a little house (by susan and trevor)
“It’s hard to drive March Road, just north of Upper Dwyer Hill Road, without acknowledging the forlorn, weather-beaten log home that sits in the middle of the field to the…
you don’t have to be shot at to be brave
Staging a one-woman “demonstration” in London’s Trafalgar Square in July 2009 was not without hazards. Just as my short “protest” came to a close, three of the Heritage Wardens who…
about better bee-haviour
Yet another poem inspired by online conversations featuring great divides, political and otherwise. I speak the poem as a narration on the video. The words may be read below….
laundry list of first annual fomm clothesline contest winners
What fun we had with the First Annual Friends of Mississippi Mills Facebook Page Clotheslines (pics) and Clothes’ Lines (poetry with & without pics) combined competition, the idea for which…
robin williams on what it would be like if shakespearian actors did p**n movies
I stumbled across this 1991 clip of Johnny Carson “interviewing” Robin Williams. The comedic genius’s performance covered everything from Castro, to what it would be like if Shakespearian actors…
the lowest common d nominator
Inspired by online conversations featuring great divides, political and otherwise. the lowest common d nominator © 2018 punkie the lowest common d nominator © 2018 punkie one asks a…
10 thought-provoking brené brown quotes from braving the wilderness
Social scientist Brené Brown is a qualitative grounded theory researcher, and the author of of four #1 New York Times Bestsellers. In Braving the Wilderness, which is all about belonging,…
happy sixtieth birthday
Happy birthday <3 happy sixtieth birthday © 2018 punkie happy sixtieth birthday © 2018 punkie you lay on the ground turning blue and not red your heart had…
turd wars
Inspired by one Mississippi Mills dog owner’s request that other dog owners be diligent in cleaning up after their pups. Click > on the audio bar for the spoken…
i want the highlights, but i can only pay for a trim
I first saw this video in 2010 when I owned my own one-woman public speaking consultancy. I loved it then and I love it now. This is EXACTLY what…