The juxtaposition between where I am now and where I came from is so marked. Juxtaposition is the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. Its synonyms are: comparison,…
This trip is different than I thought it would be but I could not be any happier. I feel utterly spoiled to death, met many new people and made many new friends. I have also…
My friends do give me a rough time. I guess I deserve it, They do have more information than you have at your command, gentle readers. This from friend Jennifer (the names are hidden to…
This trip is different than I thought it would be but I could not be any happier. I feel utterly spoiled to death, met many new people and made many new friends. I have also…
My goodness, a recent email from Adonis: He: So I pulled some strings and moved the party to the 1st. Which means I would definitely miss breakfast on the 2nd but definitely make lunch in…
Yesterday was my first day of volunteering at the Asian Art Museum and I just loved it. It was an exquisite experience. But here is something absolutely strange and unbelievable that happened. My ‘job’ that…
This on Instagram from Rubenrezz, important and true words, one of the reasons I love Instagram. Fall in love with someone who wants you, who waits for you, who understands you even in the madness….
This morning an email from the UK. It was the greatest compliment I have ever received my whole life, I think. It is from a man who does not give compliments out easily and so…
This from a UK friend, from 2017. He was away from his computer and came back to a month of blogs which occasioned his comments about the length of them. It is so funny, as…
I am a graduate of the University of Alberta, hence, get emails from their site. This edition celebrates the the awarding of a Killam annual professorship upon Lisa Strohschen a U of A sociologist. She…