Must be a slow news day.

A screen cap from Col. Chris Hadfield's Facebook feed.

Sometimes, you just have to wonder what goes through the news editor's head when they're assigning stories.

How to Show You're Really Listening

I love the lacy foliage of our Japanese maple. It has nothing to do with the content of this post.

Today, I'm going to share a communication skill that, I believe, could be one of the secrets to happy relationships.

Endangered-Grammar List: My Top Four

Grammar Ninja isn't back. She never really left. 

The other day, one of my favourite Facebook pages posted the following:

What caught my attention was the question they asked: Is the apostrophe endangered?

Oh, Interwebs!

Narcoleptic kitty tries to reach the box and fails. (Pleated Jeans)

Welcome to my periodic round-up of things I've found online that make me smile, cry, laugh, think, shout, or drop my jaw. 

California: Flora

The appropriately named "powderpuff" flower.

Canadian winters are long and, in our region of Ontario, completely kill any and all flowers. By March, my eyes are hungry for those splashes of colour and vibrant life. On our trip to California, I was treated to a banquet of glorious flowers.