Before my husband, the alien, and I travel, we briefly study the language of the country we’ll visit.  By briefly, I mean we take the 16 lesson Pimsleur course.  I prefer Pimsleur because it is geared to tourist needs. Directions. Culture. Money. Time.

In Greece, for example, we learned how to ask “where is the toilet?” and we were told that in the country people might not know what we mean, so we should ask for “the…

She inserted ‘The Wizard of Oz’ once again into the DVD player while she waited for the phone to ring. Tears were streaming down her face remembering the months that her heart had been full of joy. Love had always been hard for her to receive and she could never understand…

I am sure at this point anyone who has internet access has seen last Friday night's Kitchen Nightmares featuring Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale AZ, and if you haven't; I put the videos down below for your entertainment.…

Repeat this incantation on the second Tuesday of each month, once for each Windows device. . .

"WINDOWZ UPDATEZ!!!!!!"…

This week Zoomers challenged us to write about a piece of technology you couldn't live without. One might not think what I am about to discuss should be considered, but essentially Dupont's fabric technology for Lycra Spandex created a revolution in women's clothing.

DuPont scientist Joseph C. Shivers invented Spandex's first fibre in 1959 and its first use was in ladies' foundation…

Mother`s Day Sunday, May 12, 2013 m= Mother of Your Child ! O= Oh what a Girl. T= The Love of My life. H= Her beauty is lovely to behold. E= Ever and ever the passion of My love…

Supervising the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test for those that could not write in April due to the weather.

Young Fanny Farah Farkentelli was born in San Francisco near Haight Street to a well to do family that had roots in Italy. Her mother made clothing and hats and she made Fanny a fabulous accordion dress for her sixth birthday. Her father who worked for the newspaper took the above picture the night before as they were all going to the Opera House to see…

I retire this year after 33 years dispatching for various police departments.  I'm tired and I've had enough.  I've also had enough with the pain in my joints from fibromyalgia and getting out of the snow should help that.

With an American husband and a US citizenship thanks to my US born mother, I have options.  I loved the sound of Savannah and decided that's where I want to…

If I had to choose to kill off one technology I could live without, it would be the self serve check out stand.

"What?" the crowd goes, almost yelling, but not really.  "Why that?"

I always have felt that a store should give me an employee discount, since I am checking myself out, bagging my own groceries, giving my own change, and sometimes, greeting myself(which sounds overly sexually but really, well, yes it is!) and therefore, am providing service to the…

Last year I wrote a story about eBay banning anything to do with love potions, magic spells and curses. After acquiring what I was told was a a haunted doll yesterday I have decided to go all XFiles on Ebay and personally find out if my doll will sell. To catch you up to speed I will refresh your memory about what is sold on the internet giant…

Dear Sheldon,

It don't think it was in the roommate agreement that thirty people should be dancing in front of your living room. Double negative and all. Contract law is contract…

I hope you find this helpful - I know I did!

http://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2013/02/21/ontario_introduces_healthy_homes_renovation_tax_credit.html

Writer Wednesday is a  Zoomers.ca feature where we issue a weekly open call on a particular theme or subject that our community of bloggers are welcomed to participate in.

If you're a blogger that's interested in getting a handle on your craft (or even connecting with an audience!) then this is definitely the challenge for…

Nothing like green dye number 3 to give Mum a rash and green poop!

Too bad the Jetson…

She loved sucking on my toes on the right

foot.  Always sucking and licking on my toes.

What turned her on more than anything was

rubbing against the place where my big toe used to

be, or grand toe as the hospital called it.

It only…

Okay I have to be honest. I refused to follow this murder case because a) I just could not believe it and b) I got lost somewhere in the middle…