[Reposted from Anne Lamott on Facebook] I said to the kitty as we were getting up this morning, โI wish I had better news for you.โ I didnโt want to get out of bed, but I had to let the dog out. And I turned on the news: Shock and awe again, same old same... Continue Reading →
Never the twain shall meet โ AKA Donald and drag: A bridge too far?
Photo collage: NPR Conan O'Brien and other top comedians brutally humiliate Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center โ ripping into the "orange a**hole" despite the MAGA coup to seize control of the famous cultural center. CONTEXT The John F Kennedy Centre for the performing arts, Washington D. C. Since the early 1960s the John J... Continue Reading →
RIP Robert Willis
The former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral and founder of the โGarden Congregationโ the Very Rev. Robert Willis - The following from The Church Times. THE former Dean of Canterbury the Very Revd Robert Willis died โsuddenly and peacefullyโ in the United States on Tuesday. He was 77. In a message to Berkeley Divinity School, Yale,... Continue Reading →
(Almost) beyond the debate — Memes and humor as a survival strategy
Seriously, we at takenote.ca are trying to move on from post-debate, Springfield cat and dog stories, especially now that JD has admitted on CNN to the fabrication of such stories so that American media will pay attention to him. Hello? I will lie through my teeth so I can tell you the truth about suffering... Continue Reading →
Memestakes
With a bit of an apology, and my now diverted promise to move beyond post-debate political memes, the meme-verse has exploded with a huge variety of extreme-memes, a collection we at takenote.ca have distilled down to just a few for your consideration today. "Cats and dogs" has inspired dog and cat lovers alike. Reference to... Continue Reading →