Heidi has just invented popsquash.

...sparked by a friend's posting.

FWIW, I don't particularly care how a person identifies or presents him/her/themself.

Are you a decent human being? If so, dandy, we'll get on fine.

I don't mean to belittle folks; I realize that for many people, identifying oneself as gay/lesbian/bi/trans/red haired/left handed/protestant/aboriginal/whatever ( Read more... )

Today at 10AM was my father's funeral mass, followed by interment, followed by a reception.

Many thanks to all who came out, who sent condolences, who thought about us. It all helped immensely.

Saturday, February 20, 2010, Maurice O'Heare passed away; my father, in his 88th year. He had fought Alzheimer's Disease, a number of small strokes, and a variety of other illnesses.

His last hours were peaceful, surrounded by family.

Our deep thanks go to the staff at Longfields Manor and at the General campus of the Ottawa Hospital; in ( Read more... )

In today's episode of Sentences You Never Hear Spoken1:

"Be careful, dear, there's a crumhorn on the stairs."  
Stay tuned for more episodes of Sentences You Never Hear Spoken
1 Actually, considering our friends, this is a sentence that might well be spoken, and often. Hmm.

In his "Year in Review" column, he writes:

"The big health story in April is the rapid spread of swine flu, a dangerous new virus strain developed by the makers of Purell. "

Explains a lot to us...

Merry Christmas, folks.

I mean, if you celebrate something else, have a happy one of those, but from my point of view -- Merry Christmas.

On the way to work today, we spotted a vehicle covered in advertising for one of the local Yoga places. Not such a big deal, lots of places have vehicles associated with their businesses ( Read more... )

For those who were wondering:

• Heidi's mom did have a small stroke. She was home later that afternoon (!), and is recovering very well. She has essentially no mobility or speech problems, and the doctor has said that her prognosis is very good. She can't drive for three months, though; that will put a bit of a crimp in their lifestyle.
• The actor ( Read more... )

First, found that one of the actors in Oz was taken to hospital with chest pains and arm pain.
Then got word that Heidi's mom had had a stroke, and was in hospital.
Some time later, got word that the stroke wasn't completely debilitating. Shortly after that, got word that she was going home.
So, Heidi's mom is home. It was a small stroke, and ( Read more... )