Loving the Dunning- Kruger moniker for that dangerous village idiot. Too dumb to know how dumb he is.

This one scares me. I am heavily involved in circles of people with ALS. They are already facing a 100% terminal disease that is overwhelming in its demand on family finances. Many of the people I know who are stricken are making contingency plans to finish things sooner, should this health care (laughable to use the…

We have our troubles, but we still have a good place, as a whole. And the CBC is like your NPR in ways, but with a mandate to tie the entire country together via the airwaves. The last government cut and cut and cut, but the CBC lives on. As it always has- it provides the soundtrack to the cultural landscape of Canada.

CAN’T WAIT!

Something like that just happened here. A provincial judge basically told a group of native elders to go away when they tried to bring a case opposing a massive dam project to court- and no reason for the rejection was published. People were appalled. A buddy who is in the law world figures it’s because the judge…

Thank you! THIS is the stuff I need to see and read. We get all the “OH MY GOD HE’S GOING TO BOMB N KOREA AND EVERYONE IS GOING TO DIE!!!! And also, Buzz Aldrin rolled his eyes at him today too! Hilarious!” But nothing about how it’s all going to get fixed.

I see no arrests for criminal behaviour- such as the massive conflict of interest with regards to Trump businesses benefiting from his position, his family using his position to further business interests while on government business they are not qualified to handle. I see many current and former people in Trump’s…

Nope. Which is why I don’t have the same innate knowledge many Americans have about this. From the outside it looks like the lunatics are running the asylum and no one is being arrested for clearly criminal behaviour.

I LOVE HER. She can rock a sequin gown like no one else. And she’s so lovely and kind.

Shit- and I am looking at my responses here and thinking “If this person doesn’t know me, this could look like sea lioning.” I am not! I swear it. I want to believe, but don’t have access to the knowledge that many Americans have about the checks and balances that are supposed to stop this type of thing from…

Thank you for the measured response. I am hoping you can provide me some form of reassurance with regards to the idea that opposition hasn’t been totally shut down. I see lots of dissent and opposition. What I don’t see is effective opposition. What is, or has been done, to actually stop this juggernaut and remove the…

Fair enough. I do think intent is as bad as achievement in this case. Dictators become so with a fully aware group of people behind them. This is happening, and I think people’s reluctance for hyperbole due to fear of ridicule is limiting recognition that it’s progressed beyond waiting for the next election to sort it…

Gosh. Just used as a single example of how it can be done. I don’t see Parton as a send up. She IS glamorous. Celine Dion is also the epitome of another type of glamour. And she is dignified (most of the time!), yet also manages to be a decent human being. Adele is another glamorous person. Beyonce, Jackie Onassis,…

At this point, it’s really clear to me he’s on some sort of manic rampage. What is unconscionable to me is the network of people who are continuing to prop him up and excuse his behaviour. The GOP is using him as a distraction in order to rip the heart out of the American democracy and everyone is taking the bait…

He went to the wrong word in the thesaurus again. He needs to underline the ones he uses most.

Fuck. I don’t even know how to do that and I am way younger than he is. I am not sure how to feel about the fact that Donald Trump is more tech savvy than I am. However, I guess I can console myself with the fact that I will never go down in infamy as the worst US president ever- nor will I be responsible for killing…

Pretty sure YOU will come out of it in better shape this way because all the shame is placed on you from the outside. You did nothing shameful by being honest about why you were leaving and you can walk away knowing you made a good decision for yourself. You didn’t hide it and you were honest. Can’t get better than…

Same sort of Pygmalion relationship as Carey and Mottola. The difference being Mottola wanted to parade Carey as his sexual possession, and Dion’s husband wanted to hide her body away. Both were controlling and desired credit for “discovering” and fostering their creations’ careers though. Gross. I think Dion came out…

I remember the first time I heard her on the radio- and she was introduced as a new singer. The radio host said she had a 6 octave stretch and likely the most beautiful singing voice they’d heard in ages (CBC! Always the musical scholars- bless’em). That stayed with me more than any image stuff throughout her career.…

I have always loved Dolly Parton’s approach to her looks and her fame. She does not take herself seriously and is fully open about her original goal to remake herself into what was the epitome of glamour to her when she was growing up. She’s a fully admitted “hick” who though big boobs, big hair and lots of makeup and…