Category: lifestyle

Straddling Both Worlds: News From Canada with an Another Beautiful Eloquent Indigenous Poem; Eloquence Defined; Alberta Premier Smith First Act, the Introduction of a Bill That Could Bring Chaos; Gary Wills Speaks of Holy Ignorance; Statistics Showing Great Numbers of Views and Viewers; Two Photos from Mecca

I have abandoned the USA political muck and the whole world politics mess but still retain an interest in Canadian, mostly Alberta politics. Why? Because I am returning to my Edmonton at the end of…

A Most Unusual Existence; An Arabic Call to Prayer Echos in my Edmonton Apartment; Ordering a Book From Audrey’s; Time Travel Not Possible; Brat Defined and Illustrated: A Luncheon Turns Into an Opportunity; Glad to Be in Edmonton For Many Reasons But Also Because of A Possible Earthquake; Me and Property Survived One. Photograph of Not Me: A Vegetarian Plate and an Instagram Video

Nowadays an Arabic voice calls, summons me to prayer on a  prayer rug of beautiful design which combines the Indigenous Canadian culture and the Islamic faith. It was purchased at the Edmonton Muslim Heritage Festival…

Does this Ever Happen to You? Decision to Abandon Both Local and World Politics, But Back to a Final Smith Salvo: Do Not Count Your Chicken Before They are Hatched; Conscience Defined; Islamic Tawqa Explored; Another ‘Koran’ Found at Audrey’s Bookstore; Followers Defined and Counted; 2023 Inuit Wall Calendar Purchased: Major Announcement; Photos of Koran and Quran, Laughing with Trickster; Inuit Wall Art Pictured

Does this ever happen to you?  Turn on your computer, the ‘calendar ‘sends you a notice: Robert Jones Miller’s 47th Birthday is tomorrow. I have no idea whatsoever who Robert Jones Miller is, much less…

Indigenous Defined, Two Poems Written by Indigenous Women; A Total Betrayal of Indigenous Children by Premier Smith as well as an Unsubstantiated Claim that she is Indigenous; Thompson Highway on Ideas Podcast Brings Delight; Photos of my Indigenous Wall, Photo of the Real Thing; Photo of Jean Paul Langlois and Alexis McBride

This shall be an Indigenous Blog. First, do let us define Indigenous. It is a new word to me, in school we learned that the people originally inhabiting this country were called Indians. Then came…

Determined to Not Speak of World Politics But Not Succeeding; Glad Tidings of Great Joy Hearing of the USA’s Disenchantment with Trump and Dr. Oz;  Canada on My Mind:  Alberta’s Premier Smith’s Folly Revealed in a Toronto Star Article;  Reporter Leavitt Quoted at Length With Link Provided; I Must Say No to Injustice; Pandora’s Box Explored; Yes Men and Sway Defined: Relevant Cartoons Adding Humour to a Bleak Situation 

I am aware that there is a risk of loosing many of my faithful readers, those who look for humour in these epistles.  If you are one of them, best you skip this political diatribe,…