’t have to do with scaring the bejesus out of potential customers. …
Five (More) Things To Love About Motorcycling
1. Helmet head actually improves my hairdo. …
Survival of the Unfittest!
Yesterday morning was surreal to say the least. …
Recycling Bling
You must be familiar with those hawkers who want to buy your unwanted gold? Well I had some gold jewelry that I didn’t know what to do with. …
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
So it’s Monday and perhaps you hit the keyboard needing to get several things done ASAP. Wouldn’t it be great if you could truly multi-task and really do a bunch of things at the same time? New research on the brain says fuggetaboutit. It concludes that we’re wired to juggle two things or make a choice between two things but the brain goes haywire if you throw in a third. …
Nothing Compares to Cleanliness – House Proud, Toronto Sun
Recently, on a boring drive to the middle of nowhere, I happened upon a radio show from another city. Two women were talking in giddy tones normally associated with free chocolate truffles or a George Clooney sighting. But their topic was much more mundane: house cleaning. …
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Tastes Like Chicken
A city councillor in London wants to make it legal to raise chickens in residential back yards. …
Innocent Questions
Did Prime Minister Harper invite the three opposition party leaders to fly with him to Poland thinking, well, if I go down, at least they all go down with me? …