Saving lives
Once we recognise that this is a major event in human history, it can actually help gain some perspective. And as Cuomo said “What we have done has saved lives”…
Cathie from Canada
Laugh and the world laughs with you
Joe Biden could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot Donald Trump and I would still vote for him — doug wiser (@MyBigRedTruck) April 18, 2020 If you…
Stages of Grief
Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.These are the stages of grief and I’ve been through them all since the COVID19 lockdown began. I think everyone else has going through them too.…
How I spent my summer vacation
Here’s the tweet of the week month: Today is 3 wks in quarantine w/o sugar. Walking 3 miles a day, no meat, dairy or flour! I feel great! No alcohol…
Strange Days Indeed
I wonder if John Lennon ever realized how prophetic his words would be: Nobody told me there’d be days like theseStrange days indeed. I never understood how a pandemic would…
Friday Funfest
The COVID-19 news is so depressing, beaten only by the economic news, which is absolutely awful. So here’s something a little more lighter-hearted, on a cold Friday. This is Toby…
#DieForTheDow is trending
Age-wise, I am on the wrong side of the “let’s save the economy by throwing grandma to the wolves” argument. So I have to say, I disagree with it! And…
Courage is found in unlikely places
Things are awful and they’re going to get worse – the economy is going to tank, maybe worse than it did in 2008, and hundreds of thousands of people are…
COVID Shakespeare
What’s the difference between Covid 19 and Romeo & Juliet? One’s a corona virus and the other is a Verona crisis. — Julian Lee (@JulianLeeComedy) March 14, 2020 One’s a…
COVID tweet-fest
I keep saving COVID-19 tweets and then before I can post anything, it all gets worse. So here’s a few, but with the warning that they might be completely out…
The sweetest thing
My sister is presently training one of our dogs in Rally Obedience, so I am trying to flag any tweets, etc about this sport. And here is one that I…
Tweets of the Day
Here’s a Friday palate cleanser for ya: No way! ? pic.twitter.com/Sr4XeP3ngX — CCTV IDIOTS (@cctvidiots) February 27, 2020
Wet’suwet’en update
He waited as long as he could, too long in the opinion of many. He was obviously hoping that peaceful negotiation could bring down the rail barricades, in the best…
Wetsuweten protests- we don’t get to choose the battle; we can only choose our side
Once again, I think we have reached the point in Canada where we don’t get to choose the battle. We can only choose our side. I can’t say I understand…
Great tweets: politics or animals or maybe both
Here’s some tweets I enjoyed this week.And doesn’t it always seem that January DRAGGGGS while February goes so FAST? TAKE. NO. CRAP. ?? pic.twitter.com/iBVE1fuQNC — Jay Arnold ?️? (@JadedCreative) February…
Great tweets of the day: laugh and the world laughs with you
Well, I guess there’s nothing to do today really except laugh, so here goes: I’m on the edge of my seat! pic.twitter.com/tn2MbABmZe — Gillian OShaughnessy (@GillOshaughness) January 31, 2020 pic.twitter.com/wMoE3xGXx7…
Another poetry post
Darkest Hour was on, so I was able to watch this great scene again today: Horatius —Thomas Babington Macaulay Then out spake brave Horatius,The Captain of the gate:“To every man…
Great tweets of the day, animal edition
Here’s some tweets that I have been enjoying today: An incorrectly assembled whippet. pic.twitter.com/CVAAOL3efV — Jonathan Best (@jonnnybest) January 18, 2020 No matter the size, cats will be cats? pic.twitter.com/EXaVWGNGaa…
I for one welcome our new Sussex Royal overlords
Many Canadians are giddy at the prospect that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could be moving to Canada, injecting some razzle dazzle to the sprawling, bone-chillingly cold country. https://t.co/3HH575a6EK —…