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Monday, February 27, 2006
Friday, February 17, 2006
Rinse, Lather, Repeat
No longer will those three simple words suffice. Donna pointed out the back of her shampoo bottle, where we are told to "Enter a world of botanical bliss and unleash the power of your beautifully renewed hair."
Unleash the power! That, my friends, is fantastic. I didn't even know there was power waiting inside my hair - let alone that it has been, shall we say, bottled up. No, the only person I've ever thought to have hair power was Medusa and I don't think that is the image they are going for.
But maybe my folly has been in ignoring the directions. I have been shampooing old school style: rinse, lather, repeat has always seemed enough. Actually, that's not true, I don't usually repeat. But anyway, there are new and improved instructions out there to follow. "Massage into wet hair and indulge in the luxurious lather. Surrender to the intoxicating fragrance. Rinse when ready." Notice - no repeat. It seems I had one thing right. I may not have been indulging in luxury or surrendering to intoxication, but I wasn't unnecessarily repeating either.
(To be fair, you won't get that kind of quality instruction from your no name special, which was my shampoo buying M. O. for the longest time. But I'll confess, I've lost the moral high ground of the frugal to the irresistible smell of cinnamon buns shampoo - A gift to Donna that I highjacked.)
For those of you who use conditioner, you probably already know this, because instruction with conditioners is very important. But I'll leave you with a sample from Donna's conditioner that borders on an AA rating:
"Delight further in a world of luscious exhilaration and unleash the power of your beautifully replenished hair. Bursting with a sumptuously fresh fragrance, this vibrant conditioner with ... will take your hair to a place it's never been before... Work into wet hair, caressing every strand with an exciting burst of smoothness and fresh fragrance. Exhilarate as long as desired ... "
Unleash the power! That, my friends, is fantastic. I didn't even know there was power waiting inside my hair - let alone that it has been, shall we say, bottled up. No, the only person I've ever thought to have hair power was Medusa and I don't think that is the image they are going for.
But maybe my folly has been in ignoring the directions. I have been shampooing old school style: rinse, lather, repeat has always seemed enough. Actually, that's not true, I don't usually repeat. But anyway, there are new and improved instructions out there to follow. "Massage into wet hair and indulge in the luxurious lather. Surrender to the intoxicating fragrance. Rinse when ready." Notice - no repeat. It seems I had one thing right. I may not have been indulging in luxury or surrendering to intoxication, but I wasn't unnecessarily repeating either.
(To be fair, you won't get that kind of quality instruction from your no name special, which was my shampoo buying M. O. for the longest time. But I'll confess, I've lost the moral high ground of the frugal to the irresistible smell of cinnamon buns shampoo - A gift to Donna that I highjacked.)
For those of you who use conditioner, you probably already know this, because instruction with conditioners is very important. But I'll leave you with a sample from Donna's conditioner that borders on an AA rating:
"Delight further in a world of luscious exhilaration and unleash the power of your beautifully replenished hair. Bursting with a sumptuously fresh fragrance, this vibrant conditioner with ... will take your hair to a place it's never been before... Work into wet hair, caressing every strand with an exciting burst of smoothness and fresh fragrance. Exhilarate as long as desired ... "
Thursday, February 16, 2006
The Olympic Spirit
In a world full of sports scandal, it is nice to hear a beautiful story of fair play coming from this years Olympics. Canadians Sara Renner and Beckie Scott were leading a competition in a cross country ski relay when Sara Renner's ski pole snapped. Funny enough the Canadian later compared it to canoeing without a paddle. She dropped from 1st to 4th instantly and would have dropped further if Bjornar Haakensmoen, a Norwegian Coach, hadn't handed her a replacement pole. The Canadian pair battled back and finished with a silver medal.
I don't know how Norwegians feel about Haakensmoen, especially since Norway finished fourth, but I think he is a shining example of what sport should be. Thank-you Bjornar.
Monday, February 13, 2006
How far is Turin from Torino?
Sometimes I feel, as an English speaker, like an obnoxious boor. The sort that never gets anyone's name right at a party. The one that calls Susan Vicky because 'she looks like a Vicky'. Or calls Michael Mike, which Michael never does. Doesn't it feel that way when it comes to other cities and countries?
The whole world is focused on a little Italian city right now and we can't agree on what it is called. It seems pretty clear that they call it Torino, which doesn't seem that hard to say. So why do I hear so many people reporting from Turin standing in front of backdrops with Torino written all over them?
Why do say Germany, Japan, and Finland? Lisbon and Rome? Do all English speaking cultures butcher foreign names? Do other languages call us by their own names?
The whole world is focused on a little Italian city right now and we can't agree on what it is called. It seems pretty clear that they call it Torino, which doesn't seem that hard to say. So why do I hear so many people reporting from Turin standing in front of backdrops with Torino written all over them?
Why do say Germany, Japan, and Finland? Lisbon and Rome? Do all English speaking cultures butcher foreign names? Do other languages call us by their own names?
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Friday, February 10, 2006
Emerson Lied to Vancouver Kingsway
What is wrong with British Columbian politics? Are we unique in our degree of scandal or is democracy just this flawed? I have been here for less than a decade and in that time we have had scandal in every level of government. From the pathetic to the petty, our government has been a pretty shady beacon of democracy. Mr. Emerson is just the latest.
We have had a Premier lose his leadership over the bribe of a backyard deck. We have had an MP confess to stealing. Our current Premier was arrested in a foreign country for drinking and driving. Our current Mayor cheated the election process by helping a man run for office with the same name as his chief opponent. And now we have Emerson.
Less than two weeks after he was elected on a Liberal platform, he has taken a bribe and crossed the floor. He is now a Conservative. I understand that from time to time divisive issues arise that may cause MPs to rethink their party loyalties. I can understand it, when crossing the floor is measured in terms of weeks prior to an election, but not in weeks after an election. What could possibly have changed in those two weeks that would force that kind of soul searching? Clearly he ran on false pretenses. Clearly he lied when, according to 24 Hour News, he said, "I'm going to be Stephen Harper's worst enemy."
Scandal will happen, it is true. What we must decide is how we are going to receive it. It was despairing to think about how Premier Campbell stayed in office after his conviction. It was frightening to know that Vancouver Central was nearly willing to elect a thief. It was frustrating to watch as nothing happened about our tainted mayoral election. But will we take it again is the question. Will we sit back and allow Emerson to hoodwink us all? I guess I'm counting on the people of Vancouver-Kingsway to say, "No."
We have had a Premier lose his leadership over the bribe of a backyard deck. We have had an MP confess to stealing. Our current Premier was arrested in a foreign country for drinking and driving. Our current Mayor cheated the election process by helping a man run for office with the same name as his chief opponent. And now we have Emerson.
Less than two weeks after he was elected on a Liberal platform, he has taken a bribe and crossed the floor. He is now a Conservative. I understand that from time to time divisive issues arise that may cause MPs to rethink their party loyalties. I can understand it, when crossing the floor is measured in terms of weeks prior to an election, but not in weeks after an election. What could possibly have changed in those two weeks that would force that kind of soul searching? Clearly he ran on false pretenses. Clearly he lied when, according to 24 Hour News, he said, "I'm going to be Stephen Harper's worst enemy."
Scandal will happen, it is true. What we must decide is how we are going to receive it. It was despairing to think about how Premier Campbell stayed in office after his conviction. It was frightening to know that Vancouver Central was nearly willing to elect a thief. It was frustrating to watch as nothing happened about our tainted mayoral election. But will we take it again is the question. Will we sit back and allow Emerson to hoodwink us all? I guess I'm counting on the people of Vancouver-Kingsway to say, "No."
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