I am the eldest of three siblings. And I don’t like it at all. As the eldest, I was the experiment. Everything got tested out on me first – rules, parenting tips, new foods – everything. Being the eldest, I… Read More ›
Canada
Yann Martel in ‘Life of Pi’
“If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.” ~ Yann Martel in ‘Life of Pi’
More Censorship? Rudd ‘Epic Fail’ Group Goes Offline
Today, we can reveal that online political speech has been dealt another blow with Facebook, the popular social networking site, being accused of political censorship after it removed the group “KEVIN RUDD = EPIC FAIL”. Before it was removed the… Read More ›
The Little Election
Synopsis:One day at lunchtime, Rory decides to become the Prime Minister because then he can do anything he wants. Before you know it, the whole class is having an election. Who will be the new Prime Minister: Rory or Debra-Jo… Read More ›
What is Unusual About this Paragraph
How quickly can you find out what is unusual about this paragraph? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing was wrong with it at all; and in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you… Read More ›
Spending My Jury Cheque
My jury check finally arrived – Yaay! It cleared this week, so I have been spending, spending, spending. The first thing I bought was a Wii. It will technically belong to me to avoid any arguments, but I really bought… Read More ›
Dreaming of Wolf
Last night I had the weirdest dream. I am posting it here because it felt different from ordinary dreams. I was in the supermarket, and I came out of one of the aisles. A few feet away there was a… Read More ›
Huge News!
Well, quite a while ago (I think it might even have been last year) I was worried about my sister, so Earth sent a letter to my estranged family to find out about if she was OK. He sent an… Read More ›
Yes, these are real places…
Some Unusual US Place Names: Intercourse, Alabama Chicken, Alaska Surprise, Arizona Umpire, Arkansas Parachute, California Hourglass, Delaware Frostproof, Florida Thunderbolt, Georgia Fruitland, Idaho Oblong, Illinois Gravity, Iowa Buttermilk, Kansas Typo, Kentucky Waterproof, Louisiana Bingo, Maine Boring, Maryland Savage, Minnesota Enough,… Read More ›
Q & A Part 3
1. ever gone on a blind date? nope 2.skipped school? Yes, once, and it scared me so bad I never did it again…lol 3.watched someone die? No 4.been to Canada, Mexico and Florida? No, No and No 5.been on a… Read More ›
Bronte’s Story by Bronte Cullis and Steve Bibb
Synopsis:‘There was a time, at age fifteen, when I didn’t think I would be alive to see my eighteenth birthday. I’m now twenty-five and I’ve defied the odds.’ Bronte Cullis was the Melbourne teenager whose battle with anorexia captured the… Read More ›
