#ViveLeCanada🇨🇦

She could come home bragging about it and it wouldn’t matter. It is illegal, she cannot consent. It is rape. She could have “asked for it” and it would not matter. It is rape.

He never fails to disappoint.

I started listening to Sleep Magic when my mom passed away in the summer and then found Nothing Much Happens. I fall asleep so quickly now. I have trouble staying asleep but instantly pass out if I restart a story in the night. Both work for me…I skip past the ads.

Your son sees your mom in the blue skies. I feel mine in the wind. Thinks of you all.

I’m so sorry for your loss. I always notice your posts about her. I lost my mom in July. I wasn’t an adult until that day & like your mom, mine always had a comforting meal ready for our visits. On the night of her death we sat, lost & stunned at her table, eating the soup that she had prepared.

We remembered important phone numbers. I don’t think my dead godparents or my childhood best friend would come running to help in an emergency today but I could call those numbers now. Also physical photo albums are superior family archives to phone albums.

The Handmaid’s Tailpipe

Yes. But he is usually asleep.

Love this.
Instances when the “T” is NOT silent, but seems to be a common pronunciation issue these days: Tim HorTons (not Hor-uns)
PuTin (not Poo-in)

My mom died on July 6th. I’m surprised I am still breathing. Condolences.

All fair points, but I kinda take exception to the “double doubling” down on Tim Hortons love now. Lots of fully Canadian shops to tie our identity to. And I do love me, and miss, some old school Tim’s! #NotSorry

Combined with the current push that we, as individuals, are solely responsible for our health issues, all related to our diet, exercise and vaccine choices. The erosion in trust of PH removes any accountability from Public Health, and even our doctors, to remain curious and forward thinking.

I get this too. We are absolutely not what others, especially that one, defines us to be. I’ve just redefined ‘nasty’ in the modern context. To me, it simply means willing to confidently speak truth to power.

Personally I’m fine with ‘nasty’ knowing what is entailed to qualify for the title. ‘Nasty Woman?’ Even better.

Betadine nose spray for spritzing. CPC mouthwash for routine gargling. Though I did buy the Betadine gargle for our home’s one infection. We use CPC mouthwash, nose spray and masks as a step if going into places and when we get home. Mostly avoid going into places. Lol.

We are using Salinex now but I found some Betadine in a local pharmacy. Spritz, gargle, mask, repeat.

Mine after being left home for a week with a daily sitter: “I have left you the gift of a turd and dead fly on your pillow, and while I am at it I will poop right in front of you on the living room carpet while hissing. Welcome home.”

Not sure if you got this sorted. I believe Canadian Tire offers same day delivery for $10.

The first time I was creeped out was by a male teen. I was probably 6 or 7 and obviously not sure why. Then 11, 13, 14….Basically only stopped at 50 when invisibility set in.

I had 1 known symptomatic infection last Dec. in spite of always N95 masking & VERY rarely going places. I either got it from 1 fast trip into a store, from stupidity answering my door unmasked speaking to someone distanced, or from my partner who never tested positive on 10 tests, w/ no symptoms.

My mom died unexpectedly 2 wks ago. Is it customary for PCP to acknowledge the death of a patient to family members who are also patients, or is this a crazy thought? I ask only because we’ve received condolences from our dentist & dog groomer. Yes, I’m probably taking my grief out inappropriately.

Hawk standing on headless pigeon

I’ve had both Cooper’s and Red Tailed hawks at my attic office window for hours at a time as they devour pigeons. Amazing (a bit sad and gross) to watch. Downtown Toronto.

Mosquitos would agree.

Thank you for masking!

All bread is good bread. Yum.

The GOAT.

I’m from a Duck Dallas family myself.

And prank calls were a dream before call display!

Early in pandemic we had plumber well masked in p100 the entire time but I realized later, after learning more about masks, it was valved. I have since had 1 appliance delivery guy refuse, and 1 repair guy accept my mask offer but I had to show him how to wear it. He put it on upside down in 2023 🤦‍♀️

My retired Dr once said TO my senior mom they thought medicine shouldn’t extend lives of elderly as much as we do. Also told me in my 40s that if I was going to have a baby I should do so quickly because “you’d want an abortion if fetus tested + for Downs.” Intention was empathy but it was eugenics.