Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
- Margaret Mead
“When kids hit 1 year old, it’s like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.”
- Johnny Depp
Just about a year ago now, we decided to bring this blog back to life. 52 weeks and 49 entries later, [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2010 under Blog.
“You always seem to find the sun
But this time, the sun is a fire
Bring down the rain
This house is burning again
Put out the flame
Bring down the rain”
- Bring Down the Rain, by DIO
We have our pick of natural disasters to talk about this week, especially with the devastating flooding in Pakistan. Thousands are feared dead, [...]
Posted: August 21st, 2010 under Blog.
Happy Ramadan!
So in two weeks, it’ll have been one year since we performed a little CPR on the blog and brought it back to life. Back then, pretty much the only thing on it was this post with “A few good quotes…” In commemoration of that post, we went back and collected some of the [...]
Posted: August 15th, 2010 under Blog.
“Kids got bullied, picked on and teased
But somehow we found our place in the scheme of things
And time heals everything, almost everything
When I look back on the things I’ve done
Some good, some bad, and I’m really sorry if I hurt anyone
Yeah, I’m really sorry if I hurt anyone.”
- Nobody Died, by the Wilkinsons
(click here for [...]
Posted: August 7th, 2010 under Blog.
I messed up my entire life because I got high
I lost my kids and wife because I got high say
Now I’m sleepin’ on the side walk and I know why
Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high
- Because I Got High, by Afroman
It’s true, we get more than the occasional wake-up [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2010 under Blog.
“You know, I wish that I wasn’t seen differently. I wish that people looked at me and just saw that I was a good person with a good heart. And that wants to make people laugh. And that’s who I am. I also happen to be gay. And I would love to have the same [...]
Posted: July 24th, 2010 under Blog.
There’s a club, if you’d like to go
You could meet someone who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home
And you cry
And you want to die
- How Soon Is Now by The Smiths (YouTube)
I wasn’t sure I wanted to put up that quote… [...]
Posted: July 17th, 2010 under Blog.
To all your friends, you’re delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The piece is gone left the puzzle undone
That’s the way it is
You are beautiful no matter what they say
Words can’t bring you down
You are beautiful in every single way
Yes, words can’t bring you down
Don’t you bring me down today…
- Beautiful [...]
Posted: July 10th, 2010 under Blog.
“We still live at a time when a female president is controversial - even though it seems so bizarre that we’ve made it to the 21st century excluding half of the potential talent pool.”
- Geena Davis
Happy Canada Day!
One bit of news from last week: Australia elected its first female prime minister. Julia Gillard (pictured on [...]
Posted: July 1st, 2010 under Blog.
“As long as the mind is enslaved, the body can never be free.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
(click here for part I)
Last week, we took a shot at talking about bullying, what it looks like and how broad that is. Despite the wide variety of situations it can cover, hopefully we’ll be able to nail down [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2010 under Blog.