Month: October 2016

  • Victorian Halloween

    Sometimes I think it must have been terrifying to live in Victorian times just based on their holiday cards.

  • I am a mole person

    My husband posted this on Facebook yesterday: “The official report is in: Stockholm had only 35 minutes of sunlight in TOTAL over the last two weeks.” This is true. I […]

  • Kids don’t like my costume suggestions

    It’s Halloween time again. I found these great costumes from the 70s for our kids to wear. Apparently, they are refusing on the grounds of: “We have no idea who […]

  • Not sure the news is real anymore

    CNN, front page. It’s not a real person, though maybe now Linda Carter can take over the UN if she wants. Why doesn’t the UN just have the Justice League […]

  • Eye troll

    For the second time in a month, I’ve gotten a nasty eye infection. Yes, yes I know it’s my makeup and it’s all been thrown out now to make way […]

  • Autumn is like a mini-Christmas

    Autumn is the time to put away the flip-flops and bring out the fall jackets. No more sunglasses for the next 9 months, they are replaced with scarves and gloves. […]

  • How fairytale is this kid?

    This headline was on CNN this weekend. “Boy sells enough lemonade to buy pony.” Does this kid only get to read and watch books and shows from the 1950s? This […]

  • I’m not applying for Subway

    Today I had a one-sided video interview scheduled for a customer service position with a billing invoice company. I spent 15 minutes on makeup and hair, 30 minutes researching the […]

  • Aboriginal Field of Study

    I’m always applying for jobs to supplement my translating (it doesn’t pay the big bucks), and most of the time, especially with today’s technology, it takes me about one minute […]