Ramblings of a Canadian Gypsy Phoenix

  Good Evening Lovies. Sorry, my mind is pretty foggy as I seriously am lacking a good restful sleep; but honestly, insomnia is nothing new to me... so I am just going to ride it out until my body literally just passes out from exhaustion. It's a rather interesting day for me today. It is my female kitten's 1st birthday. She is ironically, and fittingly named "Karma Justice". She is the social butterfly of the house and is always happy to greet anyone who graces the front door of my place. She is excessively sweet, and has the tiniest of chirps when it comes to her being vocal... I really hope this never changes!!! Today is also what society deems as "Devil's Night"... To give you a little background history on this day... The roots of Devil's Night are a little murky, as the true origins differ, depending on who you talk to. It is believed to have started with a yearly tradition called "MISCHIEF NIGHT"; which originated in the 18th century...

  Page 304 of 366. Good Morning Lovies. I haven't even looked outside my curtains yet, but I hope you all have a wonderful day and that the weather is what you like it to be... I am one who likes it dreary and rainy; or cooler. Yes... I know I am weird; we have established this many, many moons ago :P This entry is going to be a bit of a weird one because those who really, really know me; know I geek out and go deep into nerd mode when it comes to learning about historical things or celestial events...  Please bear with me as I try to put my thoughts down today... they may seem frazzled. I had a recent discussion with friends of mine when TV programs like "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" or "The Curse of Oak Island" were brought up. The topic got to where we were kind of debating if things like this should actually be researched and unearthed; or if it things that are simply meant to be left alone.  (I know this sounds insane from someone who is obsessed with le...

  It is definitely one of those nights that I need to get things off my chest... say it's the pain meds coursing through my veins, but I am on a rampage tonight, expressing how people are just downright giving me a HUGE disdain for society in general and am actually grateful for my love of solitude!!! This entry is, once again, going to be about a thread on a group I am in on facebook; please note that people don't realize that I do not get angry at these keyboard warriors; I in fact, find them entertaining and love batting them around like mice... it's even more fun, when they have NO clue that it is them who look like the idiots they truly are...  so sit back and enjoy this little banter I had with some dumbass... The discussion came up about a tattoo someone had... They were asking people in the group what the meaning of it was... ME: "As within, so without. As above, so below. As the universe, so the soul". (This is the full quote)! STRANGER: Why do you have ...

  Page 303 of 366. Good Evening Lovies. I hope your day has gone well. I do apologize in advance, as I am a lil loopy from medications, dealing with the pain from my surgery done yesterday. I am not a whiner, so I am pushing myself through this and will conquer it as I always do.  (Yes, I am excessively grateful for all those who have been encouraging to me and stand by me or even lifted me up when I have stumbled, or stuck on the ground!!!). I kinda of wanna discuss; even expose, someone who tried to "toy" with me and when I gave him back the same energy he gave me, he was butt hurt. I am not going to apologize for my words or actions because it is what it is... I am in this group on facebook (No, I am not going to mention the name of it...), but a  conversation unfolded like this... MALE : your profile seemed wild. Do you mind us messaging private? ME: I really keep my fb limited to people I know in real life. I am not accusing you, or anyone of ill intentions, but I d...

Good Evening Lovies. I am not sure what I am writing about tonight, I just know that I have the urge to write in order to keep my mind occupied... Before I even get into the topic I wanna express that I DO respect everyome's right to believe what they want to believe... but I do NOT believe others have the right to push their agendas on others. I am in a few groups that are about religions, or the occult, etc... now I have to admit, I am truly appalled at the words of some of the people who call themselves "Christians" and how much they use threats and intimidation to try to get people to "convert" to their ways and beliefs... It still boggles my mind, even though I have dealt with it the majority of my life. Here is a prime example of what a typical discussion happens.... RANDOM CHRISTIAN: "God created strong people and weak ones. Then assigned Satan to attract the weak into committing sins". (Me being the smartass I am, had to respond with the same d...

  Page 301 of 366. Good Morning Lovies. I wanted to write about this yesterday already, but needed to get my emotions in check before I did because I most certainly would have spewed venom!!! I will not be going into details as to WHY I feel so passionately about this topic right now because I don't want to have people "patting me on the back" (so to speak); over things that just came naturally to me. I sometimes absolutely DETEST social media and the world wide web; giving people access to things that simply shouldn't be out in public... Day in and day out there are posts, photos and videos of people in unfortunate circumstances that by-standers record and place on social media platforms as if it is their right to do so; not thinking at all about the victims or people they are filming. This makes me 100% grateful that I grew up in a different era (Gen Xer here!). Like, do people post videos of addicts in their worst moments and think it is okay to laugh at the downtr...

Page 300 of 366. Good Afternoon my Lovies. I don't even know where to begin with this blurb as I have lost a huge block of time. I cannot really explain how embarrassing, and frustrating it is to realize that a whole week has gone by and you have zero memory of it... Anyways, I am not going to get into the specifics about what is happening with me; but I am going in for surgery. It's not supposed to be a complicated procedure; BUT we all know, nothing goes the way it is supposed to go with me.  It's already bad enough that my oncologist, neurologist, hematologist, urologist, and two gastroenterologists will be there for the surgery; but is also seems the internal bleeding and blood clotting may have caused way more damage than originally thought... I just want to apologize in advance that my writing may be jumbled and scattered over the next few days, or weeks; but writing is my best form of therapy. I hope y'all have a great Saturday. I hope you get out and enjoy the d...

Page 297 or 366. Good Day my Lovies. I hope the day is treating you well. For those who have been keeping track, I have began to write what the date means NATIONALLY; so let's begin... National Jamaican Day National & World Kangaroo Day National Bandana Day National Food Day United Nations Day National Bologna Day World Tripe Day Isn't it kinda of wild that there is something to acknowledge or celebrate/mourn on EVERY single day??? I know what every month we have assigned to certain ailments/ dseases and struggles. Please forgive me, as I know there are man, many causes that need to be addressed, so let's hope I can remember them all. Here, we go.....                            (JUST REMEMBER THIS IS NOT THE FULL LIST!!!) January ~ CERVICAL CANCER FEBRUARY ~ GALLBLADDER & BILE DUCT CANCER March ~ MYELOMA... COLORECTAL CANCER... KIDNEY CANCER April ~  HEAD & NECK... TESTICULAR CANCER May ~ BLADDER CANC...

  Page 290 of 366. Good Evening Lovies. I had hoped I didn't need to stoop to these levels; but it seems that some are soooo daft that they need a true reality check and if no one else is up for the task... I'll do it; and you ain't going to like what I've got to say.... You know the saying, "Ignorance is bliss!"??? Well, in some instances this is the truth, I kinda view that stance to a child who has an innocent mind, or who doesn't know things could (or should) be any different.  I can honestly admit, I am ignorant, (in the true sense of the word) , when it comes to some things... I am becoming more aware of things I do not understand, or things I never experienced. I am not here to deny that. I also am not here to say everyone in the world are ignorant on purpose; but let me tell you, being ugly in your mind versus ugly in your heart is where the difference lies!!! (LET ME EXPLAIN...) I really am having a difficult time putting this into words without ...

  Page 288 of 366. Good Evening Lovies. I wanted to add an entry tonight before I went to sleep because I feel I may have been wandering a little too deep into the negative side of life as of late. I don't like that; even though I think my points were valid, I do not wish to remain in that kinda state of mind... I prefer to live within positivity as much as possible!!! A good place to start would be to talk about the things that I am thankful for, as we are drawing closer and closer to the end of 2024. Ironically, today is the International Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity... I much prefer to use this term than what a lot of people are calling today... so that is what I shall forever call October 14th, from now on :) I want to begin with how much I absolutely love my children. If there is anything I did right in this world, it would be my kids. I was not a perfect mother by far; I did the best I could with the tools I had... I loved them, even when I fell short on a lot of nec...

  Good Morning Lovies. I hope you all had a great sleep, as I am sure most of you probably fell into your "turkey coma" yesterday; at some point. Today, some may be gathering for their dinners, or some may be fortunate enough to be enjoying their second massive meal of the weekend; either way, I hope you enjoy the day and company more than anything else.  As y'all know, I choose not to call this day by what the government calls it; as there is nothing to be celebrating about the history of this day... here nor in the States!!!  (Thanksgiving here in October, nor the one in November for our neighbours in the South).  Don't get it twisted, I know we all have things/moments and people in our lives that we absolutely should be thankful for; but there definitely shouldn't be a date where we gather and celebrate a day that has such a horrid history to it; no matter how much it is "white-washed" in the history books... we ALL know, those books are written to su...

  Page 287 of 366. Good Afternoon Lovies. I hope you all are enjoying your long weekend... I know it is a long weekend here in Canada and also in the United States, other than that, I am not sure where el se in the world you would have an extra day off.  Today, is turkey day for me; but I will NOT be calling this day "Thanksgiving" because I know the dark, sinister meaning behind this day... that which is not taught nor written in history books... so I am just going to enjoy a nice meal with friends and be thankful for being alive and that there is still breath in my body. I am going to write about something that happened to me overnight, and as per my own values and morals, I will not be mentioning any names; but this dumb fuck is going to know exactly that I am talking about him. (Yes, this time you will know their gender because of the context of the conversation!!!) I am not going to "toot" my own horn here. I have a very kind heart, and I will forever be this w...

  I am going to advise you to buckle up for this one. This is not the first time I am writing about this topic, and I am sure it won't be the last time I have to do it because apparently people are not getting the message.  I am going to speak my mind on this subject, I am not here to appease you, and quite frankly, I don't care if it makes you uncomfortable... because it SHOULD!!! We have all been watching our world turn to shit for a while now because our governments seem to have abandoned its very own people to line their own pockets; catering to the rich and throwing the middle class and lower class into the depths of despair.  Let's not even talk about what they have done and continue to do to those who are living way below the line of poverty, if you can even call it "living" at this point... Instead of people uniting for a common cause, I continue to see people who are bitching about the encampments within their cities, or the homeless (NO, I will not be po...

  Page 286 of 366. Good Afternoon Lovies. I know, it is fairly late in the day for me to be writing a blurb; but I wasn't even sure I was going to write one at all... I am drained beyond drained and I am not exactly sure why.  Am I the only one who has been mentally, emotionally and physically drained the past little while??? Or is it just me??? There are 80 days left to this year, and we are on the last long weekend, until (GULP), Yuletide season... How does this happen? Where does the time go???  I do have to mention, to those who do not know, today is INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMY DAY; which is a little ironic considering all the celestial events we are experiencing right now. (We DO celebrate this day twice a year, in the fall and the spring)...  It is a day I use to reflect and sit in awe of all the incredible things the universe shows us... truly humbling me. It started in 1973, when telescopes were set up for the general population to catch a true glimpse of the "he...

  Page 284 of 366. Good Morning Lovies.  I hope that good health has greeted you this morning. The topic of this entry is going to be one on the fly because it is a completely different one from what I wrote yesterday... that one, as per usual, is my opinion, and it has not changed.  I do stand tall in my convictions... I am always open to hearing other people's views, as long as they come and speak to me respectfully and open-minded... if you're only coming at me to bitch or TRY to tell me, I am wrong, without coming with factual information... don't bother!!!  I am a chick with a massive heart. I love wholly and completely; but by being like that my whole life, I have also learned who truly deserves that love and who doesn't deserve sympathy, nor empathy from this woman!!! That being said... here is today's entry... Yesterday, I was sitting with my sister and "Ma" and the topic about our health and what we have endured. The whole thing came up because I ...

  Page 283 of 366. Good Afternoon Lovies!!! I just wanna say, I am not in a shitty mood. I am not in a irritable mood. I am not in a bitchy mood, nor am I irked by anything nor anyone. I am, however, in a weird mood... which should't surprise people who know me... and if it does; you haven't been paying attention at all!!! My mind is in a bit of a fog today. I had such a hard ass day, mentally yesterday, that I think I am still feeling the residual of that rollercoaster today. When I have days like I did yesterday... it sometimes takes me days to get to (what I would consider) somewhat "normal". What I am about to write about is going to trigger a lot of people and a lot of hate from people; but these are my view on things... right or wrong, I am going to speak my mind, because at the end of the day, this is MY truth and MY feelings. I am not coming from a place of hate; I am coming from a place of logic and reality. I am not coming from a place of ignorance; but actu...

  Page 281 of 366. Good Morning Lovies. We are off for another lovely week of 2024. I still cannot believe how fast this year has flown by. I am going to simply point out some facts about today and what is actually celebrated on this day; possibly some things you didn't know about, some you may have... It is National Inner Beauty Day.  I did not know this and it is kinda a beautiful thing to celebrate. In a world that has become so superficial and obsessed with outer looks; the meaning of a day like this gets lost among the (m)asses!!! I feel this is something that should be acknowledged year 'round as no one should be judged by their outer appearance as this is only their human "shell"... try seeing someone by their soul; their kindness, creativity, their strength ~ observe how they treat other people. Beauty (or ugliness) can only truly be revealed through observation of the heart... Just my opinion!!! It is Team Margot Stem Cell & Bone Marrow Awareness Day. Thi...

  I obviously have the writing bug tonight. It must be because of all the articles I saw this week, some of which I somehow shared onf social media... even though our beautiful "free" country has deemed it illegal for us Canadians to share news on our feeds. I cannot tell you how long this blurb is going to be; but I can promise you, it will be blunt and I really don't give a rat's ass who gets offended. Sure, give me your opinion, but just remembers that at the end of the day, it's just that... YOUR OPINION!!! I had the opportunity of watching the Netflix series this week about the Menendez Brothers, Lyle and Erik. I admit, even though I am an absolute crime buff; this case complete baffles me. I do not understand how these two guys got away with what they did; especially since they were dumb enough to literally write a script on the plot way before they did it and then they allowed themselves to be recorded for a supposed book deal; exposing that the whole thing...