Congratulations! As you set off this morning to clean off your cars to get last minute shopping done or perhaps to go to work, remember: not only is it Christmas tomorrow, but the days are now getting longer! Yes, the Winter Solstice was three days ago, and ever since then, the days have been slowly… Read More Great news!
From the Digital Journal. By: Carol Forsloff. Someone is stuck in a car at risk for explosion or plunged into a river where the occupant is in danger. If you decide to play a Good Samaritan and rescue someone, you could be sued for doing it according to the decision of the California Supreme Court.… Read More Good Samaritan Can Be Sued. Bad Judgment?
If arts are a reflection of humanity’s collective soul, then there is something to be said of our obsession with crime shows and shows pitching humans against the forces of evil. It’s almost as if we refuse to accept that there is no such thing as evil, that we are responsible for everything that we… Read More Supernatural, or supernaturally in denial?
I found a brand new blog which I find absolutely hilarious (in a good way, of course). First of all, it feeds my obsession with Edward-Cullen-Obsession. Second of all, it’s good to know that I’m not the only one who hears music while reading books. And no, I don’t hear voices as well. Please visit… Read More Setting the Tune – Twilight related songs
Very interesting commentary: Michelle Obama is reinventing the stay-at-home mom By Jolene Ivey, Special to CNN America’s vision of the stereotypical June Cleaver at-home mom is about to get a shake-up. Michelle Obama is joining the ranks of the Mocha Moms! And she’ll be doing it at the most prestigious address on earth — 1600… Read More IHT: Commentary on Michelle Obama’s reinvention of the ‘Stay-at-home’ Mom
Have you guys heard yet about this incident: Georgia judge jails Muslim woman for refusing to take off her head scarf? It’s reminiscent of many similar episodes in the last couple of years all over the States and Canada. I’m only going to mention one of them, because I’m going to use it to make… Read More To cover or not to cover, that is the question
It’s been a tough couple of weeks, and not just because of my recurrent bouts of acute I-miss-the-X-files-initis. Because however great he is, Dean Winchester does not compare to Fox Mulder (sorry, Jensen), and even if demons’ inherent evilness sends chills down my spine (or is it the devilish grins of the Winchester brothers? Sometimes… Read More Chronicles of a sprained ankle: learning about patience
I read an article published on ITH.com that made my jaw drop – and not in a good way. I wanted to see other people’s reactions. In short, the article is about the guilt rich people feel when shopping for extravagant items, and how a new niche market has been established, composed partly by invitation-only… Read More From IHT: Even in recession, spend they must: Luxury shoppers anonymous
I have to admit that I don’t like the title of the post by Georgie Binks. I love his post (very insightful, thoughtful and provoking), but the title seems to encourage the labelling of decisions that are seen as controversial as being the worst decisions. Then again, I also understand that in a way, choosing… Read More CBC: ‘When making the worst decision is the best thing to do’
It seems that something might finally be happening in the entire Zimbabwe nightmare… U.S. no longer supports Zimbabwean unity deal: envoy The United States cannot support Zimbabwe’s proposed power-sharing deal as long as Robert Mugabe remains as president, the top U.S. envoy to Africa said Sunday. “We have lost confidence in the power-sharing deal being… Read More Collective sigh: it’s about time