Happy Birthday Charles Dickens

Happy 200th Birthday Charles Dickens!  He was a favourite author of mine.  Here’s a look back at his life and career._______Charles John Huffam Dickens ( /ˈtʃɑːlz ˈdɪkɪnz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity…

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Beards

I’ve never been able to grow one very well (it is possible but it never turns out quite the way I want it to).  Apparently beards are making a comeback though.  Check this out!___________________________________fter 60 years of bigotry against full facial hair, Disney recently decided to allow its male front…

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Can’t Win In Winter

I can’t win in the winter. if it’s not snowing and cold out then the sun reflecting off the snow makes it too bright to see much of anything (that’s why sunglasses are awesome). Can’t see much in the dark either (which happens more often in winter)…What a season. If…

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February

Another one of my least favourite months of the year…along with November.  Let me tell you why.  February is in the middle of winter and it’s very cold and that’s when the snow and ice get most intense, which makes it difficult to walk around anywhere without slipping.  This is…

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