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Finding Joy
Are you like me and can hardly believe the millennium was 25 years ago? I can remember waiting with bated breath for Australia to roll over to 2000 and rejoicing when the lights stayed on. Those were the days. The innocence of technology at that time is almost funny when you see how it is being used now to not just mold opinion but actually bring down cherished institutions and…
Merry Christmas!
The happiest time of the year is taking some hits in 2024.There are conflicts around the world and political turmoil pretty much everywhere. Our values and beliefs are being challenged on a daily basis by individuals who whether misguided or misinformed have taken positions that can turn violent. The act of wishing someone a Merry Christmas can be viewed as…
OH CANADA!
My son sent me this quotation,” We peer so suspiciously at each other that we cannot see that we Canadians are standing on the mountaintop of wealth, freedom and privilege.” This last couple of weeks shook not just our neighbours to the south but the entire world. I’m a boomer with a bit of hippy sensibility left over from the…
Rhetoric Shemrotoric
See what I tried to do there? I know the spelling is wrong but you get the drift. People who cloak their hatred, bigotry, misogyny, antisemitism tendencies by subscribing to a political view disgust me. If you can’t make your point without slandering your opponent then I’m afraid you don’t have a point. I know this is old news but…
Missing Aaron Sorkin
Lots going on politically around the world. France is in a bit of a boondoggle; the UK just elected the first Labour government in 14 years and the USA well I don’t know what to say about the situation there. Back here in Canada we have a relatively stable government but some folks seem to be spoiling for a fight.…