Image: Christian LaForce, Chronicle Herald Staff
We live in a fantastic country and it feels good to celebrate how lucky we are.
Happy Canada Day!
Warning – I’ve quoted some stuff that is pretty offensive. I’ve chosen not to censor the language.
Earlier this week, my friend Heather sent me this article by Andrea Warner. It was posted on the CBC Music blog.
Misogyny makes a comeback: Kanye, Robin Thicke and degrading women
Before reading this article, I had never heard the three songs that Ms. Warner specifically discusses; Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O”, Kanye West’s “On Sight” and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines”. I have since listened to them all and have purposely not provided links.
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Tagged explicit lyrics, Kanye West, kids, music, Robin Thicke, U.O.E.N.O
Image: Guardian.co.uk using images from iStockphoto
Every year, when I was travelling with the tennis tour, I worked an event in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Shortly after this tournament, I would head back to Canada for a few weeks off before heading over to Europe.
While in Hilton Head, I received an e-mail request from a very close friend. He had an allergy and could only use latex-free condoms. In those days, they were still difficult to find in Canada and he was hoping I could pick him up a few boxes before heading home. Continue reading
Today I had a question posed on my contact page (Thanks Pat!) about the pictures I have been using in my headers. I thought the answer should be shared with all of you.
When I was initially designing this blog, I wanted the esthetic to be simple and personal. The images I chose for the header rotations are small samples of beautiful paintings that signify how I hope to always live my life.
Relaxed, near the ocean, full of love, surrounded by my family, and always with a good book nearby.
Children at Play on the Beach by Edward Henry Potthast
In Bed by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Boys in a Dory I by Winslow Homer
The New Novel also by Winslow Homer
The Young Yachtsman by Joaquín Sorolla
Bathtime also by Joaquín Sorolla
Lady In White Reading by Emilie Caroline Mundt
Breakfast in Bed by Mary Cassat
Late Night Reading by Pino Daeni
Perhaps in the future these images will change… but for now, they are perfect.
I had an epiphany in my last year of university.
It was in the Life Sciences Centre of Dalhousie University. The LSC, as it is known, is a concrete monolith that is home for all of the classes and labs for biology, psychology, earth sciences and oceanography.
I spent years of my life in there!
One morning I came down the stairs and CJ asked, “Are you wearing Pajama Jeans with the amazing butt lift?” He was deadpan serious.
I was scared to ask, but I did. “What are Pajama Jeans?”
“It’s PaJAAAHma Jeans,” he said, correcting my pronunciation.
“My apologies, what are PaJAAAHma Jeans?”
“They’re jeans that are so comfortable you can sleep in them. Like pajamas,” he answered, still very serious.
“And they have amazing butt lift,” exclaimed his younger brother.
Tagged advertisements, Family, Funny, kids, Looney Pajama Jeans, no!no!, Television
A couple of days ago I overheard the boys talking and had to clarify that when someone says, “I’d bet my life,” you don’t actually kill them if they are wrong.
This got me thinking about some of the misunderstandings that had me quietly worried when I was a kid. Continue reading
Have you seen this commercial? It’s vintage 2005 for a British brand of canned salmon and a long time favourite of mine.
As I disclosed in my very first post, I’m an introvert. This seems to be incongruous with my public persona because I have a highly developed survival reaction that kicks in when I’m uncomfortable – distract everyone’s attention with humour.
My difficulty lies in knowing when enough is enough.
Laws of Nature #17: There’s no such thing as too many hugs…
Soon after The Husband and I moved into our first flat, I gave him this card. At this point, he was still getting used to my penchant for hugs. Continue reading
My youngest nephew will be starting school in September. As part of his orientation package, he received this box of crayons.
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Tagged Crayola, Crayon, Family, Funny, Human skin color, kids, multicultural, U.S. Civil Rights Movement
Escaping Elegance 