Warning: No More Mister Nice Guy
I awoke this morning, super sick. A sore throat that would not quit. And then a series of misadventures that I will not relate right here and right now but a great many people are…
Trump International Hotel Creates A Monster and Other Tales of Woe; Great Food at the Hawksworth and the Vancouver Symphony
I came to the following conclusion as I awoke on the 19th floor of the Trump International Hotel. They have created a Monster and that monster is me. I am spoiled absolutely rotten and it…
A Ninetieth Birthday Party Celebration; the Strange Effect of the Meunier Family on Bladder Control
Francois Meunier turned ninety on June 12 but it was necessary to celebrate the occasion more than once as there was not enough room at the Grey Nun’s Hospital in Edmonton to host the family…
Friend Colette Arrives; Black Russian; Apparel and Appearances; Disciplinary Hearing Results
My precious friend Colette just got to Edmonton from California. She came and picked me up at the Chateau Lacombe. We had the following conversation: Me: I have so many things to tell you about my…
I am Still In Edmonton; Already a VIP Guest Here at the Chateau Lacombe According to Don; Some Comparisons and Lots of Memories
I am still in Edmonton staying at the Chateau Lacombe. I lived in Edmonton from 1955-1967. I attended and graduated from the University of Alberta in 1964. Memories of times are flooding back to me…
Where Am I and How Did I Get Here; Proud to be A Canadian
The first task of the morning was to send an email to Triple C. The subject line was: Where Am I and How Did I Get Here. He did not respond and it is now…
More Thoughts of The Effect of Environment Upon Contentment; A Happy Towel Story; and Clean Laundry at Last
David Sedaris is one of my favorite authors because he is hilariously funny, He was interviewed on a New York Book Review podcast, listening to him with my earphones in the lobby of the Trump…
Hope versus Optimism: An Eclectic Life Style Resulting in Musings on Management or Lack of Same; New Readers
This blog shall begin with a wisdom from my birthday book; It’s Gonna Be Okay. “Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well,…
A Series of Strange Conversations; Plays About Love; Further Insights by Bruce; Then My Way
Today is June 4, 2017, it is now 8:17 and I have already had at least three rather profound conversations, and one trivial one. Trivial one first. Me: Where were you? I had to ask E.H.B…
A Huge Sense of Unreality; Relieved by a Telephone Call; A New and Different Status in Life and Finally The End of Nurture, Nature, Neither
Triple S.’s birthday book supplies this from Garrison Keillor: “I believe in looking reality straight in the eye and denying it.” It seemed the perfect quote as I awoke feeling totally discombobulated. The definition first…