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January 8, 2020

A World Without Pain; A Suggestion for Dubai; Before This Glorious Life is Done’ Face Painted Patriotic Alexis

The New Yorker has an interesting article’”A World Without Pain” where the function of pain in the human condition is explored. It is a fascinating idea, and to quote from the article: ‘: But what…

January 5, 2020

Temporarily Touching Upon Trashy Trump; New Frontiers in Digital Dating; A Discourse with Friends About Changing Plans; Emus Instead of Turkeys.

The Atlantic Daily dealt with the supreme fiasco caused by Trump and his minions or in other words, those men who can best be described as trashy. Flunkeys, lackeys, hangers-on, followers, servants, hirelings, vassals, stooges,…

February 1, 2019

Finding a New Home But, It Is Most Inconvenient; Thoughts on Legal Redress; More in From David; Forty-One and Still Counting; Thoughts on Establishing a Waiting List; A Funny Vulgar Cartoon from Iceland

So I have found a new space, a new home which is not really a home but a restaurant. It is Ombre and it was quite by accident that I came upon it. I was…

November 14, 2018

A Great Day After All; Alexis Groves with Artist Kathleen; A Lovely Message from a Young Korean; Sisterhood is Powerful; A Profound Picture and a Bloody Mary 

I did awake yesterday to find myself in Vancouver and not feeling a great deal of joy with my plight. Plight shall be the word of the day. Plight, a noun, he has no concern…

August 2, 2018

What a Strange Morning (or the Advantages of Not Going to the Gym; Lively and Complementary Emails and Telephone Conversations; A Clean Apartment; Go Away from My Window; A Photo Shoot

What a Strange Morning (or the Advantages of Not Going to the Gym; Lively and Complementary Emails and Telephone Conversations; A Clean Apartment; Go Away from My Window; A Photo Shoot; A Flower Arrangement  I…

June 12, 2018

I Have the Greatest New Friends, Not So Much the Old Ones; The Joy and Wonder of Instagram; A Fine Dance But Not so Great Post Traumatic Stress Reaction

I have the greatest new friends. This from a London friend. SheL Wishing you much and long happiness, dear, crazy Alexis. All my love. Christine My old friends have proven so disappointing but rather than…

May 14, 2018

A Loser Book; A Wedding Dress; A Hot Dog on Mother’s Day and Some Actual Good Memories of Times Gone By 

So I am at Vancouver Public Library (one of my favorite places on earth) and I pick up a book Best Canadian Sports Writing. I leaf through it and I bloody well cannot believe it –…

April 19, 2018

Sir Richard’s New Career; My First Day as a Chaperone at the VAG; Sore Feet; Drinking Until Drooling and Then Something Serious

Wednesday found me home in Vancouver. Yippee and it actually was not raining. I threw on my 10 pound fur jacket purchased at the car boot sale in London, England and was off to meet…

April 8, 2018

Waking Up Sad, In Spite of Everything 

Sometimes I do not understand my psyche, I have taken to waking up sad – full of dread and emptiness. There is no reason for this. Things are going so well. I learned that I…

March 29, 2018

The Joys of Take Out; A Family Celebration; My Trumpiness; The Fate of the Umbrellas; Canada’s Most Dangerous City; A Text Exchange and Future Topics Including New Wedding Plans

New readers may not be aware of this salient fact BUT I always tell the truth and the things reported actually do happen to me. It is highly unlikely, occasionally improbable, but is reality. Truth…

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