The Further Adventures of Miss Kitten

Back in December, in an effort to be less offensive to female soldiers and to women in general, the Swedish Army made the controversial decision to “castrate” the heraldic lion featured on its uniform badges. Many people from different countries around the world saw this move as ridiculous, unnecessary, and another example of PC [...]

Oh, what a striking figure our Commander in Chief makes…
His presidential seal socks clash wonderfully with his black skirt (or shorts,..it’s impossible to make that determination) which emphasize the pastiness of his white legs.
And of course, the crowning glory of this charming tableau: The Black Crocs.

I just took a Facebook quiz entitled, “Which Foreign Guy Should You Date?” and here’s my result:

Readers currently residing in Sweden are probably familiar with the chain of church-run charity shops called Second Hand. For readers outside of Sweden, think of Goodwill or Salvation Army only on a much smaller scale. They collect donated items throughout the week, which they then offer briefly for sale every Saturday from 10am to 2pm. [...]

I was just browsing the photos of a group over on Facebook called “Hata Foppatoffeln,” which can’t be directly translated into English but which basically means, “Hating ugly slippers/shoes.” The shoes in question are mainly Crocs. You know, those horrid gardening clogs that somehow became fashionable.
Here they are: the winners of this year’s Most [...]

People used to write letters by hand to each other all the time, a practice which has been almost entirely replaced by email, instant messaging, and SMS/cell phone text messaging.
My grandmother is a dear sweet lady who for years has been meaning to get internet access so that she can email me and the rest [...]

Here are a few more snow pictures I took just a few minutes ago from my balcony:

Happy Groundhog Day, everyone.
Looks like winter finally showed up here in Southern Sweden:

I realize of course that it’s partially my fault for not doing even a little bit of consumer research before hand, but to put it in the popular vernacular, Orbitz sucks. They really do. And Yahoo Travel – what used to be my favorite website for booking plane tickets online and used many times [...]