My Saturday

I drove Gord to the airport this morning ... there is a fencing tournament in Atlanta this weekend. Good luck, Gord!

I spent this morning working and then did some cleaning. All the while, I had the TV on some oldies but goodies comedy movies.

I spent this evening chilling on the couch watching movies.

Here's all I watched today:

- Stripes
- Weekend at Bernie's
- Meet the Parents
- Fools Rush In
- You've Got Mail
- Must Love Dogs

I've seen these movies hundreds of times but I was in the mood to watch 'em. I love movies!

How did you spend your day?

Book ~ "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice" (2008) Maureen McCormick

From Amazon.com ~ In Here's the Story, Maureen takes us behind the scenes of America's favorite television family, the Bradys. With poignancy and candor, she reveals the lifelong friendships, the hurtful jealousies, the offscreen romance, the loving support her television family provided during a life-or-death moment and the inconsolable loss of a man who had been a second father. But The Brady Bunch was only the beginning. Haunted by the perfection of her television alter ego, Maureen landed on the dark side, caught up in a fast-paced, drug-fueled, star-studded Hollywood existence that ultimately led to the biggest battle of her life.

Moving from drug dens on Wonderland Avenue to wild parties at the Playboy mansion and exotic escapades on the beaches of Hawaii, this candid, hard-hitting memoir exposes a side of a beloved pop-culture icon the paparazzi missed. Yet it is also a story of remarkable success. After kicking her drug habit, Maureen battled depression, reconnected with her mother, whom she nursed through the end of her life, and then found herself in a pitched battle for her family in which she ultimately triumphed.

There is no question: Maureen McCormick is a survivor. After fifty years, she has finally learned what it means to love the person you are, insight that has brought her peace in a happy marriage and as a mother. Here's the Story is the empowering, engaging, shocking, and emotional tale of Maureen McCormick's courageous struggle over adversity and her lifelong battle to come to terms with the idea of perfection—and herself.

I wasn't a fan of The Brady Bunch. In fact, I hated this show ... still do.

But I like reading about people. I'm nosy!

I caught some of the Celebrity Fit Club shows Maureen McCormick was on and she seemed nice enough.

Maureen has had quite a life! She had many relationships with some high profile stars (at least at the time, they were). Before finding God (and a husband), she was driven by drugs.

With a lot of work, she has gotten her life together for the most part.

It is an interesting read if you are into celebrity gossip. I didn't mind the writing style ... it's casual and friendly.

Blind Date - Harbourfront Centre

You know how Gord and I love live theatre and tend to see a lot of plays?

Lemme tell you a secret ... Gord is a huge fan of the trashy late night dating show, Blind Date.

So when I saw that the Harbourfront Centre has a play coming up called Blind Date, it obviously caught my eye.

Here's the scoop ...

1 actor. 1 audience member. 1 blind date.

Blind Date opens in a Parisian café somewhere along the banks of the Seine where Mimi sits and waits for a blind date. When he doesn't show up, Mimi turns to the audience, sure to find someone brave enough to answer Love's call. What follows is a lifetime of surprises.

Anyone lucky enough to have caught Mimi's hilarious turn during last summer's smash hit, The Spiegel Show, knows Northan's extended 90-minute cabaret performance is one "can't-miss" production. Prepare yourself for a thrilling, saucy, breath-taking, and heart-breaking ride ... not unlike the game of love itself.

Doesn't that sound interesting!?

Would you let your boyfriend/husband go on stage and be Mimi's blind date?

Gord and I saw a play there a couple years ago ... it's good venue for such an up-close-and-personal play.

It's playing for just five nights from March 3 to March 7. Tickets are only $25.

Maybe we'll see you there!

TwitterMania

It seems like Twittering is all the rage.

I Twittered for a while last year ... but I found it to be way too time consuming updating my status and keeping track of everyone else.

So I stopped after a week or so.

There's an article in today's Toronto Star that our mayor, David Miller, Twitters.

Click here to peek at his Twitters. It's an interesting array of personal and work updates.

He "follows" other mayors.

Do you Twitter?

The Wrestler

I had a retirement planning lunch 'n learn to conduct today.

After that, I saw The Wrestler.

Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life--trying to reconnect with his daughter and striking up a blossoming romance with an exotic dancer who is ready to start a new life. Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.

I enjoyed this movie.

It was interesting to see the behind-the-scenes of wrestling ... I always suspected they were all pals. And the "choreographing" of the matches was cool.

I can't remember seeing Mickey Rourke in anything before. I thought he did a good job here. I was sympathetic to his character. A loser with a good heart trying to make things right.

Marisa Tomei plays an aging stripper. Man, she looks good!

Have you seen it?

Do Over Day Reminder

Just a reminder that today is the first ever Do Over Day!

So what would you do over?

Go on over to Do Over Day and post it.

How To Clean Stuff

I'm not really into cleaning but this site looks handy ... How to Clean Stuff!

One of the tips for cleaning your keyboard is to take off the keys and put them in the dishwasher. I think I'd rather go out and buy a new one. That sounds like too much hassle.

Obama picks running (and fetching) mate

Interesting reaction here with Ontario dog breeders to Obama choosing the Portuguese water dog.

Here's the story from today's Toronto's Star:

Portuguese water dog breeders not amused

It was billed as the ultimate pet lottery – which dog breed would the U.S. first family pick as their own?

But now that the Obamas have chosen the Portuguese water dog, few in the small community of Ontario breeders who produce the animal are happy.

"Oh, he did. Oh, God," Welland-based breeder Norm Starr said yesterday when told of the decision. "Now the litter-makers are going to start pumping them out like there's no tomorrow."

Currently, there are only about a dozen reputable breeders supplying the animal in Ontario. Perhaps 300 of the shaggy, high-energy pets become available each year, priced at a substantial $1,800-$2,000 per puppy.

"I hope this doesn't create any unwanted demand. Then you start to get the folks who just breed them for money," said Hawkestone, Ont., breeder Frank Goldschmidt.

Many referenced the overbreeding that occurred with Dalmatians after the release of 101 Dalmatians. Others mentioned Eddie, the Jack Russell terrier from TV's Frasier.

"There's quite a few of those dogs in animal rescue right now," said Karen Matthews, an Allanburg-based breeder and the secretary of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of Canada.

What happens if the dog is overbred?

"It's like cousins getting married," said Matthews. "They lose a little upstairs."

Also, there is the fear that the breed could be pumped out in appalling conditions in puppy mills.

Beyond that is the concern that people ill-suited to the extremely active dog will buy them to emulate the Obamas.

"These dogs are fantastic for the right people and a disaster for the wrong family," said breeder Herb Szauerzopf from Moffat, Ont. He eliminates eight out of 10 prospective buyers for his dogs because they are a poor match.

"These are a full-time dog that want to be part of your life and they don't have an `off' switch," Szauerzopf said. "They are not suited to commuter families."

The Obamas' search for a dog prompted a three-month media frenzy. Entire segments on national news were given over to the search. A top Iranian cleric deigned to denounce it. President Barack Obama joked that finding a dog "has been tougher than finding a commerce secretary."

The Obamas winnowed their shortlist to the Portuguese water dog and the Labradoodle, mainly because both dogs are hypoallergenic. The elder Obama daughter, Malia, has allergies.

Gorgeous dog!

I hope this doesn't spark an interest in them so the wrong kind of owners buy them.

I hate puppy mills!

Rules of Thumb

I came across this interesting site tonight ... Rules of Thumb.

There are tons of helpful rules of thumb for just about everything!

For example, if you don't want a cat to jump into your lap, don't make eye contact with it. I don't think that would work with Morgan.

Computers and books sell for six times their manufacturing costs.

Go check it out!

Pay what you want in this Montreal restaurant

I read about this interesting way a restaurant is trying to get and keep customers in today's Toronto Star ...

Crescent St. tavern hard hit by drop in business tries something new

Already stung by a slide in American tourists and a deepening financial mess that's keeping business customers away, the Taverne Crescent, situated on one of Montreal's historic party streets, decided to implement a new policy: Pay what you can.

So yesterday, lunch-hour customers were given the choice of an appetizer, plus either tagliatelle bolognese, salmon or braised beef, and coffee or tea, for whatever they wanted to pay. For a dollar even. Or nothing.

"Some people might pay nothing," said owner George Pappas, "but maybe when they have more money in three or six months, they'll come back and pay more."

Do you think it will work?

Or will people take advantage?

Nordic hiking

Gord and I went Nordic hiking today in High Park ... it was a Single Horizon's event.

I wasn't sure what to expect ... but I didn't think it was going to be such strenuous workout.

Here's Gord with the poles.

It's only as hard as you want to be. You push yourself forward with the poles. Apparently when you get good at it, you glide right than walking.


Our group:


Our instructors, Barb and Katarina with Chia Kitty:

Where did this come from??!!

I soaked in a vanilla-scented bath for a while and then had a shower after I got home from the gym.

This is what was waiting for me afterwards ...


Where did this come from??!!

Book ~ "War Brides" (2007) Melynda Jarratt

From Amazon ~ For thousands of young British girls, the influx of Canadian soldiers conscripted to Britain during the Second World War meant throngs of handsome young men. The result was over 48,000 marriages to Canadian soldiers alone, and a mass emigration of British women to North America and around the world in the 1940s.

For many brides, the decision to leave their family and home to move to a country thousands of miles away with a man they hardly knew brought forth ensuing happiness. For others, the outcome was much different, and the darker side of the story reveals the infidelity, domestic violence, poverty, alcoholism and divorce that many lived through.

War Brides draws on original archival documents, personal correspondence, and key first hand accounts to tell the amazing story of the War Brides in their own words-and shows the love, passion, tragedy and spirit of adventure of thousand of British women.

Can you imagine quitting school at age 14 because you have to help support your family during World War II in London? A couple years later you meet a Canadian soldier at a dance or in a park and you get married (after much paperwork and permissions) within a week, a couple months or a year. You leave your parents and siblings (not knowing if you'll ever see them again) and follow your husband months later by ship (perhaps with a baby) to rural Canada where they may only speak French (you don't). You are used to having running water and electricity and live for the next 20+ years hauling water from the river and using an outhouse. Yet your 60+ year marriage is a happy one and you have no regrets and consider Canada home.

Hard to imagine!

This book is an interesting collection of more than 50 stories of Canada's war brides, set up geographically by province, along with pictures of most of the brides. Some of the stories are told by the brides themselves, others by children or grandchildren.

Definitely a book I'd recommend!

If you want to learn more about Canadian War Brides, you can go to the extensive website.

What's Your True Body Type?

You Are an Endomorph

You have a rounder, softer body type. It's difficult for you to lose weight. Endomorphs are known for being friendly, generous, and warm. It's likely that you're a relaxed person who enjoys good times, good people, and good food. You are warm and affectionate. You provide comfort to others and crave it for yourself.

What's Your True Body Type?

Yep!

Shelters fear flood of pets as times get tough

Sad story in today's Toronto Star:

With each factory that closed, each round of layoffs at the General Motors plant, more animals came in.

Many were simply abandoned, left in empty apartments after the tenants had been evicted. But in other cases – one or two a month – it was clear they had been surrendered for financial reasons, their owners unable to pay for food or veterinary bills, says Ruby Richards, manager of the Humane Society of Durham Region in Oshawa, a region hard hit by the manufacturing sector's steady decline.

With the added squeeze of the recession, more Durham residents are giving up pets to cut costs, Richards said. "We get calls from people who have lost their job, who are moving in with relatives and can't take their pets with them."

You can read the rest here.

Do Over Day - Feb 26

The first ever Do Over Day is Thursday, February 26th, 2009.

This is the one time of year when we can revisit and/or repair the significant moments of their lives.

Imagine re-enjoying your first kiss, the birth of your first child, or even your first marriage. Picture yourself re-experiencing the fabulous meals you’ve eaten, the exotic lands you’ve visited, the epic raves you cannot recall attending.

Or visualize yourself making amends for your life’s imperfect moments – the time you made a pass at your wife’s sister and got caught, or the night driving home from the pub when you accidentally ran over your neighbour’s shihtzu, or that scathing company-wide email you fired off in a huff one fateful day, back when your career was still on track. And think about all the do overs you would suggest to others.

There’s something, or many things, for all of us to do on Do Over Day.

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So what would you do over?

Go on over to Do Over Day and post it.

And don't forget to post it here too!

I'll start ...

One thing that I would do over is ... I wish I'd stayed with the exercise and diet regimes I'd been on (I'd done soooo well!) and NOT gained weight back.

Confessions of a Shopaholic

I taught mail merge and some PowerPoint today and got out a bit early. Gord was meeting friends after work for supper so I saw Confessions of a Shopaholic.

In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping--a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door--until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. As her dreams are finally coming true, she goes to ever more hilarious and extreme efforts to keep her past from ruining her future.

The movie was so-so, not great.

I've read and enjoyed most of the Shopaholic books (though Rebecca started getting annoying at the end of the series).

It's been a while since I've read the first book. The movie kinda sticks to the original story but not really. It seemed like a washed-out version of the book. Everyone has been Americanized except for Luke ... makes for broader appeal, I guess.

Isla Fisher was a good choice to play Rebecca. I didn't find Hugh Dancy manly enough to play Luke, though. And Kristin Scott Thomas playing French was just weird.

Would I recommend it? Not really. Save your $$ and wait 'til it comes out as a rental. Or better yet, on the movie channel.

Really Old-Fashioned Marinated Roast

A couple weeks ago there was a marinade for steak in the Toronto Star.

We thought it would be just as tasty for a roast beef.

Here's the marinade:

1/2 bottle of rich full-bodied red wine
2 T of sugar
6 whole cloves
1/2 t grated nutmeg
1/2 t cinnamon
1 t orange zest
salt and pepper

Combine wine and sugar in a large pot and bring to boil; lower heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and orange zest, and remove pan from heat to cool. Put steaks in a large baking dish and pour marinade over them. Marinade steaks in the refrigerator for at least several hours and up to 3 days.

We had the roast marinading since Saturday. I put it in the crock pot this morning.

I had the au jus on the side for dipping. The different flavours were still there and were very delicious!

Colour Test

My pal, LeeAnn, pass this along to me ... The Colour Test!

Bet you can't get 100% on the first try!

This is pretty neat! See how you do with the colours! Have fun!

It takes an average of 5 tries to get to 100%. Follow the directions!

How did you do?

KC's feeling better

KC has had a hard week with the infection.

She didn't get out much ... just short walks and drives to the vets.

I took her for a stroll around the CAMH grounds this morning and she had a great time running around and sniffing.


She didn't have such a great time when we got home, though.

She hasn't had a bath in a while and needed one. She despises baths!

Bloodhound Gang

As offensive as they are, I like the Bloodhound Gang.

I've had Fire Water Burn on a compilation CD for years and downloaded it onto my ipod. Some of the words are so not politically correct but I like their sound.

On Thursday night, I found and downloaded more of their songs.

Coincidentally The Bad Touch was just on MuchMore Retro.




Are there any groups or singers that you like who are kind of offensive?

Strolling home

After we saw He's Just Not That Into You, we started walking home.

We stopped in for a beer at the Cameron House.


Folk singers, Sue and Dwight, were playing. They apparently play there every Saturday.


We continued on and stopped at the Dog's Bollocks for a while. It's not a fancy place but you gotta love their $10 pitchers! And the bartender, Jessie, is a nice fella.

He's Just Not That Into You

Gord and I saw saw He's Just Not That Into You this afternoon.

A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirty-somethings navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex - and hoping to be the exceptions to the "no-exceptions" rule. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call - and does - while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn't think there's a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy or her straightforward no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.

Not a bad movie ... I enjoyed it.

It's just over two hours long and I didn't find that it dragged (though Gord said he found it did sometimes).

I liked that not everyone ended up with someone in the end.

Some things, though:

- I found GiGi naive and too pathetic.
- I wasn't feeling the vibe between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Aniston (they were Beth and Neil).
- Every time Jennifer Aniston was on the screen I wondered how much work she's had done because her face looked kinda creepy to me.
- I'm not a fan Scarlett Johansson (Anna).
- I found it odd that Janine (Jennifer Connolly) was more pissed off that her husband is smoking and lying about it (her dad had died of lung cancer) than banging Anna. Janine was such a cold unexpressive character.

What's Your Valentine's Day Personality?

Your Valentine's Day Personality is Practical

As far as you're concerned, Valentine's Day is simply a commercial holiday. You don't place any real meaning on it. You don't think it deserves too much celebration. For you, Valentine's Day is just the day you avoid restaurants and candy stores. If you love someone, you already show it. You don't need to go all out for a silly holiday to prove your love.

What's Your Valentine's Day Personality?

Happy Valentine's Day

KC update

Thanks for all the best wishes for KC.

We've been putting drops in her eye and giving her a pill ... and you can see that her eye is so much better!

Subconcious biases tests

I'm reading Ask for It and there is a reference to a website with various tests to determine our subconscious biases.

I did some.

Though they were interesting tests to do, I don't agree with the results except for the last one (the Canadian one).

Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Thin People compared to Fat People.

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for Straight People compared to Gay People.

Your data suggest a slight automatic preference for Young compared to Old.

Your data suggest a moderate automatic preference for White people compared to Black people.

Your data suggest a strong automatic preference for Canada compared to the United States.

Go check 'em out and let me know how you did. BTW, I didn't input any of the info they asked for.

KC's eye ... er, tooth ... update

Gord took KC to the oncologist this morning.

He did a bunch of tests.

Apparently it's not her eye. Her back tooth is cracked and dead and that's what caused the infection.

The oncologist lanced it and squeezed infection out. Yuk!

But the swelling is gone and it's not full of puss anymore. Yay!


She's going to be on meds for a while.

And we have to have her two back teeth pulled.

It looks gross, I know, but sooooo much better.

Update on KC

KC's eye hasn't gotten better from the shots the vet gave her yesterday.

Here she is this evening:


I took her to the vet after work today so he could check her out.

He has no idea what's wrong.

He checked the pressure on her eye and it's high. He suspects glaucoma.

He gave me some drops. Plus he wants us to take her to an oncologist ... Gord is taking her first thing this morning.

Other than her eye, she seems to be fine. She's eating and active. In fact, after we went to the vet, we spent a half hour at the park.

Cat lovers open wallets to help feral colonies

Star readers clearly have a soft spot for felines and are willing to invest money and effort into improving the lives of feral cats.

We've previously reported on an Etobicoke feral cat colony living in an abandoned truck, which caught the attention of Ferne Sinkins of Toronto Cat Rescue, a volunteer group that traps wild cats, takes them to clinics to be spayed or neutered, then releases them where they were first picked up.

Sinkins had said the rescue group would trap members of the Evans Ave. colony and take them to be spayed or neutered, at an average cost of $100 per cat, but asked if we could mention that they rely on donations to pay the clinics, and that any help would be appreciated.

Sinkins sent an email yesterday saying readers have so far donated more than $7,000, which will allow the group to pay for veterinary services for the 22 cats they counted on Evans Ave., as well as another 50 cats in two other feral colonies in that area.

You can read more of the article here.

When I was in Halifax last March, Sister Sarah took me to a feral cat colony at Fisherman's Reserve. We brought some food for them.

Your kid's homework

My pal, Liz, sent me this ...

A first grade girl handed in the drawing below for a homework assignment.


After it was graded and the child brought it home, she returned to school the next day with the following note:

Dear Ms. Davis,

I want to be very clear on my child's illustration. It is NOT of me on a dance pole on a stage in a strip joint. I work at Home Depot and had commented to my daughter how much money we made in the recent snowstorm. This drawing is of me ... selling a shovel.

Mrs. Harrington

I was a spritely Sprite!

I was a Brownie.

Our small group (called Sixes) in our pack was the Sprites. As we skipped into the circle to join the other Sixes, we had to hold hands and sing "Here we are the spritely sprites, brave and healthy like the knights!"

Remember the Brownie Promise?

I promise on my honour,
To do my best,
To do my duty,
To God, the Queen and my country.
To help other people every day,
Especially those at home.

Scary that I still remember this after 35+ years!

I was a Girl Guide too.

I only sold cookies once. We were living in Edmonton at the time and I was about 12. We sold them around the neighbourhood next to ours.

First thing one Saturday morning there we were ringing doorbells ... about 9am. We did sell our cookies but we also got a lot of lectures too from hungover people.

Oops!

They probably bought them from us to get rid of us and leave them alone.

Were you a Brownie or a Girl Guide?

What Girl Scout Cookie Are You?

You Are Peanut Butter Sandwiches / Do-si-dos

You are easy going and naturally happy. You don't need a lot to make you smile. You genuinely care about people and are a great friend. You're always doing your best to make the world a better place. Even though there isn't an immature bone in your body, you still are like a big kid sometimes. Why make life complicated when the best parts are actually quite simple? You enjoy the small joys of life.

What Girl Scout Cookie Are You?

Last I heard, we can only get three flavours of Girl Guide cookies here in Canada: Chocolatey Mint Cookies and Chocolate & Vanilla Classic Cookies.

Poor KC

KC has had chronic eye problems the last couple years. She's almost 14 and her ducts don't produce tears anymore. I have to put ointment in her eyes in the morning and night and fake teardrops during the day.

Her eye hasn't been perfect but I've managed to stay on top of it.

I met Gord after work and we walked home together.

We were shocked and concerned to see KC's eye when we got in. Otherwise she seems fine.

I called the animal hospital right away and, though they were fully booked, we were able to get in.

The vet doesn't know what's wrong but gave KC a couple shots. Hopefully they will kick in soon.


I have to bring KC back in tomorrow so he can check her eye again.

Book ~ "The New Retirement" (2008) Sherry Cooper

From Amazon ~ In The New Retirement, global economic strategist Sherry Cooper explains that the boomer generation will be reaching traditional retirement age very soon and the enormous wave of boomer retirees will crest in 2025. This phenomenon will profoundly affect the labour markets, the economy and financial markets for decades. But will boomers retire the way their parents did? Will they work longer and transition gradually into semi-retirement? Cooper tells us that boomers will redefine retirement with great energy and creativity, working well beyond age 65 and mostly by choice. With the dramatic rise in their longevity, healthy goal-driven boomers will seek purposeful leisure focusing on regeneration, rejuvenation and low-stress contributions to society and their own personal wealth. Follow Cooper through her own journey to discover the route to financial security in this engaging and insightful read. Learn how the new retirement is about living well while achieving both monetary security and your personal goals. The New Retirement is an indispensable roadmap to the best years of your life.

I was expecting this to be more of a financial planning book. That would have interested me ... but as it turned out it wasn't.

Instead it was more about demographics (which I find interesting) and how the boomers are redefining retirement with our behavior and lifestyle. Our retirement isn't going to be like our parents or grandparents. We will work later in life because we want to, for example.

The book also takes a holistic look at retirement in urging us to be healthy both physically and mentally today as it will benefit us in having a longer healthy retirement.

It's not a heavy duty read which you'd expect a book about retirement to be. It's worth checking out.

Supper tourtière

Remember when Gord made a tourtière for supper New Year's Eve?

He made some extra meat mixture and froze it.

We bought a pie crust today for it and had it for supper tonight.

Yum-mee!


Gord always puts a message on his tourtières. What does the 2388 mean? The number of days we've been married.

Treadmill kitties

Maybe I should take Morgan and Byron to the gym next time ... especially Morgan cuz he's a tubby boy.

I'm a Cool Non-Nerd

I saw this over at Anne's ...





What kind of a nerd are you?

What Office Supply Are You?

You Are a Coffee Mug

You have loads of energy and stamina. You can zip through the most boring of tasks with complete enthusiasm. You are also great at motivating a group. You are a fearless leader. You are efficient and productive. You don't put off tasks or procrastinate. You actually enjoy working. You would make a good small business owner or startup employee. If a job requires blood, sweat, and tears - then you have some to give.

What Office Supply Are You?

Except for the procrastination part (I'm the queen of that!), it sounds like me!

How old are you?

Looking for something mindless to do?

Then check out How old are you?

I read about it in today's Toronto Star.

The object of the game is to look at the pictures and try to accurately guess their age. You can event submit your picture to find out how old people really think you look.

I've been waaaaaaaaaaay off in my guesses. How did you do?

I ♥ Simon's cat

Angie posted this on Facebook today:



It reminded me of this one that I'd seen last year:



Morgan, who is an attention whore, is sooo like this kitty!

Get-a-Parking-Ticket-from-a-Cop-on-a-Horse Day

I conducted a training seminar this morning and had the afternoon off.

So I ran some errands ... library, pet store, dollar store, etc.

When I came out of the dollar store, there was a police officer on a horse giving out parking tickets in the parking lot. I assume it was to cars who weren't shopping in the dollar store but were parked in their lot (I didn't get one).

Thursdays must be Get-a-Parking-Ticket-from-a-Cop-on-a-Horse Day!

Remember Gord and I saw a taxi driver getting a parking ticket last Thursday evening from a police officer on a horse?

How Warm Are You?

You Are Very Warm

You are kind, caring, and empathetic. A lot of warm energy radiates from you. And it's not an act - you truly like people. You get a charge from people being around you. You are are easy going and very socially adaptable. You're willing to overlook peoples' quirks. You enjoy meeting people from all walks of life and helping them if you can. Giving makes you feel good.

How Warm Are You?