Monthly Archives: December 2011

PANDAGATE

Posted on December 31, 2011 by [email protected]

This is one of the BBC’s Twelve Female Faces of the Year. Yes, it’s a panda. Cute. Furry. And I am sure, at heart, a very nice panda. But. It’s a panda. Among the other eleven chosen, one was the … Continue reading →

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WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

Posted on December 29, 2011 by [email protected]

My poor mother’s memory is going. She’s lived a good many years but these days it’s down to others to remember what she did and didn’t do in her life. Physically she’s fine; she was still playing table tennis at … Continue reading →

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HAPPY NEW APOCALYPSE

Posted on December 27, 2011 by [email protected]

The world is supposed to end in 2012 which gives me a problem. Should I wish you a happy new year? This year’s Doomsday prediction is based on the Mayan calendar, which ends December 21 or 23, 2012 (depending on … Continue reading →

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IF IT’S FRIDAY IT MUST BE MASH

Posted on December 23, 2011 by [email protected]

There was a lot of Christmas stories around this week. I guess that was because it’s nearly Christmas! My favourite was at Auguste McLaughlin’s blog where she fessed up about stealing Jesus when she was a teenager - and the … Continue reading →

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ARE YOU GOING TO FINISH STRONG?

Posted on December 21, 2011 by [email protected]

Life isn’t always roses. There have been times for me, as I am sure there have for you, when everything seemed just too hard. I have lost those I did not think I could live without; and there was a … Continue reading →

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THE HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES IN SEVEN MINUTES AND TWO SECONDS

Posted on December 19, 2011 by [email protected]

Here’s a glimpse of the good old days - the Middle Ages. If the Spanish Inquisition didn’t get you, the plague probably would. Of course as highlighted in Friday’s mash up, you can still get executed for being a witch … Continue reading →

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FRIDAY MONSTER MASH

Posted on December 17, 2011 by [email protected]

One of my favourite things this week was the chameleon getting his first taste of an iPhone over at Myndi Shafer’s blog here at :One Stray Sock From Insanity She has a lot of crazy and funny stuff like this. … Continue reading →

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WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by [email protected]

I wanted to follow up on my November 13 post “For Evil to Triumph,” about the general bewilderment around the behaviour of those involved in the Jerry Sandusky affair. I referenced the Stanley Milgram experiments. “[Milgram’s] tests were designed to … Continue reading →

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DRIVING INTO A COAL SACK

Posted on December 12, 2011 by [email protected]

I parked at the local shopping mall the other day. When I came back someone had left a huge dent in the back of my car. They didn’t leave a note. Thanks, pal. Whoever you are refer to my next … Continue reading →

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FRIDAY NIGHT DRINKS - IN THE HAREM

Posted on December 10, 2011 by [email protected]

It may be nearly Christmas but it was a Turkish harem that excited most of the comment this week.  I asked the question: was Hurrem Hasseki, Suleiman the Magnificent’s queen, the worst woman in history? Lisa rightly pointed out that … Continue reading →

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