People often accuse me of being too particular when...

People often accuse me of being too particular when it comes to dating. I have zero desire to date, but if I hypothetically did, I have begun to compile a list of people I refuse to date. Call me a picky girl with high standards... I actually take that as a compliment. People I Will Not Date: 1: Men with bad facial hair, of which I will be the sole determiner 2: Anyone who wears socks with sandals 3: Anyone who is 2+ years younger than me 4: Anyone who uses phrases such as "if you will" or "well... read more

Zola once wrote a searing letter to the president of France to voice his displeasure with certain decisions they have made. He did not hate France for things he outline in the letter, instead he wished to change it. Similarly, I do not hate the US, but would love to see a return of the particular amity that once existed between it and my native Canada. I will not pretend I have the skill of Zola or the ability to see that this is ever read by President Obama, or even Janet Napolitano. Instead, I...

Else to do and the best of the Kingdom nobility were used to accepting and dealing with the inevitable. Neither was it a surprise to Kethol; he was always half-expecting a fight to break out and while he hadn't been counting on it he had been hoping for it. He made his move. In a fight a man being knocked down was nothing to be surprised about so as he grunted and fell to the floor nobody would take particular notice that his fall hadn't been preceded by a blow. The fact that he fell to the floor...

Excuse this. I needed to let off steam after watching the news. It can have escaped no-one's attention that for the past year or so we have been living through the worst economic crisis since whenever. Ever since it became apparent that the Credit Crunch wasn't a new breakfast cereal, and our elected representatives gave up on the dreary business of warning of the dangers of talking an economic downturn into a recession, and got on with the very much more exciting business of talking us all into...

.. and the media of promoting euthanasia, resembling Nazi propaganda which led to mass extermination in the last century. I just received a furious message from actor Nabil Shaban, best known to the public for playing Sil in Dr Who. Nabil is better known amongst activists as a ferocious advocate against war and for disability equality, in particular the right to live in equal status to others: "Nabil Shaban ACCUSES the British media, and that includes the BBC, of pursuing an identical...

Trust has always been number one for me in a relationship and often times that's what I look for in a man.. and most of us do, we look for someone who we can trust, who we trust that would never find someone else, who will love no one but us, who will never lie, someone... let's say.... close to perfect... while I'm looking for that quality in a man, I suddenly asked the same question to myself.... ......am I THAT trust worthy? have I been honest? have I ever lied just to save myself from pain...