What would war with Iran be like?
We were talking yesterday about the possibility of a US-Iran war and how we are experiencing misty, water-coloured memories of the awful build-up to the invasion of Iraq way back…
Cathie from Canada
It’s Twelfth Night!
Today is Twelfth Night AKA Epiphany Eve.Here is one classic version: And another much earlier classic too: The director, Wendy Toye, was one of the few female film directors in…
Its the Year of the Optometrist!
People around the world are celebrating 2020 – which my husband calls The Year of the Optometrist. Singapore, with 500 performing drones Australia Philippines India Kenya London Photos from the…
Canadian scene
A few Canadian tweets to finish out the year: Only in Canada eh https://t.co/AQwmru6GOs — Raging??Granny/ Resistor & Team Trudeau (@RagingLibNana) December 30, 2019 Exactly five years ago today, I…
Christmas
My favorite passages from A Christmas Carol are the descriptions of Christmas in Victorian London: Meanwhile the fog and darkness thickened so, that people ran about with flaring links, proffering…
This Be The Verse
I find myself reading a number of the advice columnists these days. And as I read about all the problems people have with their families, I often think of this…
Great tweets of the day, animal edition
Here are some good animal tweets: What a shot! pic.twitter.com/CEWkWEPMNc — Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) December 15, 2019 pic.twitter.com/A5xgSYsSj1 — Right Wing, Shoots Left ????? (@HILITINGHOCKEY) December 14, 2019 I can’t…
Can someone tell me what is going on in Alberta?
I don’t really follow Alberta news, but the constant “cut, cut, cut” and “whine, whine, whine” I am hearing from there recently is getting chaotic. Does the Alberta UCP government…
Daughter Dearest
Hmmm — I’ve been saying for years that SOMEBODY in Trump’s inner circle is a Russian asset. I am convinced that someone very close to him has been feeding him…
"Send us your money and everything will be just fine"
I’m very glad to see that Canadian authorities are taking these scams seriously: A Burnaby, B.C., man has been identified as a suspect in an RCMP investigation into organized crime…
Great tweets of the day – animal twitter edition
Some great animal tweets: Snowplow for hire pic.twitter.com/bdYu09XNhO — Aussies Doing Things (@aussiesdointhgs) November 26, 2019 I like this video pic.twitter.com/dCTk2tZ68F — Attractive Nature ? (@NatureAttracts) November 26, 2019 Tom…
Great tweets of the day: All Trump edition
I really do enjoy twitter for all the wit that people share. And with Trump in the White House, there’s lots to be witty about: If there is a Trump…
Who’s training who?
My sister is training one of our dogs for rally obedience and things are going pretty well, I think. Our Molly is a bit of a handful, but my sister…
Today in impeachment
What a day for the impeachment inquiry! I’m biased of course, but I don’t think Devin Nunes got anywhere with his stupid “boooooring!” comments. Of course the narrative is complicated…
Great tweets of the day
Beluga Whale playing some rugby pic.twitter.com/OhRINNfYoq — Animal Life (@animalIife) November 9, 2019 Any hope of getting my prowl on today is #BuriedUnderTheSnow. #CatsOfTwitter pic.twitter.com/nwk2mcxru5 — ?Beware of Dogma? (@ellelljaytoo)…
"I’m not racist! How dare you say that?"
Those of you calling for Stephen Miller to be fired by the White House because he has been revealed (again) to be a white supremacist do not understand that’s the…
Great tweet of the day
“missed me, you big stripy fuck” ?: https://t.co/Rq7dW7lgS9 pic.twitter.com/wHvXQwmTiR — Paul Bronks (@SlenderSherbet) November 10, 2019
Lest we forget
Chief Petty Officer Margaret Louise Byam — my mother. I have often wondered now why she did it, but she died before I thought to ask her. A small-town Prairie…