21 Oct 2020
The light warned yellow. Our traffic lanes obediently cruised to a stop and I did a double take at my neighbouring Masked Rider. “Do we have to wear a mask while driving?” I thought.
Some people are wearing masks 8-10 hours a day. Mandatory or choice.
Mask wearing is both a new psychology and physiology. We have a recent addition to the urban dictionary: MASKNE: the skin irritation resulting...
14 Oct 2020
The year was 2006. Arielle was only 17 when fate played its hand. She was young, spirited and full of energy. As an accomplished cross-country runner and like many dedicated athletes, Arielle experienced sore muscles after exercise. An over the counter medicine seemed like a good solution and she applied it regularly all over her legs. In addition, she used adhesive pads which, like her over the...
06 Oct 2020
Khaki green is an earth colour, the camouflage of the warrior. Our tooth cleanser is dressed for battle. Not the usual toothpaste bright green gel, but a dull, khaki green. Maybe not the most common colour for a tooth paste, we agree. But once you understand the goal and master the usage, the khaki takes on a new meaning.
We don’t actually call it toothpaste either. We call it Tooth Cleanser,...
17 Sep 2020
Back in the peak of the Black Death (1348-1350) when everyone was dying left right and centre, a quartet of thieves were captured and threatened with being burned alive for their crimes against the plaque victims. Let’s ask the thieves how they stayed safe.
“Why,” implored the judge, “can you go about committing such horrific theft crimes against the ill and the dead and yet remain immune to this...
25 Aug 2020
The two young teens closed their menus having settled on their breakfast options.
“What can I get for you this morning?” the waitress asked, pen poised.
Felix looked up and grinned. “Well, I’m going to have the 3-egg option, sunny, brown toast and jam, orange juice and coffee, please. And I think my buddy is going for the Red Dye #40. “
Both the waitress and Oscar appeared confused. Oscar...
17 Aug 2020
Some TV ads are so irritating you just have to grab the remote and FF, skip, silence, or smash. ‘Anti-Aging’ cream ads fall into that category for me and once viewed I do not wish to see it again. I do not believe most of what I hear and I feel sorry for those who spend money on false assurances, sometimes at a risk to our health. We buy. We try. What about our crushed morale, when success was...
10 Aug 2020
Alarm awake another dayPut the body wash in playFocus, stretch to morning cleanseSquish the pump. Squirt away
Bubble lather aims to cleanGentle soothing grapefruit sheenPromising a glow skin shineIs danger lurking? Quite unseen?
Ready now to face the day!Although quite polluted.Sad to say
Our skin often feels it could use a little help. This typical morning cleansing ritual described above would...
27 Jul 2020
When you whisper ‘marula’ in an elephant’s ear, watch him smile. It is true that they do love to eat the fruit of the marula tree, but does it really make them ‘tipsy’ as legend says? Elephants that consume fermented marula fruit from the ground sometimes appear drunk. Perhaps the fruit does ferment in the stomach, turning to alcohol.
The elephant has always been admired. Aristotle once said ‘...
28 Jun 2020
The other evening, I asked my husband to humour me in mime. Intrigued to be on stage, he paused the TV news. “Ok. What’s up?” he asked.
“You are entering a store and are greeted by the sanitizing dispenser. What do you do?”
He mimes pressing the pump, receiving the imaginary glop onto the palm of one hand, and then proceeds the cleansing hand dance, vigorously rubbing the palms together, round...
20 Jun 2020
“Amazon delivery! Wahoo! My new shadow from ColourPop is here, Spiker.” Val chimes to her pet lab as he barks his approval. She then rips open the package and being smart and savvy, peruses the label.
“OK. Label. Let’s see what you say. Everyone is telling me to READ YOU. So here goes.”
Val scrunches her face as she skims the listing. The ingredients do not seem to be making much sense.
“OK. I...
