Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep I have never used music to help me fall asleep. I’m not sure what to post for this one. I really love the band Belly and the lead singer, Tanya Donelly. She’s put out some really great solo albums as well. Her solo stuff is…

My neighbour gave me some advice yesterday that really spoke to my situation. He said that life gives you three answers, “Yes.” “Yes, but wait.” “No, there’s something better.” When the love of my life left me in August, it nearly destroyed me. However, we remained friends and it gave me hope. I was always…

Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone This song will always remind me of Chrissy Wattie. Rest in Peace! Go to the Day 6 Song – A song that reminds me of high school

We’ve been having fun with this 30 Day Song Challenge here at Silent Cacophony. I first heard of it through Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Coolness. It was Tumblfrog who started us off on this path. Check out the entire challenge and try it out. I am on Day 4. Please scroll down to see my selection today. Day…

Person performs mystical stretching Originally uploaded by mikebaird Blogging is a lot like physical exercise. In fact, blogging is exercise. Let me explain. When you exercise, you build muscle and endurance. You can’t just exercise once and forget it. Once you start exercising, you need to show a commitment to it. Some days you will…

The 30 Day Song Challenge continues… Day 02 – Your least favorite song “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis I don’t know what it is about this song but I try to avoid it at all costs. I think Elvis is extremely over-rated. I know that I will offend some people by saying that…

I really don’t understand why women choose to stay in unhealthy relationships. Why do ladies go back to men who beat them? Why do they forgive cheaters? Why do they stay with jerks? Over the years, I befriended some amazing women and have had to shake my head at the ridiculous choices they’ve made when…

Me and you fit together perfectly. I treasured every moment we spent together. What we had was special and true. Unfortunately, things got mixed up somehow. I kept up hope that we would find each other again someday and be the perfect fit I always knew we would be. But this latest news has broken…

another day in the forestOriginally uploaded by klaus72 Some people see trees as merely a source of wood. This kind of thinking shows that the tree is good but it’s only good for something else in the short-term. Other people see trees as having a long-term goodness to them. Trees are good for our air.…

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have been absolutely breathtaking to watch during the Winter Olympics this year. They capped off an amazing journey last night by winning Gold in Ice Dance. These two skaters met when Tessa was only seven years old and Scott was nine.  I saw them both being interviewed on Olympic Morning…