Funny. Now. Do it.

Funny. Now. Do it.

I realise that I haven’t been funny in a while. Not that nothing funny has happened in a few months. I mean just the other day ten police officers were hurt in a clothing sale. Of course it’s not funny that people were hurt. It’s just funny why they got hurt. Short answer: cuz people are idiots. And Sarah Palin “helping” John McCain get re-elected in Arizona was...

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Can I See Some ID, Please?

Can I See Some ID, Please?

I started seeing a traditional Tibetan doctor who is giving me various potions that are supposed to stimulate my wind element and get me back on the road to good health. My GP rolls her eyes at such things and says in a condescending tone, “Well, if it makes you feel better, then that’s fine, I suppose.” I do find it incredible that we in the West look at cultures that have...

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Quick Tip #7: Your Grandma Can Find You Online

Quick Tip #7: Your Grandma Can Find You Online

(I’ve had a really difficult week this week, health-wise, thus the lack of posts. But since I’d rather rant or laugh than share the woes, I’ll share something that is both funny and scary for my Quick Tips category.) After reading some unfortunate, but inadvertently hilarious, problems people get themselves into because of Facebook (or Twitter, or texting, or IMs, or email)....

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Excuse Me, But Your Poverty Is Ruining My Vacation

Excuse Me, But Your Poverty Is Ruining My Vacation

This time of year, I become acutely aware of poverty around the world. I don’t know why. Maybe because it’s freaking cold, or maybe because the TV is full of desperate adverts about some useless crap that we just MUST buy in order to have the proper “holiday spirit”.  I don’t know if it’s just me growing old and cynical, but the older I get, the more I just...

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Regretsy

Regretsy

I have a few regrets in my life, but not many. Most of the time I can acknowledge that I was doing the best I could with the knowledge and understanding that I had at the time. That’s really the best we can expect of ourselves. I regret a few relationships, but then I suppose what I truly regret is that the other person turned out to be such jackasses. I  Sometimes I know my words were...

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