News item: The mayor of Coquitlan, British Columbia, stated in a recent interview that he wore the same suit (with occasional dry cleanings) for fifteen months, and no one noticed, at meetings or other gatherings; when asked if this would contrast strongly with the reaction a woman would receive if she tried to do the same thing, he concurred.
Imagine if this ‘male advantage’ applied in other ways… Read the rest of this entry »
For those of us coping with life in cold & snowy climes, especially after a snowmageddon…
Yesterday, for the first time, I binge watched a TV show: season one’s ten episodes of Better Call Saul were run, prior to its launching of season two later on last evening. (The host speciality channel, AMC, has made a habit of such volume-based indulgences, including with its other hit series The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad – Better Call Saul actually intended as a prequel to the latter.) Read the rest of this entry »
The day is here…
In anticipation of the special day forthcoming this weekend…
Taking Charge – in directly:
(a) “Why did I direct twenty-one pictures? Because I wanted to control every aspect of my own movies, and have a great time making them… I had a good time making ‘em, but I still had to deal with all kinds of vagaries of weather and sound and crew and actors. It doesn’t have the purity of simply painting a picture, composing a song, or sculpting, or writing. That’s something you do all by yourself.” Read the rest of this entry »
If pets could actually communicate remarks and comments, what might they be…
the watch of time 
Remember Me
It is supposedly a truism that in a group of thirty people, at least two will share the same birthday. I have been witness to this anecdotally, but how accurate it is over a scientifically large sample is unclear.
What is unequivocally accurate is that a birthday is, by definition, the most important day in one’s life. It seems like it should be worthy of some recognition. Read the rest of this entry »
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