Shout-Outs March 18, 2025 – Shout-Outs Mariale! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And do not apologise for missing last year – after what you went through with that job, OMG, I’m so impressed. And not by the company but by your decision. Congratulations on your last day and the beginning of a new opportunity that serves YOU. Thank you By Lainey • Mar 18, 2025 09:43 am
Shout-Outs December 18, 2024 – Shout-Outs Rebekah! HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Our tradition continues, and how could it not continue on this MILESTONE. Welcome to the club, girl. I’ve been here a year longer than you and from the looks of that photo you posted at The Squawk, you do not need my help because… THAT SKIN. By Lainey • Dec 18, 2024 10:07 am
Shout-Outs November 19, 2024 – Shout-Outs Andrea! Happy Birthday from Virginia who tells me you’re “surprisingly into BTS”. Girl, I’m not surprised. Once you go Bangtan, you can never go back. And since you’re so into Jungkook, I’m assuming you have December 3 circled on the calendar? Also, as predicted, that Timothée By Lainey • Nov 19, 2024 09:35 am
Shout-Outs November 14, 2024 – Shout-Outs Happy Birthday to Heather in New Jersey all the way from Meg in Barcelona! No matter what happens, no matter where you are, what remains is the friendship; friendship and support and believing in each others, this is what will get us all through it. And also… distractions. By request, By Lainey • Nov 14, 2024 09:48 am
Shout-Outs November 1, 2024 – Shout-Outs Sanjeeta! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hoping it’s not just the start of a good day but the start of a GREAT weekend. You have a superpower – which is that you know how to celebrate yourself, and I hope you keep using is. By request, here’s Jake from Sixteen Candles. Thanks By Lainey • Nov 01, 2024 10:01 am
Shout-Outs October 29, 2024 – Shout-Outs Mandy! Happy Birthday from Mary who tells me you’re ARMY and that your biases are Jin and Tae but OT7 for life. We’ve been waiting for a while now, right? Like I can hardly believe two years have gone by. And especially, with all the mess around HYBE By Lainey • Oct 29, 2024 10:13 am
Shout-Outs October 15, 2024 – Shout-Outs Haley! HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY from Kim and, yes, we’re late on this but the most important thing is that the tradition continues. Hope you had the best birthday and Thanksgiving weekend and also… holy sh-t, CONGRATULATIONS on the new position at work! I feel like a big sister at By Lainey • Oct 15, 2024 09:34 am
Shout-Outs October 9, 2024 – Shout-Outs My ma, the Squawking Chicken, lives with a rare disease called POEMS, a blood disorder. She has been treated twice for multiple myeloma: radiation, chemo, stem cell transplants. Our family has seen first-hand the devastating effects of myeloma on the body. POEMS has made it so that ma can no By Lainey • Oct 09, 2024 10:55 am
Shout-Outs October 7, 2024 – Shout-Outs I got an email the other day from a longtime reader called Ashley who is based in Asheville, North Carolina, a town that has like so many other towns in Western North Carolina been devastated by Hurricane Helene. Search and rescue continues, they’re only just starting to assess the By Lainey • Oct 07, 2024 10:27 am
Shout-Outs September 27, 2024 – Shout-Outs For Sophie and Jesse – CONGRATULATIONS on your wedding tomorrow! No, but, seriously… Sophie… I have known you since forever. Since you were such a bright spark, sitting at dinner with the grownups absorbing everything, full of curiosity and enthusiasm, and I’m sure I don’t have to tell you By Lainey • Sep 27, 2024 09:33 am
Shout-Outs September 20, 2024 – Shout-Outs Last week I told you about Gus, aka my god-dog-son, who is currently in the running to become the cover star on Yellow Dog beer can in a fun contest that raises money for the British Columbia SPCA. Gus thanks all of you who have voted and supported him and By Lainey • Sep 20, 2024 09:28 am
Shout-Outs September 18, 2024 – Shout-Outs Saraah! Happy Birthday! You mentioned that you’ve been feeling flat? My first thought reading your message was feng shui. A new feng shui cycle just started with Lunar New Year back in February – we are in the first year of Period 9, and feng shui periods last 20 years By Lainey • Sep 18, 2024 09:52 am
Shout-Outs September 13, 2024 – Shout-Outs This is Gus, sometimes I call him Gusford or Gussington or Gus-Gus, he’s five years old and I’ve known him since he was eight weeks, when my best friend Fiona and her husband Kiu first brought him home. Gus is a very good boy. He’s goofy and By Lainey • Sep 13, 2024 10:00 am
Shout-Outs September 11, 2024 – Shout-Outs Rainbow Community Places is having a fundraiser comedy benefit in Toronto on Sunday, September 29th and we’re hoping you can join! The evening is hosted by renowned comedian/actor/writer Martha Chaves (Just for Laughs, We're Funny That Way, CBC) and will feature an amazing lineup of By Lainey • Sep 11, 2024 09:27 am
Shout-Outs August 19, 2024 – Shout-Outs This is for Veronica who found this site in 2009 when she and her family moved from Chile to Vancouver. Thank you, Veronica, for spending time with us here. We hope we’ve provided information, entertainment, and also distraction. We hope we can continue to do this as you grieve By Lainey • Aug 19, 2024 09:44 am
Shout-Outs August 16, 2024 – Shout-Outs Meg! Happy Birthday from Heather who requested for you photos of “Theo James looking sexy”. She mentioned the “perfume ad … recently” which I’m assuming this? LOL. Can’t see his face, really, but I feel like it does the job. https://x.com/21metgala/status/1810374914018549804 As for the By Lainey • Aug 16, 2024 10:20 am
