L.E. Carmichael's Blog, page 53
September 25, 2014
John Oliver on the Miss America Pageant
Parental warning – I’d rate this PG13, due to mild language and a bit of mature content. But he makes some excellent points about the conflict between how Western society says it views women and how our culture actually treats women. […]
September 22, 2014
Wolves Do Not Eat Mice. Seriously.
“But Lindsey,” you protest, “I’ve seen Never Cry Wolf six times and those wolves ate mice.” Yeah. Never Cry Wolf? Not a documentary. Adult wolves usually weigh between 55-130 pounds – at the top end of the range, small-adult-human-sized. So picture […]
September 20, 2014
I’d Really Love to Know What This Cat is Thinking Right Now
Have an idea? Post your caption in the comments! Happy weekend, everyone!
September 18, 2014
It’s Unclear Which of Us is Having More Fun
Tech Support is on the road this week (he fixes other people’s tech, too), and last night he sent me this picture from his hotel room: I’m still trying to suss out the reason for this policy. Is popcorn a […]
September 15, 2014
Lemurs, Suspended Animation, and My Dad: No, I’m Not Making This Up
It’s not actually MY dad, it’s my writer-friend Gretchen Wing’s dad. I met Gretchen through WANA International, which I highly recommend all writers check out, and she gave me permission to repost this super cool story. If you like it, […]
September 11, 2014
I Wish All Advertising Was As Awesome As This
What are some of your favourite commercials? Share links in the comments!
September 8, 2014
Whiskers of Tin
Check this out: That is actual metal, spontaneously sprouting a type of facial hair known as tin whiskers. While tin whiskers are very cool (not to mention being an awesome name for a band), their consequences are pretty serious. Because they […]
September 6, 2014
Six Things I Love About Back to School Time
1) It’s a new year! Yes, yes, I recognize that by a tradition that makes no astronomical sense, we celebrate New Year’s in December. But I did 12 years of regular school, 11 years of post-secondary, and now work at […]
September 4, 2014
Amy’s Marathon of Books: Dreamfire, by Nicole Luiken
Title: Dreamfire Author: Nicole Luiken Publisher: Great Plains Teen Fiction ISBN: 9781894283885 Province: Alberta Book Source: personal collection Synopsis (from the jacket): Brianne is having a bad dream. The thing is, when Brianne has a bad dream, it usually means horrible […]
August 30, 2014
My Plan For the Long Weekend
Is to do exactly what my cats do everyday! What’s yours?
