Our old pal Gill is going through some stuff at the moment, and it seems she feels like talking about it. This looks to be the first in an ongoing series. We certainly wish her the best. Here’s hoping they figure out what’s wrong and can patch you up good as new. My mom often …
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It’s A Pandemic, Charlie Brown!
Gill ran into an antivaxx or antimask protest group and thankfully the interaction sounded relatively mild, but it did make me think. I always worry about running into one of these packs of protesters when I’m walking around with Tansy. Maybe I’m weird, but even when I’m outside, I end up just keeping my mask …
The Sex Offender Shuffle
A friend sent me this out of the blue last night and I laughed and laughed. Lyrics are here. In case anyone asks since apparently there’s been confusion about this, no, it’s not real. It’s a parody of the Chicago Bears “Super Bowl Shuffle” from 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4otQ5C-ZZIc
Awareness
Gill returns after quite a long time away with what I believe would have been her Let’s Talk Day message had she been near the internet when it happened. Hi friends, it’s been a long time. I hope 2021 is being kind to you. I would normally have been writing articles, but because of this …
Good Boy! Who’s A Furry Little Omelette?
Barb wrote me about some assholes running a puppy scam in Kingston, Ontario. “I want to feel sorry for the people who got scammed,” she says. “But then I read the best sentence I’ve ever read in my life.” She’s not wrong. It’s quite fantastic. These malicious pet shop sites sometimes include poorly written testimonials …
I Miss Y’all
Blink 182’s “I Miss You” works better as a country song than it does a punk one. Fight me. I still want to know what the hell a yed is, by the way. Thanks to Matt (yes, that Matt) for the video. If you haven’t, you should give his podcast a listen. It’s a good …
The Other Victims Of COVID
Gill sent this. I think she answers her own question with her first example. If you want to fight against hate, you have to show in any way you can no matter how big or how small that there is love and good in the world. Be the sort of person that you would want …
What Are You?
I wish I’d thought of this. I may have to use it some Halloween. I walked into a coffee shop on Halloween to find the woman behind the counter with a bunch of sponges pinned to her uniform. “I’m assuming this is a costume, but just what are you supposed to be?” I asked. The …
Happy Birthday To Me, Part Two
Gill recently talked about some of the garbage birthdays she’s had. She’s now sent in a bit about a few of her better ones to balance things out. I’m glad they didn’t all suck. I wrote a few days ago of my worst birthdays, but let’s hop the bus to the positive side of town. …
Happy Birthday To Me!
No, not me. My birthday is in December. The birthday in question is Gill’s. It happened over the weekend and she’s got a somewhat interesting take on it. Basically, 2020 is a strange time, but things have been worse. I’ve had about as many birthdays as she has, and I can’t think of one that …
