So Many (Rhetorical) Questions
For flat-earth believers. If the earth is flat, why are all of the other planets round? And why doesn’t earth ever flip over like a coin? And if it did, what would be on the other side?
…Celebrities
It’s Only Words, But They Make or Break the Song
If you saw the movie, Bohemian Rhapsody, you’ll remember Mary, Freddie Mercury’s soulmate and lifelong friend. When Freddie died in 1991, he left his home and all its contents to her. Now, she’s selling it all.
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Come and Knock on Her Door
It began when a pal posted a Facebook event. And down the rabbit hole I went. I discovered that I share my fondness for a 1970’s TV icon with thousands of other people.
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Billionaires Owe the World That Made Them
We like to watch old reruns of Shark Tank. For me, it’s not about seeing people become rich. It’s about people who need it getting a hand up from someone who has already been there, trying to make a dream come true. As we watch, I Google the company name and find out whether they are still in business, or what happened to them. But there’s an aspect of the show that I despise.
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How to Have an Idiot-free Future
Happy Belated Canada Day and Fourth of July! Despite all of the grumblings and mumblings, we North Americans are indeed fortunate to live where we do. I like to say we won the geographical lottery. (If you don’t count winter!)
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Random Thoughts
Clothing manufacturers should have to agree on standard sizes. A person shouldn’t swim in a size 10 from one brand and not be able to pull a 10 from another brand over their body.
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Babes Boycotting Booze
Add this to the list of things I wish were around when I was younger: No Booze Babes.
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What Little Girls Don’t Understand
For most of my life, it never occurred to me that some people simply ate whatever they felt like eating.
…Don Daynard RIP
Toronto radio legend Don Daynard has passed away. His story isn’t mine to tell. If it’s anyone’s, it’s Erin Davis’s, and she’ll do so in her Monday vlog at erindavis.com.
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Cancer Vaccines? Sign Me Up.
When Jonas Salk discovered the vaccine for polio, there was, literally, a celebration in the United States.
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Run Towards the Danger
I’ve borrowed the title of Sarah Polley’s book for this post. I just finished reading it and give it five stars. It’s not a memoir, exactly. It’s a collection of essays about pivotal times in her life. (It was published last year, before she won the Oscar for Women Talking.)
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Twitter Out of the Blue
I’ve never really been a “follow the crowd” type of woman. One look at my wardrobe in high school and you’ll see that was always true. I wore a “security sweater”, like The Peanuts’ Linus with his blanket. Sure, I also had a 1970’s fooler top (one piece that looks like two), platform shoes, and flared cords. Sometimes you had to get whatever was trendy because that’s all that was available.
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Trolls and ***holes are on Notice
One thing the pandemic unearthed is the amount of bullying and harassment that anyone in the media is subjected to.
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A Filtered View
…Words are like eyeglasses. They blur everything that they do not make clear.
Joseph Joubert
Lemony Goop
Last week, I watched a TikTok video on repeat and laughed out loud each time. Someone I know had shared it to Instagram. Be warned: the language is Not Safe For Work. But somehow, when harsh words are coming out of an Annoyed Lemon, it’s hilarious.
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Maybe It’s Not for You
Not long ago, Valerie Bertinelli posted an Instagram video whose topic was so so simple, it was genius.
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