Archive | February, 2010

When Is Being Nice Just Annoying

28 Feb

As a Canadian I’m used to people being nice. We say “sorry” when the other person bumps into us. We let people cut in front of us in line without saying anything. Well not verbally anyways. We tend to give them our best being cross look. But we yield.

Canadians are nice.

But, when is being nice just annoying?

Being nice is annoying when we don’t mean it.

We really aren’t “sorry” when someone bumps into us in a mall or on the street. They make us mad. (more…)

Jenny and the Tea Mystery

27 Feb

Jenny had always had a cup of tea as soon as she woke up. Right after she went to the bathroom. And ate her breakfast. And did her housework. And finished watching a few soap operas, which really don’t have anything to do with singing opera, or using soap while singing opera for that matter, on her television.

But first thing in the morning, at about 2pm, she had a cup of tea.

So, it was quite a shock to Jenny when she went to get a tea bag from her tea bag holding thing and there weren’t any left.

“Auuuuggghhh!” said Jenny. “Where are all my tea bags?” (more…)

Questions

24 Feb

Today I received an email from my webhost advising me that they have corrected their internal problems with their servers.

I’ve checked my site and everything seems to be working.

But, in the past week or so that I’ve had really limited access to my site I’ve started thinking about things. Things like: (more…)

Better Than Chocolate??

21 Feb

What’s better than chocolate?
Nothing..

But what is close?

Seeing yourself on Google Street View..

Daphne Duck Survives the Winter

16 Feb

Daphne wondered why she had slept so late. She knew the ducks were flying south for the winter in November.

But now here it was February and she had just woke up.

“What the quack!” she yelled. “Where’s my flocking quack?”
Daphne often mixed up her quacks and words when she was upset.

Of course the flock was gone. (more…)

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