Lots to chat about this week!
1) David Beckham's Retirement
I leave it to experts to assess the impact of Beckham on football.
All I know is that Beckham helped popularize what we North Americans know as soccer. And underwear. He did SOOOO much for underwear. And I salute him for that.
I am sure David will do many interesting things in his retirement and I wish he and his family much happiness. And will hope that his retirement affords more time for modelling...
2) The Hummingbirds are Back!
They arrived late yesterday afternoon, a few days later than normal. Maybe they stopped in with Lane for a visit? No matter. They are back and they are lovely and we are having a wonderful time enjoying their antics again!
3) Dan Brown's New Book
Will you read Dan Brown's new book, Inferno?
I actually picked it up yesterday for $15 at a local bookshop. These are fast, fun reads; one doesn't expect great literature, but one does expect the plot to move quickly, that there will be a few surprises along the way and that you will learn a little something, because his research is typically quite good. I was interested in this one, as it is set in Florence and the mystery is related to Dante.
I read an interesting article that likened Dan Brown to Anne Hatheway: the author we love to hate. You can read the article here. I never expect much from these kinds of novels, nor do I typically read them. I find Brown an infinitely better writer than others of the same ilk, like John Grisham, but I treat reading these kind of works like going to Iron Man 3: I'll have fun while it's happening and then pretty much forget it when it's done. It is remarkable to me how we do punish these people for being so popular when we are the ones that have made them so. I find myself moving more and more into the camp of wanting to argue against this kind of dog-piling and I find it helps to not read much of it and just enjoy what he or she has to offer. Or not enjoy it, but not go on about it.
4) And speaking of haters gotta hate...
Ben Affleck hosts and Kanye West performs on tonight's season finale of Saturday Night Live. You can see the promo here. I'll be taping this one, because, well, you never know what Kanye will do. And I kind of like that in a twisted way. I am not a Kanye fan per se; in fact, probably not at all. But I do kind of like that, in a world where celebrities are pre-packaged and their images are managed to within an inch of their lives, that Kanye is a completely unpredictable fellow.
And speaking of Kanye, I feel that we need to do an intervention for poor Kim Kardashian's feet. I feel sorry for Kim; she obviously feels that she can't NOT wear sexy shoes, even when her poor old tootsies are swollen and painful. When I was pregnant with my first child, I went from a size 6.5 to a size 8 for the last three months of the pregnancy and wore a pair of ugly flats from Walmart. Those were not happy days. But i believe that Kim can find comfy shoes and I encourage her to do so, though I doubt she will listen to me! Flip flops, anyone?
5) The Truth is out there...
The number of UFOs spotted by Canadians doubled in 2012 to approximately 2000 sightings, breaking all records. Folks from Ontario saw almost 40% of those UFOs. About 7% of those sightings remain unexplained
If YOU want to see a UFO, the most likely places in Canada to spot one are Toronto, Calgary, Kelowna, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
What about you? Have you ever seen one? I can't say that I have, nor would I say I would like to. I think I will satisfy myself with going to see the new Star Trek movie and keep my eyes on the ground!
Hope your Saturday is grand - we have some friends coming over for a BBQ tonight, which should be fun and relaxing. It is the Victoria Day Weekend after all, and despite how cold it is here, you gotta BBQ! Stay safe out there!
And since it is the Victoria Day Weekend, will leave you with this final image:
1) David Beckham's Retirement
I leave it to experts to assess the impact of Beckham on football.
All I know is that Beckham helped popularize what we North Americans know as soccer. And underwear. He did SOOOO much for underwear. And I salute him for that.
I am sure David will do many interesting things in his retirement and I wish he and his family much happiness. And will hope that his retirement affords more time for modelling...
2) The Hummingbirds are Back!
They arrived late yesterday afternoon, a few days later than normal. Maybe they stopped in with Lane for a visit? No matter. They are back and they are lovely and we are having a wonderful time enjoying their antics again!
Will you read Dan Brown's new book, Inferno?
I actually picked it up yesterday for $15 at a local bookshop. These are fast, fun reads; one doesn't expect great literature, but one does expect the plot to move quickly, that there will be a few surprises along the way and that you will learn a little something, because his research is typically quite good. I was interested in this one, as it is set in Florence and the mystery is related to Dante.
I read an interesting article that likened Dan Brown to Anne Hatheway: the author we love to hate. You can read the article here. I never expect much from these kinds of novels, nor do I typically read them. I find Brown an infinitely better writer than others of the same ilk, like John Grisham, but I treat reading these kind of works like going to Iron Man 3: I'll have fun while it's happening and then pretty much forget it when it's done. It is remarkable to me how we do punish these people for being so popular when we are the ones that have made them so. I find myself moving more and more into the camp of wanting to argue against this kind of dog-piling and I find it helps to not read much of it and just enjoy what he or she has to offer. Or not enjoy it, but not go on about it.
4) And speaking of haters gotta hate...
Ben Affleck hosts and Kanye West performs on tonight's season finale of Saturday Night Live. You can see the promo here. I'll be taping this one, because, well, you never know what Kanye will do. And I kind of like that in a twisted way. I am not a Kanye fan per se; in fact, probably not at all. But I do kind of like that, in a world where celebrities are pre-packaged and their images are managed to within an inch of their lives, that Kanye is a completely unpredictable fellow.
And speaking of Kanye, I feel that we need to do an intervention for poor Kim Kardashian's feet. I feel sorry for Kim; she obviously feels that she can't NOT wear sexy shoes, even when her poor old tootsies are swollen and painful. When I was pregnant with my first child, I went from a size 6.5 to a size 8 for the last three months of the pregnancy and wore a pair of ugly flats from Walmart. Those were not happy days. But i believe that Kim can find comfy shoes and I encourage her to do so, though I doubt she will listen to me! Flip flops, anyone?
5) The Truth is out there...
The number of UFOs spotted by Canadians doubled in 2012 to approximately 2000 sightings, breaking all records. Folks from Ontario saw almost 40% of those UFOs. About 7% of those sightings remain unexplained
If YOU want to see a UFO, the most likely places in Canada to spot one are Toronto, Calgary, Kelowna, Winnipeg and Vancouver.
What about you? Have you ever seen one? I can't say that I have, nor would I say I would like to. I think I will satisfy myself with going to see the new Star Trek movie and keep my eyes on the ground!
Hope your Saturday is grand - we have some friends coming over for a BBQ tonight, which should be fun and relaxing. It is the Victoria Day Weekend after all, and despite how cold it is here, you gotta BBQ! Stay safe out there!
And since it is the Victoria Day Weekend, will leave you with this final image:
