It’s funny how members of the general public can be taken in by the oddest notions?  I am an typical  Canadian and as such, think of myself as something of a barometer, measuring the changing temperature and attitudes of the Canadian public. I remember commenting that the newly-crowned leader of the Liberal Party of Canada should  have stayed in the…

I had no idea that other people – in other countries- are also put off by the blatant promoting (and trashing) of individual party leaders during democratic elections. There needs to be a change -worldwide, I guess. It is too easy for the powers-that-be to manipulate citizens into voting – or not voting – for a particular party. If…

Do we have a real democracy when we only have the tirades and comments from the figureheads who represent each of the political parties to chose from. And this time around none have that “movie star” quality about them. And why should that be necessary for the job, anyway? Corporate leaders in the private sector are often pretty dull fellows… I would much…

I think we have a biological need to gather information – good and bad – from all sources available. It doesn’t have to be the problems and/or successes of celebreties – although that’s what’s constantly being fed to us by the media. We are also interested in everyday stories with happier endings. Who knows Charlie…

MYOPIC AND ASTIGMATIC OBSERVATIONS by Doris Ray My recollection of many things past (as well as a few things present) is about as clear as what I can perceive without eyeglasses through extremely myopic and abysmally astigmatic eyes. Optometrists say that without state-of-the-art lenses I am legally blind. I can see everything within my field…

After having spent a goodly amount of time in hospital corridors and waiting rooms , I noticed conversations often revolved around diseases and the various medical procedures to treat them. Because of TV shows such as The Doctors and Doctor Oz we have become fluent in terminology that was formerly only the domain of medical…

So frightening and depressing to watch the news on TV … (Not referring to what’s happening in Japan but the other ongoing stories about man’s inhumanity to his fellow man)  If only the bad stuff was shown in context with all the good things that are undoubtedly happening in the world. The most memorable newscast series for me were ones…

Not sure what to write- been busy coordinating photos and journal entries from my Baha’i Pilgrimage to Haifa Israel with my daughter Bee. Perhaps I shall post something from a note on Facebook and see if it shows up here: Notes on Pilgrimage Feb 23 – Quality hotel in Richmond BC – It’s 7:30pm –…

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