Tech Transition
Long story short: we all have new phones. My new Samsung Galaxy S4 is housed in the fugliest OtterBox they had available (grey/neon pink); Kiddo’s S4 and Shawn’s S3 are Continue Reading →
Mostly Free Comics
Today was Freecomicbookday — the first Saturday in May when comic book retailers give away stacks of comics to anyone who drops into their stores. Most will limit the number Continue Reading →
Branding Cheryl
I am not a fan of the terms “branding” or “building a personal brand” but it is the best way to describe “putting out a consistent message.” At the beginning Continue Reading →
Pop Culture or Cultural Appropriation?
Sooooooo, there’s been a heap of controversy over Avril Lavigne’s new video, “Hello Kitty.” I finally watched/listened and I didn’t hate the song. It’s not going to be a classic, Continue Reading →
Rules We Eat By
Rarely a day goes by when there isn’t a study released about what we should and shouldn’t eat. Rarely a week goes by that I don’t think, “I should be Continue Reading →
Sick Day – Movie Day
Each of us spent the long weekend fighting sinus cold; for me and Kiddo it peaked yesterday. Today, though, we maintained “hang mode” and ended up watching a collection of Continue Reading →
The Skeleton in my Political Closet
I have a dirty little secret in my past: I was a card-carrying Young Socred — the youth arm of the Social Credit Party of BC. I’m not nearly as Continue Reading →
Poetry Month Random Haiku
I wanted to write a few haiku but didn’t have anything in mind so, using the Creative Random Word Generator, I got these three words: fare, mud, and rash, and Continue Reading →
If Video killed the Radio Star, what is killing the mall?
I sometimes think our generation both created and now is destroying the shopping mall. I mean, I know they pre-date GenX, but check this quote: “Teen retail stores are down Continue Reading →
To My Body
to my body, that works so hard to lift, contain and transport all that makes me me every thought and emotion that lives inside this flesh and there is a Continue Reading →