Merry Christmas 2011

There is something truly singular about this time of year. As we called friends on our Bluetooth last night on the way from Stratford to Hamilton, as the snow lightly came down, I was reminded of many things...how blessed we are to have so many wonderful people in our lives...how lucky we are to have our health...to have each other...and, most importantly, to have our lives...and with that the power to do whatever we wish with our time here...on this earth. To live, to forgive, to love and to not forget past hurts and pains but to learn from them and move forward...to recognize all that we have accomplished and to strive for more, to create more, to be quiet and peaceful...to do anything. Merry Christmas to all. Have a wonderful day and a wonderful life.
Love
Sharron xoxo

An Ode to the man I love...and, also spelt pizza.

Dear All,

I was looking over my past few blogs...and they are all political like...what the fuck has happened to me?

They are also filled with ire...eire...eyer...you know what I mean.

WHO IS THIS GAL!?!?!

Where is the gal who likes a joke...a song...a Christmas animated special? Huh? Where?

I love that pic...the one above...from "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"...."Put one foot in front of the other and soon you'll be walking 'cross the floor.." and for the record I totally approve of the removal of the 'a' in 'across' to make the lyrics work...if anyone is asking.

Which they probably aren't but what the eff, it is my blog, rights?

I was feeling a little sleepy tonight...from the 87 shows in a row at 9:00am...I love the YPT but GURL it is early!

Anyhow, my dear hubby's agency party is tonight and as I was curled up on the bed in my robe and a full sweatshirt type suit underneath at 7:30pm, I am pretty sure that he knew he was on his own.

Which I am a bit sad about...because I love it when we go places together and all...yes, I do...suck it, eye rollers.

I miss him while he is gone.

Then I ate some spelt crusted cheese pizza and a bowl of pineapple.

Now that I am digesting I would like to present you with an ode...in honour of said awesome husband.

Ode to George

I wake up in the morning brimming with glee.

That my day will be spent with none other than he.

The husband of mine who makes my life grand.

Who makes me feel safe when he holds out his hand.

He is kind, kinder than many I know.

It isn't a contest, I just want to say so.

Sometimes I am blessed to stand up on the stage.

Watching him work as if he has no age.

His heart is wide open for all to see.

With an egg and a clover on his bended knee. (Possibly reaching there...but it works.)

If you know him at all, you are nodding along.

My sweet husband George, mine for a song.

Jesus Thinks I'm Funny Clip

Sharron Matthews Superstar: Jesus Thinks I'm Funny from Scott Houston on Vimeo.

I love the Vid! It has taken forever for me to put this up...but this was Scotland, people...at least a taste!

Dear Christie Blatchford...yes, I know I said I would not read her again....

Now, any of you who have followed what I write here and there...and thank you for that...might remember that I promised that I would never read Blatchford's column again after she told us that we were crappy for mourning the death of Jack Layton in whatever way we saw fit.

As a side bar, I love that she writes for the paper that endorsed that nincompoop, Rob Ford...stay classy, National Post.

But then I saw some posts on twitter and online about the article she wrote today about Toronto being a city of sissies.

What the fuck?

I tried very hard to not read it but when one friend of mine called her a cunt on twitter and then another highly respected artistic director mentioned on Facebook that she could go fuck herself...I thought it might be time to look at the article.

And I did.

I am not going to post a link here because that makes me feel dirty...suffice it to say that I just about fucking died when I read it.

I really though we were moving forward with the fight for gay rights, human rights...simple fucking rights...until Rob Ford got elected...and now after reading an article printed in a national newspaper that states the writer was "mortified and appalled" by having to watch young boys hug each other...I feel that we are in grave danger of falling very far back.

This article is trash and should be on the bottom of the kitty litter box ASAP.

And it propagates hate.

It tells people that it is not okay to different.

It tells people that being sensitive and loving is bullshit and is embarrassing. Not just men...people.

And, Blatchford goes on to say she loves gay men as any other woman does....and I counter, no, I don't think you do. If you did you wouldn't have written this article.

And isn't that like a racist saying "Some of my best friends are (fill in your own religion, race or whatever here)"

After reading this article and seeing that stupid Rick Perry video I find that bashing anyone who is LGBT has become one of the last acceptable bigotish things to do.

Again, as I said earlier this week, if y ou insert "Jew" or "black" or "Japanese" in any of these sentences it is not accepted and in some ways...or all ways...a hate crime...is it not?

Christie Blatchford....you fucking suck.

And I hope your gay friends never get the chance to act fey or lisp in front of you again.

And I love that she holds the Ford Brothers up as paragons of masculinity.

Jesus wept.

I love when a news organizations is that transparent.

NOW, I will never read you again.

UFC in the high schools. Rob and Doug Ford astound with their nincompoopishness...again.

So, I try very hard to not get hepped up over the newest, latest hair brained idea that is coming out of the mayors office, although it is hard to hear about them because in a move usually reserved for the school grounds at recess, Rob Ford is pretending that the Toronto paper with the biggest circulation doesn't exist.

Sidebar: I spent sometime on Rob Ford's Facebook page in the last couple days, and wonder of horrifying wonders, there are some people who think he is doing a great job. Most of these people have resorted to name calling ("leftards"...can you even say that?) to put their points across and the others have yet to provide me with a link to the story/interview with the student who was bullied by Rob Ford (published by the National Post who, incidentally, endorsed Rob Ford for mayor on October 22nd, 2010...so if we are following the rules set out by the Ford mayorship...is this publication to be trusted?) and these people just talk about the article over and over...and Facebook-Highfive each other for making inane points.

Sidebar over.

Tonight after attending a super fun tree trimming party I came home and got on the old FB and saw an article about Rob and Doug (Bob and Doug....why am I only seeing this now?) asking a school board to consider instituting a UFC (the very bloody sport of ultimate fighting....very violent and very angry) based and branded program in their schools.

The brochure makes a point about saying that the UFC would like to promote their brand at a grassroots level.

Holy mother of Jesus god wept and passed out....and then called mother nature and she peed herself.

Are you fucking kidding me?

Yes, let us promote violence in schools...for marks and grading.

What an awesome, well thought out idea....let us get those kids all ramped up for violence...as we cut 400 jobs from the Toronto Police Force...they can handle that...oh, wait....

Why not put them in an orchestra, or a play....you have to work together in a group to do that...and instead of the outcome of the UFC thing ...which would be learning how to fight....you would have young people who know about music...history (which will repeat itself unless we learn from it...or some such thing)...the classics...knowing how to problem solve and work in a group dynamic....peacefully.

What a freaking concept.

But we know how those two guys feel about those airy fairy things....huh?

Do you feel like we are living in a freaky episode of the Twilight Zone when you read about these buffoonish ideas that would only be approved by Biff from Back to the Future?

What the fuck is going on here?

But those people...the ones on his Facebook page will vote him back in...lord in the sky...we gotta do something....now!

Here is the article...read it...and after you recover from passing out...repost.

Oh, and check out his Facebook page...and write things...that will get taken down everyday ( I wonder how much of our tax dollars go to the guy or gal who is making sure nothing negative stays posted about him on any and all of his social media...really...it is astounding)

http://www.thestar.com/iphone/news/article/1096707--doug-ford-suggests-schools-explore-ufc-linked-program