Unanswerable Questions Part 348
Why do the people who are the most vocal about what’s wrong with the broadcasting industry no longer work (or never have worked) in it? Â …
February 2012
Going Out With a Whimper
I’ll admit it, I used to love Zellers in the GTA. Â They were updated and clean and had great deals on everyday stuff like cleaning products. Â A couple of them even had restaurants that served cheap weekend breakfasts with a smile. Â …
In the Bad Books
Or perhaps I should say, purchasing from the bad books section? Â …
A Night at the Theatre
I love movies, I really do, but a live theatre (pronounced thea-tuh) crowd as a whole is just a step up. Â It must be because the tickets cost so much more. Â …
Once a Comic Genius….
…always one. Â Mike Myers always has been hilarious. Â As we await the Oscars, this video pokes fun at Hollywood, honours it and makes you laugh out loud all at the same time. Â Whether you take Sunday’s upcoming spectacle seriously or think it’s all a load of over-hyped hooey, this is for you. Enjoy!
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It’s Not All Purrs and Snuggles
A kitty, who shall remain nameless, took her frustrations out on me yesterday. Â I’ve got a case of Cat Scratch Fever! …
A Partial Review
Some might say it really isn’t fair to slag someone’s memoir before I’m even done reading the whole thing but – holy Hannah – I’m three chapters in and I’m already tempted to skip several pages at a time! Â …
Review: The Double
Our friend Eddie is a man of truly rare talents. Â He’s an incredible mimic and voice artist and you won’t find a funnier guy on the planet. Â …
Parroting the Police
At the bottom of virtually every media release from police there is a paragraph where they act like the teacher who makes the whole class stay after school because one kid was chewing gum. Â …
There Have to be Consequences
Chris Brown should not have a career, full stop, until he gets through his probation for beating Rihanna. …
Myth Buster
(Please note: If the font today seems very small, it is an issue with WordPress and I’m aware of it!)
Ever since talks between Electro-Motive and its unionized workers broke down at the end of last year there has been a lot of buzz about how the federal government really ought to do something. …
Kitty Sitter
I’ve wanted to do some sort of volunteer work for a while now and yesterday I began at the London Humane Society as a cat socializer – I jokingly call my position “kitty wrangler”. Â …
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Although I purchased some current books for my Kobo ereader, it also came with a selection of free classics to download. Â I’m currently reading one I’ve always meant to get around to: Uncle Tom’s Cabin. …
And How Was Your Weekend?
I don’t think I need to explain much further except to say that it was me and me alone and a very slippery Springbank Drive at 8 am Saturday. I’m just grateful that no one else was involved and that the only casualty was my Xtrail. And I don’t blame the road. I was obviously going too fast for the conditions, even at less than 40 km/hr.  My insurance company doesn’t blame the road either, unfortunately. …
Whitney Houston RIP
That awful, screechy I Will Always Love You aside, there was a time when Whitney Houston was the best (known) singer in the world.  As for I Will Always Love You I’ve always preferred the writer, Dolly Parton’s version.  But I digress. …
Buy the Book – the Ebook!
Oh how we love our new Kobo readers! Â …
Deja Vroom
Here we go – the London World of Motorcycles Expo is on this weekend.  Today is move-in day where a 110,000 square feet are measured off and occupied by pros, newbies, motorcycles, trailers, pop-up tents and racks of leather. …
Crud!
It appears that instead of posting this morning’s blog at around 5 am, I deleted it. Â It was a good one too! Â My apologies. Â I’ll be back tomorrow with something (hopefully) worth your time.