Category: lifestyle

Canada May Be Cracked But Will Address The Why and How of It in a Subsequent Blog; Left Vancouver for Stated Reasons Not Found in Edmonton; Nicety Defined; Powerless To Change Vancouver So Left There; Left County of Marin As Powerless to Change Discriminatory Practices: Veracity and Conjecture Defined; Some Andy Borowitz Humour With Application to Canadian Politicians; Photograph May Offend Some

I had only praise for my country of origin, Canada, upon my return from Abu Dhabi (via the USA, and London). Edmonton for many reasons is far superior to Vancouver. Most notably and most importantly…

Where Are We Heading? Discussion With Me, Myself and I; Machinations Defined; How to Deal With Despots; Great Analysis With Solutions Offered; Hubris Defined; Go to YouTube For Just in Time and Wait on Me: Photo of Air Conditioner in Summer and Humidifier in Winter: Comparison on Temperatures, Both in Fahrenheit

What form, what direction this blog will take is in question. My circumstances are entirely different  now that I am settled in Canada. I explore this question with me, myself and I. There are many…

Veterinarian or Doctor; Paraphrase Defined; Necessity is the Mother of Invention; Monkey Pox is Scientifically Explored: A Monkey Pox Vaccination Not Needed for Me: Looking Back at Covid Days; UAE Viewed in Less Condemning Ways; Window Dressing Defined; Photos of Blog Business Card and Container

Paraphrasing an extremely funny woman who almost daily posts on Instagram: “Chicken Pox; Swine Flu; Covid; Bird Flu, Monkey Pox. I wonder, should I be going to a doctor or a  veterinarian.Paraphrase, used as a…

It is Time for Some Levity, It Shall Be Provided; A Hamburger at the Grand Mosque McDonalds; Halal Defined; Emails Concerning My Presidency of an Elvis Presley Fan Club; Andy Borowitz Satire Cheers; Little engine That Could; A Commentary Concerning the Conditions in the UAE (Not Funny); Three Cartoons from The New Yorker Magazine

Well it is time for levity – we have been dealing with serious matters for several blogs and we shall unfortunately go back to serious matters but in the words of a commercial. You Deserve…

The Pope’s Apology and Its Rather Awful Aftermath: Insights from Al Jazeera, Excellently Written and Researched Reporting with Links Embedded; Alexis a Common Name Sioux Nations, Chiefs and Me; Uncanny Defined: Continued Victimization of Indigenous Women and Girls with No Remedy in Sight; Evolve Defined and Applied to the Islamic Faith; Photograph of My Almost Consumed Omelet of Yesterday

The Star posed this question: What happens next after the Pope’s historical apology? It was an expression of sorrow and regret — a historic apology. “I am deeply sorry,” Pope Francis said, speaking of the…

Why Did the Pope Come to Canada? A Story Lifted From The Toronto Star with a Link (or two or three); An Endless Video; A Commentary on the Video From Alexis; Tantalize Defined; Tantalizing Personal Tidbits in the Future if You Are Lucky; Tantalize and the Proverb Time Will Tell Defined

“Why is the Pope Coming to Canada?”, the Toronto Star headline queried. Guess where he landed? Edmonton OF COURSE! Here comes the article: “The Pope landed in Edmonton Sunday to begin a six-day “penitential voyage,”…

Good News from the UK About Women in Leadership Roles; Iceland Tops Every Country in Gender Equality: Some Discussion of Feminism; Marie Shear’s Famous Quote; You Can Lead a Horse to Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink Explained; Tolerance Defined; Gender Equality Further Discussed; Then Blessedly More Cartoons To Make You Giggle in Delight

It was a a lazy day, writing the blog at the end of the day while looking at the world through the lens of the The Economist and got good news, which is rare when…

Friends, Romans, Countrymen. You are Rescued From Boredom and Seriousness: Serious Defined; Friends, Romans, Countrymen Examined; Two Cartoons From the New Yorker: The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Folktale Examined and Brought to New Life; I am the Child

First of all let us look at seriousness which is, earnestness, graveness, gravity, gravitas, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sternness, grimness, dourness, humorlessness; solemnity, thoughtfulness, preoccupation, pensiveness… Instead you shall have cheerfulness and joviality. There are a…