Yes, I know I participated in the fun that we on the west coast poked at you guys yesterday. In my defense, I waited until a few after hours your earthquake and I knew full well that everyone was totally fine. Once that was cleared up, well...some ribbing had to be done! Heck, you guys... Continue Reading →
Cinderella in real life – complete w/ evil step sisters!
This image floating around Facebook today says it all - absolutely classic that some brilliant observer caught the similarities: UPDATE: Just as quickly as this flew around the web, word spread that it was a photoshopped image. Which it is so I feel compelled to post this correction of sorts. Some creative soul changed the... Continue Reading →
This week in learning – the joy of being free
Is there really anything else to talk about today? Spending the last two days again listening to the audio from Al Jazeera English I heard their voices loud and clear. On day 17 (yesterday) word spread that the end was near and their demands would be met. People poured back into Tahrir Square to celebrate... Continue Reading →
This week in learning: Grok, natch and freedom
What a week! I've actually learned a lot thanks to being so riveted by the scenes from Egypt all week. Wikipedia has been put to the test! The Oct6 bridge was one - named for the beginning of the Yom Kippur war. And I will get a little deeper than I have in previous weeks.... Continue Reading →
This week in learning: Grass & New Shoes!
First, for my fellow crazy cat lovers, a recommendation: Sweet Prince works for Petco corporate and brought me this self contained packet for grass seeds for the cats. Let me tell you, they LOVE it! And? it was remarkably easy to grow. I planted the seeds in the bag just before new years. Within a... Continue Reading →
I know EXACTLY how to create more jobs!
One of the temp agencies recently sent me an email which contained this interesting info: That Accounting sector total pains me - OUCH! However, see the IT/Technical sector? It's up at least by a small amount. However, I promise you that I have a 100% guaranteed way to explode that number and just about solve... Continue Reading →
My goodbye to 2010
Today and tomorrow are the probably the two biggest listacle days of the year. Everyone will be blogging about the highlights/lowlights of 2010 and then tomorrow making their 2011 resolutions. Given that most of us who write on the internet are doing to unload one or two (or 10,000) frustrations through the keyboard vs onto... Continue Reading →
Friday Beauty – in the eye of the beholder
I kept it traditional yesterday, but I can't resist sharing a couple of more politically oriented Veteran's Day today - and yes, I consider these beautiful because sometimes it takes a proper visual representation of an issue to get a very very critical point to be made: And one more traditional representation of beauty (in... Continue Reading →
Glee stars GQ photo shoot – eh?
So apparently there is some raging debate going on about the photo shoot that three of the stars of Glee did for GQ Bear in mind here, that the ladies are both 24 and the gent is 28. ADULTS here folks. ADULTS! Fully capable of choosing what they do. According to this article though, The... Continue Reading →
It Gets Better – Joel Burns
Because everyone needs to see this, no matter what. Because we need to stop the bullying on matter what the reason. Because we need to particularly send the message to our LGBT youth that there really are more and more of us out here who believe in equality for all. Because it does get better.... Continue Reading →