A very sincere and affecting performance that should have been left in the original film IMHO.

Due to my family nickname, I have always been inundated with Bugs Bunny paraphernalia and trivia ... but I learned a few things from this article.

It seems my penchant for hanging on to empty Apple product boxes is FAR exceeded by Dr. Darling’s inability to discard empty single-malt whisky bottles.

Overhead ... possibly in my own living room

"Between your period and the full moon, it's a wonder we haven't killed each other ... or at least gotten a divorce."

"When is the full moon?"

"Tonight, actually."

"So there's still time for the divorce."

Yeah ... I would totally do this if I were a cop.

I still love a good flashmob. Place it in a bookstore (which continues to be a favourite retail experience) and have a talented operatic tenor perform Nessun dorma from Puccini’s Turandot? Well, that’s basically THE TRIFECTA,

Where has banana ketchup been all my life?!

Among the gifts our Goddaughter's family brought back from their recent holiday trip to the Philippines were several packages of "banana ketchup."

They have talked about this particular sauce before (Nila grew up in the P.I.) and the concept (as well as the backstory of its invention) has always intrigued me ... because even though I am not an especially big fan of bananas or ketchup, I do appreciate a spicy/sweet condiment. And boy howdy is this one delicious.

I don't even want to admit how many different kinds of food I've put it on or mixed it into so far ... I just know I have to figure out a way for it to be in my kitchen AT ALL TIMES for the rest of my life.

The Godson Workout

I looked after my Godsons, ages 6 and 3, for a good chunk of the day yesterday and actually closed all 3 rings on my Apple Watch for the first time since before Christmas.

They are some seriously busy boys ... demanding both physical and mental exertion on my part since 90% of our communication is in Swedish. And because of the lousy weather, we ended up indoors for the majority of their visit ... prompting numerous conversations with the younger one about how few objects are actually meant to be thrown in a kitchen or a living room, as well as the difference between using "inside and outside voices." He found both topics very amusing.

At one point quite early in the day, I sent the following text to their parents: "In addition to reading dinosaur books in 'the nest,' we have also blown up and chased balloons, spun around countless times in both directions on the kitchen island stools, and made a first attempt at a puzzle. Have they really only been here an hour?!"

And yes, I look forward to doing it all again.

OZ is ready to take over Denmark

Australia is all atwitter with the news that Queen Margarethe of Denmark has chosen to abdicate the throne in favour of her son, Crown Prince Fredrik. This is because his wife, Crown Princess Mary, is Australian by birth ... though she had to give up both her Aussie and British citizenships upon marrying into the Danish royal family.

Mary is extremely popular in this part of the world, and is often compared to the Catherine, Princess of Wales ... who resembles her. All I know is that I STILL totally "ship" them.

Kate Middleton (AKA Catherine, Princess of Wales) with Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, soon to be Queen Consort, during a meet-up in Copenhagen in 2022.

Leave this film behind

Dr. Darling and I watched Leave the World Behind on Netflix last night. It promised an intriguing storyline and an all-star cast but only partially delivered, primarily because of the implausibility of several of the plot points.

That being said, we were still discussing it this morning, agreeing that the basic premise of the film was scary enough on its own without having to add scenes of weird animal behavior and unrealistic transportation catastrophes.

I don't want to ruin the movie for folks who haven't seen it yet, but I just have to share Dr. Darling's summation ... which I am still chuckling over as I type this. So SEMI-SPOILER ALERT AHEAD!!!

"This was a chance to educate people about what a cyber attack could actually look like, but instead folks are just going to panic that their teeth will fall out whenever they can't connect to wifi."

She nailed it.

Okay, most of these seem do-able.

Football fans peeved for being knocked out of Whamageddon

While my 2023 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas" cherry was popped WAY too early (November 22!), I'm still very much in the hunt for winning Whamageddon!

Home office upgrade? I think the box in which my new 27” HP monitor was packaged may have involved more engineering than the screen itself.

Somebody’s going on a “gin run” before her Öresund Region commuter card expires next week. 😉 #summervacay2022

Public transport's Halloween greeting

 It says “trick or candy” … a play on the Swedish word “bus” (literally “trick”) but spelled like the word for an actual bus. 🎃