Saturday 9: Consider Me Gone (2009) Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? See the video and watch it below! 1) In this song, poor Reba McEntire confronts a lover who makes her feel like she’s not good enough. Let’s go in a more positive direction: Who in your life makes you […]
I just watched a 17-year-old kid get drafted to the Islanders, the #1 draft pick. It was heart-wrenchingly beautiful. He immediately kissed the Hockey Fights Cancer ribbon on his new jersey. He lost his mom to breast cancer in February of 2024, just a few months after his billet mother […]
1. How is professional you different from home you? They are the same these days. I work from home as a writer and editor, so I don’t have to do the pro version versus the low-key version. Although, honestly, I spent a lot of years working outside the home and […]
1. the invention of chainsaws One would think that these handy tools were invented to, well, cut wood. One would be incorrect. As it turns out, chainsaws were invented for the unlikely use as a medical instrument… to assist in childbirth. The original chainsaw was designed by Drs. John Aitken […]
It’s been months since I’ve been on most social media regularly, and I have to say, I’m happier for it. Especially Facebook, it drained my reserves to just about nothing. It’s not a condemnation of the kinds of posts that crossed my feed. People are angry and scared, which they […]
Saturday 9: I Fall in Love Too Easily (1945) Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? See the video and watch it below! It has been literal decades since I’ve heard this song! 1) In this song, Dinah Shore admits that her impetuous romances don’t work out. Do you consider yourself impulsive? […]
1. Which job on a film crew would you most like to do, and which would you be best suited for? I think I’d be good at production coordination. I’m very good with organization and logistics. But I’d much rather work in costuming as a designer or supervisor. I sew, and I […]
The things that are tracked for Guinness World Records are wild and varied. Here’s 13 for your reading pleasure. 1. Hilary Knight Hilary Knight plays forward for PWHL Seattle (Professional Women’s Hockey League, and she’s also the caption of the US women’s national hockey team. Over her career, she’s won […]
Saturday 9: I Will See You in C-U-B-A (2010) Unfamiliar with this week’s tune? See the video and watch it below! A song I don’t think I’ve ever heard before!! 1) In this week’s song, Lucie Arnaz encourages us to hop a ship and join her in Cuba. Is your […]
1. When have you recently been the ringmaster? Whenever stuff needs to get done in/around the house, I’m the ringmaster. Which I generally hate, since being the ringmaster often borders the line of nagging. And I HATE being put in that position. 2. When have you recently walked a highwire? […]