Marilyn Burgess » Random Thoughts http://marilynburgess.com Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:33:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Someone on the internet drew me! http://marilynburgess.com/2011/08/someone-on-the-internet-drew-me/ http://marilynburgess.com/2011/08/someone-on-the-internet-drew-me/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:08:31 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=441 Reddit is favourite time waster on the net. There was one “what do you look like” thread in one of the subreddits I hang out in, and one person drew every image posted on that thread! Amazing! Here’s me:

How cool is that?

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2011/08/someone-on-the-internet-drew-me/feed/ 1 A Google Suggest analysis of religion http://marilynburgess.com/2010/10/a-google-suggest-analysis-of-religion/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/10/a-google-suggest-analysis-of-religion/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:10:18 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=409 This image popped up on Reddit today, and I couldn’t resist reposting it here, as I am terribly fond of funny and/or interesting Google Suggest results. The original creator mapped the Google Suggest results for:

  • why are muslims so
  • why are jews so
  • why are christians so
  • why are buddhists so

Which resulted in a pretty Venn diagram with Buddhists standing out as the only happy ones in the bunch:

See the original image here.

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2010/10/a-google-suggest-analysis-of-religion/feed/ 1 An update on Betty the spider http://marilynburgess.com/2010/10/an-update-on-betty-the-spider/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/10/an-update-on-betty-the-spider/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:12:29 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=407 I went out of town on business last month, and while I was gone, my fella disturbed Betty’s web while “cleaning up”. He tried to pick up the pretty, yet haphazard arachnid, and get her back to her web an babies. I do not know all the details, but, the end result is Betty is gone, and the window is closed.

I am suspicious of the “cleaning” that went on while I was away, but I am grateful that I don’t have to make that difficult decision about Betty when it gets colder!

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2010/10/an-update-on-betty-the-spider/feed/ 1 Betty the spider, and my conundrum http://marilynburgess.com/2010/09/betty-the-spider-and-my-conundrum/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/09/betty-the-spider-and-my-conundrum/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:19:01 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=401 I would like to introduce you to Betty:

Betty is the affectionate name I’ve given to the lady spider who has taken up residence in my open patio window. The silly lady, while I’m sure is doing the best that she can for herself and her little ones, has made a severe error in judgment. Building her web in my open window has put her in danger. Closing that window will result in the certain destruction of the home she has laboured for. To compound the dire situation she is unknowingly in, she has placed her eggs in the crevice of the window track! I doubt that even one of her eggs would survive if I closed that window.

This leaves me in a bad spot. Its going to get cold. I will get cold, and my hydro bill will go up if I have mercy on Betty and her unborn offspring. But I see all that she has put in to her home, and her babies’ incubation spot. How can I willingly destroy all that!

What should I do?

What would you do?

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2010/09/betty-the-spider-and-my-conundrum/feed/ 3 How to be alone http://marilynburgess.com/2010/08/how-to-be-alone/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/08/how-to-be-alone/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:20:24 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=399 Have you seen this adorable video by Andrea Dorfman and Tanya Davis? It is very heart warming and sweet. Well worth the four and a half minutes it takes to watch it.

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2010/08/how-to-be-alone/feed/ 2 How come: Another Google Suggest that makes you go hmm http://marilynburgess.com/2010/07/how-come-another-google-suggest-that-makes-you-go-hmm/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/07/how-come-another-google-suggest-that-makes-you-go-hmm/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:01:50 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=395 I came across another Google Suggest that certainly makes me go hmm, I’m not sure what it will do to you.

“how come” lends itself to some interesting suggestion on Google. A couple are dirty, while others are sad. But one stands out with “how come a cupcake is not a mineral”. To my surprise, many of the the answer sites out there offer answers to this question that must be nearly as old as time.

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2010/07/how-come-another-google-suggest-that-makes-you-go-hmm/feed/ 0 Writing reviews: Is it for me? http://marilynburgess.com/2010/04/writing-reviews-is-it-for-me/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/04/writing-reviews-is-it-for-me/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:05:57 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=354 Earlier this month I wrote my first book review on Serendipity: A Novel by Louise Parker. Essentially, I gushed a bit about a book I really enjoyed. I was absolutely honoured, and quite surprised,  when the author took the time to thank me for my review of her novel!

@LouiseShaffer‘s tweets really made my day!

Over on my other blog, Road 2 Nowhere, I tend to gush about music I love. I absolutely adore music. I’m no good at making it, no one would ever accuse me of being a musician! What I am is one hell of a music appreciator. What I love about Road is that I have a place to share all the awesome music I love so much with anyone who will listen.

While loving something is great, and telling people about things you love is grand, it’s really not reviewing. Thoughtful criticism is the most useful offering you can give to a creator, be she an author, musician or artist. I don’t know that I’m the person to offer such insights. My motivation to write about another’s work always comes from that same place, the desire to share something I enjoy. I do not have the drive to write about things I don’t enjoy, and usually I don’t get through entertainment that I don’t enjoy. Reading crappy books is not for me. I may start a bad book, but once my interest is lost, I’m not going to be picking that book back up. My apologies to all the crappy books out there. Listening to sub-standard music is not for me either.

So, I’ve made a decision, to admit to what it is that I do, and what I enjoy doing: giving recommendations. I’ll leave the reviews for the critics.

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2010/04/writing-reviews-is-it-for-me/feed/ 2 Why: A Funny Google Suggest http://marilynburgess.com/2010/04/why-a-funny-google-suggest/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/04/why-a-funny-google-suggest/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:02:09 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=345 I’ve been having some fun playing with Google Suggest to see what others are searching. Some of them are so funny. I thought I’d start a series on the funniest ones I encounter, starting with the questions of the ages: “why”:

The top suggestion is the standout one for me: “why can’t I own a canadian”? with the runner up being “why are canadians afraid of the dark”. What the…? Who is it that wants to own me and my people, and why do they thing we are afraid of the dark?!?!?

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http://www.richardsonpictures.co.uk

I’m watching Dan Hill on The Hour right now. He was just discussing one of his father’s parenting techniques that is absolutely brilliant. Every time Dan asked his father for something, his dad made him write a letter. By encouraging Dan to clearly articulate his justifications for needing a raise in his allowance, or that shiny new bike, Mr. Hill instilled invaluable skills in his son. I’m going to have to remember this one! Not only will my kids gain lessons in communication and persuasion, but I’ll be able to get some down time when they are off writing these letters. Brilliant!

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]]> http://marilynburgess.com/2010/03/write-a-letter/feed/ 0 Why you should follow @DrWayneWDyer #FollowFriday http://marilynburgess.com/2010/03/why-you-should-follow/ http://marilynburgess.com/2010/03/why-you-should-follow/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:48:28 +0000 marilyn http://marilynburgess.com/?p=300 You should follow @DrWayneWDyer because he is a generous tweeter, whom is constantly sharing beautiful pieces of wisdom. Like this set of tweets he just sent out this afternoon:

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Wisdom like the four cardinal virtues of of Lao-tzu is just as taste of the good, source-fuelled tweets you will get when you follow @DrWayneWDyer.

While you are at it, how about you follow me too (@marilynburges)!

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