“We’re the kids of America (woh-oh) !!” – Kim Wilde
Wilde Kids !! ;-D
Fri 9th Jan 2026
I hope you enjoy my silly CNN mockup !! ;-D I’ve printed it out and it’s sitting next to my laptop as I type right now … your smiles are super-charging this post !! ;-D
… I’m tempted to add street graffiti, 2026 New Year hats … but alas … I must get down to bizzzz. Much of the stuff below alludes to my 6th Jan post and our communal WhatsApp buzz … here we go !! ;-D
Indivisible / “What’s the Plan?”
Indivisible’s Leah & Ezra were super cute at last night’s webinar (Thurs 8th Jan 2026). My fave takeaways:
Spotify
Indivisible had suggested a boycott of Spotify due to its running of ICE ads. Personally, I was loathe to unplug b/c Spotify is sooo important to my chakras !! ;-D Well … I’m pleased to say that the boycott is now off b/c Spotify has made a public announcement about no longer running those ICE ads. Leah & Ezra were prepped to go ballistic against Spotify later this month but now they / we can focus on other stuff … yesssssssss !! ;-D
No Kings III
As for No Kings III, they’re trying to figure out a date for the next one, so let’s stay tuned !! ;-D An attendee pointed out that the timing could maybe be “hooked” into another movement. So if peeps are already buzzing about __ … perhaps No Kings III could be scheduled in a way that “hooks into” __ … seems rational to me !! ;-D
Manic Monday
DemsAbroad Suisse Romande Committee Meeting – 12 Jan 2026 @ noon …
Careless People
Well done to Dema and Anne-Shelton for getting paper copies of Careless People. I didn’t realise that the author was / is this FaceBook whistle-blower … holy smokes !! :-0
Ms. Roy
W/ respect to Megan’s Ms. Roy quote on our WhatsApp, I really am happy to loan the group my copy of Mother Mary Comes to Me …
Talk about jungle love drivin’ me mad makin’ me crazy … this book truly is a roller-coaster w/ no safety features !! I’m not nearly as tough & scrappy as our dear Ms. Roy but there’s something about her experiences that remind me of my own … dark-skinned gal brought up on tough love … ;-D
Lunar New Year
Finally y’all … there is so much more I want to say but I need to start focusing on Lunar New Year !! ;-D We’re switching from my daughter’s year (Snake) to my mom’s (Horse) … right around my birthday !! ;-D
If any of you are interested, I’d love to have the group over to my place in Grancy at some point in Feb 2026 ?! I’ll fire up some “non-ICE” music on Spotify, cook us some Chinese grub, and if y’all will indulge me, we can geek out about the Chinese Zodiac … all the animals are fun to discuss w/ their virtues / faults / quirks !! ;-D If any interest on your side, perhaps my next post will have to do w/ this little pow-wow …
XXOOXXOO … V 斐雯 !! ;-D
w/ the devil on your back.”
– Florence & the Machine