Thursday 14 July 2016

The Trivia of Life

mostly , mine

watching the comedy channel , a segment had Steve Martin , actor , art enthusiast ( he champions the works of Canadian artist Lawren Harris ) and musician. Part of his musical number was a paean to atheists - in fact an atheist's hymn b/c they don't have spiritual works.
The best line ' they got Sundays free ' ( atheists , that is )

We collect Air Miles as a religion , our common purchases food and alcohol come from sponsors of Air Miles. We save like little banshees. So far , three flights and 2 BBQs and and a 48 " TV have come via AirMiles.
The bad part , generally , is taxes must be paid in cash  ( airport fees ). the good part is free delivery and no taxes of goods.

As well , we collect Optimum points from Shoppers Drug Mart which is the counterpart to Wahlgreens and CVS in  the States.
And Shoppers is running a play for pay contest. You receive entries to play a pyramid game and the prizes are more points and electronics.
I'm playing like a madman. Bonus plays are awarded for loading coupons to your Optimum card and I've loaded coupons for diapers , anti - rash meds , soap and olive oil.
I'm up to 21 entries and the contest closes to - morrow.

I buy a bookstand magazine called ' WomansWorld ' for $2.40.
Visitors assume M gets this mag. There is very little fashion and lots of seasonal themes. Lots of advice on food supplements , herbs etc. are included. Plenty of pictures.  
The one entry that was interesting last month was ' electronic interacting ' such as Twitter , Instagram etc as stress relief , up to 21 % better. I'm thinking blogging may be the same , for stress relief.

At least , blogging keeps me busy , somewhat.



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