How is that for a title?? Sort of grabs you, entices, seduces you to read more, perhaps?? I do love the word entice, and actually, in the past, enjoyed being enticed. Entice is to attract…
As I began writing this blog I received a text message from LOL. He: Thank you for the cake and the cards, you made my sixteenth birthday memorable for sure. Me: (hearted his message and…
I have been most vociferous about Palestine. Go into the search engine (if you can get it on your device) type in Palestine and you shall find 59 entries. Also a Free Palestine in the…
Began my morning with many positive comments on Instagram coupled with a lecture from Stanford University. The topic was the 99 names of Allah, it held my attention and I learned a great deal. One…
These little three words came unbidden to my (alleged) mind. Hope springs eternal. So what did I do? Faithful readers will absolutely know the answer. I typed the three little words into Google, thereby learning…
Antony Lane, a New Yorker reviewer and writer is my very favorite writer – well next to me of course. I am my very favorite writer on earth but next to me comes him (in my book…
The thought of this particular Alberta election was placing me in a state of pre (not post) traumatic stress. The anxiety occasioned by the continuing presence of Premier Danielle Smith. There I was in abject…
There are photos to prove it, to be seen at the conclusion of this blog. Winter turned to spring (if not tropical summer) according to the temperatures of the last few days – occasioning severe…
Admittedly, though do not thoroughly understand it all, but Edmonton is in a state of bliss for the following reasons: 1) The Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the 2nd round of the 2022-23 Stanley Cup Playoffs by dispatching the…
I recently exchanged emails with a woman with whom I worked during my County of Marin days. She is, and I was, active in the Marin County Association of Retired Employees, a voluntary association supporting…