Category: lifestyle

The Economist Shows Us Two Madmen Back to Back And Belly to Belly; Trump and Putin; Alexis As Good Will Ambassador to the World on Private Jet; Sarah Palin and Hair Mentioned; Strife and Reparations Defined: The Important Concept of Gratitude in the Islamic Faith With Links to Two Stories; Photographs Taken in Abu Dhabi

The Friday, June 10, 2022 edition of The Economist World in Brief contains the story of two madmen simultaneously in a row. I found it sobering, depressing and frightening. First was our anti-hero Trump. “America’s…

The Early Bird Gets the Worm; I am an Early Bird; Proverb Explained with You Tube Video Attainable: Groggy Morning Prayers; List of Tasks Some Completed; Leons Messed Up, Still No Bed To Sleep In; Prince Fazza Wants to Marry Me; Canadian Police Found to Violate Rights of Canadians; Finally An Apology for the Murder of Indigenous Children in Residential Schools; Dressed to Kill Label Revealed; Sparkly Fingers and Toes

This proverb comes to mind: the early bird gets the worm. Of course, I Google it. Cambridge University has the following definition: the person who arrives first is the one who is successful: Another definition:…

Struck By a Song Yet Again Leading to a Definition of Eloquence; The Day Allah Came Into My Life, Not Some Guy; Moving Into the World As Well; Becoming a U of A Volunteer and Exploring Ikebana; News of the World From the Economist; Humor from Andy Borowitz; Taking Care of Business; Photo of Balloon and Clouds from Window of Apartment

I was lying in bed (actually a mattress as the men who are putting together the bed do not arrive until Thursday) when a song came to mind. So I, of course, Googled it. I…

A Fantastic Breakfast at Rosewood Food; Not Everything Works Out But There is Usually a Very Good Reason; Southgate Apple Store Rude and Inefficient; A Nine Thousand Dollar Firm Mattress is Not Purchased from Restoration Hardware; Wondrous Purchases at Leon to be Delivered on Friday; Late Lunch at Rosewood; Photo of a T-shirt Worn by a Manager at Rosewood Foods

It is now 9:30 in the morning and I am in Rosewood Foods enjoying a fantastic breakfast. I overlook this cafe from the condo I am staying in until Saturday morning. Then I shall be…

The Sheer Relief of Being Back in Canada Continues; Apartment Achieved; Prime Minister Trudeau Proposes New Gun Control Laws While President Biden Vaguely Urges Rationality; Sikhism Defined; No, That is My Monthly Retirement Income; Replacement Rex Whistler Restaurant Found; Birthday Wishes From Cousin and Instagram; Photos of Rex Whistler and Dalla Travala

This morning after morning prayers, coffee and sending bank records to new landlord opened The Economist to great news, well great news for Canadians anyway. Here it is: Canada’s government proposed a new law that…

Loving the Information Brought by The Economist; Qatar is Developing a Genome Program; The UAE Desperately Needs One But Instead Hides Its Head in the Sand; Father Emir of Qatar Sires Children From Different Mothers From Different Countries; An Email Describing the Activities on My Birthday of Yesterday; Two Rather Vulgar Birthday Cards; Riding the Roller Coaster

I do so love The Economist. It has a world wide view, unlike the insular USA press, I have also attempted to subscribe to the Toronto Star to keep up with Canada but they have…