Song Of The Day: Promise By Slash Featuring Chris Cornell

I love, love, love this tune. It's gonna be big kids......BIG!!!!!

Random Question & Answer

1.) What is the first section of the grocery store you go to?
Produce.....I like to pick out my fruit and vegetables first.

2.) Do you like to eat sardines?
Hell No!!!!

3.) What's the oddest thing you have sitting on your computer desk right now or where ever it is you may be sitting with a laptop?
Worlds Greatest Lover Trophy.


4.) How many hours’ sleep do you need in order to be at your best, and what’s the minimum you can get on a regular basis and still be functional?
I need to sleep up to 9-10 hours to be not cranky and moody and minimum of 6-7 hours to look decent and still be functional.

5.) What brand of camera do you have?
Canon.

6.) If a stranger came to your door and asked for a glass of water, would you give it to them?
Yes.

7.) If you could pick a new color for the sky, what would you pick?
Coral

8.) What was your first concert?
Huey Lewis & The News at Kingswood Movie Theatre.

9.) Have you ever been in a play or musical?
I was part of set design for our grade 7 production of Wizard Of Oz.



10.) How tall are you?
5'2"

Song Of The Day: You And Your Heart By jack Johnson

The video to this new tune is beautiful. His music always reflects
imagery and attitude and I like this new breezy summer tune. Have I told you I scored some sweet tickets to his concert this summer. Jack and I go "better when we're together."

Screwin The Night Away

Stay current to avoid mix-ups.

Why The World Was A Much Happier Place In The 60's

The photo and the just of this barbaric article have me thinking it is the 1860's.
So glad though we have made progress and huge strides from this time. I would not have cut it back then with my socks that I wear to bed every night. I love that my husband lets me sleep in each morning.

Macro Photographs Of Insects

Check out these stunning photos of insects captured in extreme close-up. Glistening in the early morning, these insects look like creatures from another planet as dew gathers on their sleeping bodies.

Song Of The Day: Generator 2nd Floor By Freelance Whales

I like the banjo playing in this tune......it adds a little warmth.


Freelance Whales - Generator 2nd Floor

Freelance Whales MySpace Music Videos

Old Spice Commercials

Apparently these comical ads for Old Spice played during the Superbowl but I am just seeing them now......pure gold.

Song Of The Day: Tender By Frankie & The Heartstrings

I love the yelpy vocals.

Love Is Scary

Let this photo be a good teaching moment for the kiddies....."this is what you will look like if you swallow/snort/inject/smoke every substance you can get your hands on."

Click image to enlarge.......or maybe not.

Song Of The Day: I Never Told You By Colbie Caillat

Caillat originally penned this song whilst touring Europe in her hotel bathroom. She told Starpulse.com...... "I wrote it about someone I had broken up with that I was missing at the time." Later on the song was completed during a three week "writing camp" in Hawaii that Caillat organized with fellow singer/songwriter Jason Reeves and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi.

This Week I.....

Worked 3 twelve hour dayshifts.

Attended a dental appointment at Princess Margaret and all is looking well......yeah!!!

Finished watching Season 4 of Rescue Me.

Had my God daugher and dear friend Sheila over for dinner and visit. Good times.

Ate more blizzards from DQ than I needed......but what a deal!

Drove to Brantford to hang out with my parents....just me, myself and I. It was very nice and relaxing. I think I need to do that more often.

Went shopping at my favorite store and found some great books

Watched The Blindside......a fantastic feel good movie.

Went for dinner here with my parents......yummm!

Attended a bridal shower for my cousin Sarah in St. Catherines.

Make A Date With Your Testicles

Click to enlarge. I wonder how many hours you are supposed to spend on step 3.

Song Of The Day:She'd Rather Be With Me By The Turtles

I've been getting lost in the 60's lately........classic!

Voicemail Sucks

I can so relate to this.

Song Of The Day: Too Many Lovers By Matt White Band

White was born in Englewood, New Jersey and raised in New York City. He began playing the piano at age three and grew up playing classical music. He wrote an opera at age 11.

Cute Fish

Click to enlarge the image. This fish almost makes you say "Awwwww."

Song Of The Day: A Little Bit By Alexz Johnson

Alexz is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter from British Columbia. One of her sisters is a stage actress, and her brother Brendan is a musician with whom she often collaborates.
From age three, Johnson would frequently sing for her large extended family. By age seven, she was receiving vocal training, participating in festivals with her local youth choir, and giving solo performances at school and community functions. She entered many talent contests and festivals, winning a National Anthem Contest at the age of 11, with her rendition of the National Anthem being heard on national television. This resulted in numerous radio and television interviews, as well as interest from management. That year, she was also voted Best Anthem singer of the season by the Vancouver Sun.

Then & Now

I love this website.

Song Of The Day: Learn to Fly By The Foo Fighters

This music video won the 2001 Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video and is a parody of the movie Airplane.
The video was filmed in London, England in a cabin crew training airplane. The video won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.

Things I Would Do If I Were Truly Brave

Surf Tofino
Write a novel
Splurge more often
Write thank you letters to my friends and family to express what they mean to me

White water rafting
Take a cross Canada road trip by myself

The Ross Sisters

This is a video of an act from 1944.....a sister act called the Ross Sisters.
The song they sing is about 60 seconds long (nothing special) but what they do next is.........
Hope you enjoy it!

Song Of The Day: Red Wine Lips By Lisa Mitchell

A cute and jaunty little tune.

Dads Deal Of The Week

My Dad just sent me an Email telling me about this uber cool deal that Dairy Queen is featuring right now. There is not alot of advertising reflecting this promo of the moment so make sure to pass it along. No coupon is needed. My Dads Email offers some good advice regarding size selection.

"Mom and I just got back from getting these. It's a good deal if you like blizzards. The 25 cent one can be any size up to the size that you pay regular price for but why would you get a small one? We bought two large ones, ate a bit of each, brought the rest home and put them into about 8 or 9 small dishes and stuck them in the freezer."

"If you couldn't or didn't want to bring any home and didn't have enough people to eat them all or who wanted to eat them all you could always buy 2 small ones for the price of one plus 25 cents and it would be cheaper than buying one large one."

My Dad and I may have alot in common and one of them is that we both like Blizzards but ........I can eat a large one in one sitting.

Song Of The Day: Walk A Mile In My Shoes By Elvis Presley

Elvis saw the social significance of this song and wanted to cover it.

Paying To Pee

Ryanair Airlines will introduce a charge for using the toilet. It'll cost you £1 or 1euro to spend a penny, and the toilets will be coin operated. To add insult to injury they are also cutting the number of onboard toilets, to just one. So if you're caught short not only will you have to pay for the privilege of using the loo, but you'll also have to queue with the other 180 odd passengers first.

The charge will be introduced after the summer holiday rush.

I'm looking forward to seeing how many children (and adults) just decide to piss in their pants instead.

Creepy Childrens Story Books

Not only are these books creepy and/or hilarious to adults, but any kid who reads them is most likely in for a traumatizing treat.

This Week I......

Worked 2 twelve hour night shifts.

Went to see my GP for a follow up to last weeks episode of angioedema and discuss the negative and disturbing effects I was having on the Prednisone......depression, crying episodes, auditory and visual hallucinations, etc.

Learned that some people develop a type of psychosis (I remember crying to Garth and saying something is wrong with me. I feel like one of my patients) from Prednisone so it was a good thing I stopped taking.

Took Brooke to GP for checkup.

Went to urgent care to get antibiotics for eye /sinus infection

Went out for lunch with Brooke and spent a mother daughter afternoon.

Bought my daughter her Netbook for her 13th birthday. Alley has now taken claim of my laptop.

Attended Brookes Science Fair at school and was blown away by some of the students and their creativity.

Who knew you could make a lamp from a pickle?

Began watching season 1 of The Wire.......good and gritty.

Continued to watch Season 4 of Rescue Me

Attended my bookclub where we reviewed this book.

I think I might want to watch the film production with Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich.

It is truly a brilliant novel / play that touches upon many themes.

Hosted my daughters 13th birthday party that involved a dinner and sleepover with 6 of her besties.

I watched The Hurt Locker.........great flick.

Song Of The Day: Your Love Is My Drug By Kesha

Todays song is for the teen ager in the house. Her and her besties loooovvvveeee this song.

Brookie Becomes A Teen

She has her own Facebook Account and she MSNs with friends and family daily.

She is into Justin Bieber, Keesha, Lady GaGa.

She spends time texting her friends.

She is moody.

She is on team Jacob.......but really much prefers Damon from Vampire Diaries.

She watches..........The Biggest Loser, 16 & Pregnant, Family Guy, Ugly Betty, Vampire Diaries and Survivor.

She wears skinny jeans, plaid shirts, tank tops, hoodies, headbands, flip flops & Uggs.

She spends alot of time in the bathroom.

She spends alot of time in front of the mirror.

She is one of the two best things I have ever done.

Thirteen years ago, I would sit on our couch for hours with this girls tiny tush cupped in the palm of my hand and yet now by the nature of science and time she now occupies the majority of the couch when she sprawls out on it. She stands beside me and she cheers "I'm almost as tall as you now!"

She has begun to spread her wings as she now goes to the cinema with her girlfriends and not me. I struggle with these new milestones of independence as she journeys her way into the world and I just keep repeating "She'll be alright. She'll be alright. She'll be alright." I can't always be the one making sure of that, but I have to trust that she'll ensure it.

Happy birthday Brooke..... My world changed when you came into it. You deserve every bit of that world you create.

Here is a handy list of 43 of the most mispronouced food words.

Basil (bay-zill)
Boudin (the Cajun kind, "Boo-dan")
Bouillabaisse (booyah bahss)
Bruschetta (broo-SKEH-tah)
Buffet (boo-fay)


Cabernet sauvignon (cabber-nay so-vin-yahwn)
Caramel (car-ah-mel)
Charcuterie (shahr-KOO-tuhr-ee)
Chipotle (chi-poht-lay)
Chorizo (chore-eetz-zo)
Cognac (cone-yack)
Coq au vin (co-ooh-vin)
Crudite (crew-da-tay)
Endive (en-dive)
Escargot (es-car-goh)
Espresso (es-press-o, no ex)
Fajitas (fah-hee-tahs)
Filet or Fillet (fill-ay)
Ghee (ghee, not jee)
Gnocchi (NYOH-kee)
Guacamole (wah-cah-moe-lay)
Gyro (YEER-oh)
Habanero (Hah-bahn-air-oh)
Herb (erb)
Horchata (orrchata, silent h, roll the r)
Hors d'oeuvres (ohr-derves)
Huitlacoche (wheet-lah-KOH-chay)
Mole (MOH-lay)
Muffuletta (MOO-fa-la-Tuh)
Nicoise (nee-swaahz)
Paczki (POONCH-key)
Paella (pie-aye-ya)
Pho (fuh)
Pinot noir (pee-no nwahr)
Pouilly-Fuisse (poo-yee fwee-SAY)
Prosciutto (proh-SHOO-toe)
Quinoa (keen-wah)
Sake (SAH-kay)
Sriracha (See-rah-cha)
Tortillas (tohr-tee-yahs)
Turmeric (ter-me-rick)
Vichyssoise (vee-she-swaaz)
Worcestershire Sauce (woos-ter-sheer saws)

Song Of The Day: Coast By Court Yard Hounds

Court Yard Hounds are an American country music duo founded by sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison. They, along with Natalie Maines, comprise the Dixie Chicks, which went on hiatus in 2008. The duo was founded in 2009 after Maguire and Robison decided to record a new Dixie Chicks album, but after Maines stated that she was not ready, the sisters decided to record a side project under a different name.

What To Know & Do If You Ever Make Alien Contact

A great read. You might want to check out this one as well. Remember click to enlarge.

Song Of The Day:Disarm By The Smashing Pumpkins

The BBC banned this song from appearing on Top of the Pops, because of the lyric "cut that little child", and it received little radio airplay in the United Kingdom. That lyric along with lyrics like "what I choose is my choice" and "the killer in me is the killer in you" has also led to some controversy, as some read it as implying that abortion is murder. Corgan, however, has clearly asserted that the song is about the shaky relationship he had with his parents while growing up.

Opening A Sliding Chain Lock Using A Rubber Band

I'm not sure thiw would actually work.....Hmmmmm.

Song Of The Day: I Am Goodbye By Bonnie Prince Billy

Endearingly simple and sweet.

Anatomy Of A Hornet

I found the dialogue that acccompanies this video fascintating.

This Week I........

Had the wackiest week ever.

Celebrated Easter Monday with my family........Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Rolls, Apple Crumble Pie & Ice Cream.......yummmm!

Went for a 3 km jog along the fitness trail and on the way home broke out in hives all over my body. My eyes swelled up to to the size of golfballs and the palms of my hands and my feet were so itchy that they were in pain. Went home and took some Benedryl......no relief.

Went to Emerg and was given priority treatment. They became concerned when my O2 sat was 91%. An IV was started and I was treated with more antihistamines and Prednisone. I was quite sedated ( either from the meds or lack of oxygen in my blood stream ) which was probably a good thing as I was placed next to a young asian gentleman who had recently been involved in a motor vehicle accident and sustained a head injury and was being treated for same. I was still there when his pastor arrived and they were able to use him as an interpreter to relay information to him as he spoke Mandarin. The man kept asking about his wife and how was she....where was she? It was painful to hear his cry when they informed him that she died from the injuries she sustained. We later learned through the course of the evening that they were hit by a drunk driver. I can't stop thinking about this young man and how his life changed in a moment.

I was eventually sent home with a diagnosis of idiopathic angioedema and instructions to rest with more antihistamines and steroids to take through the week.

These meds have reeked havoc on me and I had to stop after day three. I developed an irregular pulse and would have episodes of dizziness and blacking out. I felt so disconnected from my body and it was quite frightening how I felt when I was on these meds. It is now day 2 or 3 since I have stopped and I am just beginning to feel like myself again.

I took two of my scheduled nightshifts off under the direction of my GP and have slept the days and nights away.

I was able to watch Rachel Getting Married and quite enjoyed it.

Tonight I watched My Life In Ruins and it was a cute little escape from reality.

Song Of The Day: Take My Love With You By Eli 'Paperboy' Reed & The True Loves

Eli "Paperboy" Reed is a Boston-via-Delta South soul singer who, with his band the True Loves, conquered both street corners and punk clubs with a mix of grooved-out rave-ups and slow-burning ballads.

On his new album Roll With You, "Paperboy" delivers classic soul and horn-heavy R&B soaked with the blues of Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. Vital Stats:

How To Snag A Major League Baseball

Here’s a report on a guy who has gotten a ball at each of the last 454 games he’s attended. He tells his secrets here:

Song Of The Day: Bloodshot Days By The Crookes

The Crookes are an indie band where all of the band members are students in the city of Sheffield. The band's style has been described as influenced by "old-time" pop-music, with elements of 1950s and 60s songwriting.
There have been comparisons which span bands such as The Smiths, The Housemartins and The Everly Brothers.

Trailer: Sex & The City 2

Can the girls do it again at the box office second time around?

Dance Sequences

There have been some great dance moments captured on film. I have compiled my favorite dance scenes from film.

Gene Kelly-Singing In The Rain












Dirty Dancing - Time of my Life (Final Dance)

Song Of The Day: The Black Keys: Tighten Up

The music video for this song is a low budget clip filming a puppet dinosaur named Frank who is standing beside a plant. The video shows him dancing, while subtitles explain trivia about him .... e.g. "Frank has an profile on eharmony.com";"He is a puppet, not a real dinosaur."

Rapid Waterballoon Refill

This little gadget appeals to me more than any food processor or kitchen gadget. What does that say about me?

I Am Not A Fan Of This New Nike Ad

Did the execs at Nike really think that it would be a good commercial concept to channel Tiger’s dead father. Tiger’s father passed away in 2006 has now been resurrected via Hollywood magic in order to give the fallen golf-star a stern talking-to regarding his multiple indiscretions.....Is nothing sacred anymore?

Jimmy Fallon Mocks Kate Gosselin On DWTS

She really must have her eight kids speed dialing the show, voting for her twenty times each....How is she still in this competition?

Song Of The Day: Last Of The American Girls By Green Day

Nothing to say.......except that I like.

So, I Saw This Girl At A Party

Click Image To Enlarge. This guys internal dialogue is alot like mine......

it never stops and can be a flight of ideas. Check out more here.

The Wonderful World Of Booze

Click on image to enlarge. I love these infographics.

Song Of The Day: Vanilla Twilight By Owl City

Vanilla Twilight is about Adam Young's high school girlfriend, who moved away. He sings of lost love, and the happy and painful memories that come with it. The video features a cameo by Shaquille O'Neal.

Boys Will Be Girls & Girls Will Be Boys

Some of the best lines but I do believe that guys don't sit aroound and talk about their chicks as much as dipicted.
They simply drink, burp, fart, scratch and watch the game......nothing else matters.

How To Tie A TIe

Click to enlarge image.

This is a skill I mastered a long time ago but for some of you that may need a refresher.

Song Of The Day: Valentino By Diane Birch

Great song......and video!

Documentary Heaven

Documentary Heaven was set up early July 2009 to provide the public with a vast collection of documentaries spanning across every genre out there.

Song Of The Day: Under The Milky Way By Sia

"Under the Milky Way" is a song by Australian alternative rock band The Church.
The song was included in the 2001 movie Donnie Darko.The song has been covered by many including Rick Springfield who overed this song for his 2005 album The Day After Yesterday.

The Killers did a Live performance in Miami FL October 3rd 2009.

Sia (as noted above) covered the song, which was later used in a 2010 Lincoln commercial in 2010.

Echo & the Bunnymen covered this song.

Girl Morphs Into Michael Jackson

This Week I.....

Worked 4 twelve hour dayshifts.

Watched Halloween 2.....Rob Zombie let met down.

Spent a day by myself shopping and browsing bookstores........yummmm!


Began reading this book and am enjoying greatly.


Filed my income tax and was pleased with the results.....yeah!!


Jogged 9.5 km. I feel myself getting stronger. Am enjoying running on the trail more than the treadmill now.


Went hiking with Garth, the girls and their friend.


Went for an afternoon drive with the sunroof back and the sun shining in with Garth.


Watched Law Abiding Citizen........Loved it........(Dad, You need to get this movie. You will like.)


Watched Where The Red Fern Grows with my daughters.......A beloved movie that still makes sob......I am going to have to watch the original again.


Went for lunch with workmates at Eggsmart.


Worked on Brookes Science Fair Project.


Errands, errands and more errands.


Began spring cleaning.

The Daily Mail Song

Funny but true....

Song Of The Day: Cruel To Be Kind By Nick Lowe

Fun With Words

Well, if you read it backwards, it does.

Song Of The Day: Lay Me Down By Dirty Heads

The Dirty Heads are a reggae rock band from Southern California. the band was originally founded by friendship based on music, as well as surfing and skating, living the Southern California lifestyle. They first met at a party in their freshman year of high school.

The World Before Health & Safety

Lady Gaga May Sing James Bond Theme

Lady Gaga may be singing the film's next theme song.
The eccentric singer, who's devotion to drama can not be denied, has beaten off previous contenders like Amy Winehouse - who blew her chance to sing in Quantum of Solace due to her epic summer of madness.

But Gaga's participation is not assured. The singer Michael Bubble is also contending to submit a demo this time. The best effort will get the gig.



There's plenty of time to get the tune right too because filming has been put back - partly due to the recession and partly to make the film 3D.

Until a title is decided for the next Bond movie, starring Daniel Craig, it's being referred to as Bond 23.

RIP: John Forsythe

John Forsythe, the handsome, smooth-voiced actor who made his fortune as the scheming oil tycoon in TV's "Dynasty" and the voice of the leader of "Charlie's Angels" has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 92.

Forsythe died late Thursday at his home in Santa Ynez from complications of pneumonia, publicist Harlan Boll said Friday.

"He died as he lived his life, with dignity and grace," daughter Brooke Forsythe said.

Song Of The Day: Mountain Men By Crash Kings

No wonder I like this tune.....MTV has noted this song's many influences....comparing the lead vocals to those of The White Stripes, noting a "theatrical piano-driven back-up" reminiscent of Ben Folds, as well as an "epic guitar crunch a la Weezer emulating Queen."
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Song Of The Day: Fool On The Hill By Paul McCartney

In keeping with April Fools Day.
The website Song Facts reveals.......Paul McCartney wrote this. It's about a man who is considered a fool by others, but whose foolish demeanor is actually an indication of wisdom. An event which prompted this song happened when Paul was walking his dog Martha, on Primrose Hill one morning. As he watched the sun rise, he noticed that Martha was missing. Paul turned around to look for his dog, and there a man stood, who appeared on the hill without making a sound. The gentleman was dressed respectably, in a belted raincoat. Paul knew this man had not been there seconds earlier as he had looked in that direction for Martha. Paul and the stranger exchanged a greeting, and this man then spoke of what a beautiful view it was from the top of this hill that overlooked London. Within a few seconds, Paul looked around again, and the man was gone. He had vanished as he had appeared. A friend of McCartney's, Alistair Taylor, was present with Paul during this strange incident, and wrote of this event in his book, Yesterday.

Both Paul and Alistair could not imagine what happened to this man. He had seemed to vanish in thin air. The nearest trees for cover were too far to reach by walking or running in a few seconds, and the crest of the hill was too far as well to reach in that short time. What made the experience even more mysterious, was that just before this man first appeared, Paul and Alistair were speaking to each other of the beauty they observed of the view towards London and the existence of God. Once back home, they spent the morning discussing what had happened, trying to make some sense of it. They both agreed that this was something others were infer occurred as a result of an "acid trip," but they both swore they had not taken or used any drugs.