Monthly Archives: January 2009

[  Mood: Amused ][  Currently: Watching My son play ]Well the bus strike and the deep freeze drag on here in Ottawa. Next plan of city council? A consultant’s report. And that is going to cost us how much? By the time … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Cool ][ Currently: Guess ]I have been pretty vocal in my criticism of businesses that provide crappy customer service. Now I have a chance to talk about some good stuff. Long story made short. Husband Unit and I have been … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Silly ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]So it is time for Ottawa’s annual coldsnap. And that means it is time for me to bring that news to you. In the next three days it is going to be cold. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Distorted ][ Currently: Guess ] Starclimber is the third installment of Kenneth Oppel’s steampunk saga that began with Airborne. This volume sees Matt and Kate heading to the stars. The Canadian Space Agency wants to be the first in space. … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Cool ][ Currently: Breastfeeding My Son ] This the third installment of the Anne of Green Gables Saga. In this one, Anne is finally off to university. And as anothedr reviewer has noted, it is hard to see Anne grow … Continue reading →

Well, we here in Ottawa have all survived another week of work, no buses and winter’s wrath. I think you deserve some light reading. I give you this week’s FS&O. Lake Superior State University 2009 List of Banished Words These … Continue reading →

Gordon Ramsay would not want me to call him a celebrety chef. Yet that is what he is, a chef who is a celebrety. He has three tv shows in production, Kitchen Nightmares, Hell’s Kitchen and The F Word. He … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Amused ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ] Turbo Man is an action figure, who with his faithful sidekick, Scrubbing Brush, have many adventures while playing with the boy. That is, until the day Scrubbing Brush gets too dirty and … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Amused ][  Currently: Watching My son go after anything out of his reach ]Happy New Year!!! Well since the last installment of wacky links, my Geeklet has had his first tooth errupt. It is still a little tiny bud on … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching From the Ground Up ]Gregory Maguire is a current literary celebrity, with one of his novels being turned into a hit Broadway musical. An expert in children’s literature, Maguire takes classic children’s tales and fables and … Continue reading →