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Friday, March 6, 2020

5 Golden Rules to help stop coronavirus

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What is needed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is knowledge and information, not fear and panic.  The most trustworthy i...
Monday, March 2, 2020

Quebec City Snow Sculptures

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Here are some photos of the work of a very talented artist, snow sculptor Denis Gravel of Quebec City.  I hope you enjoy them.  Merci Denis....
Saturday, February 29, 2020

It's Leap Year Day

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30 days hath September, April, June and November; all the rest have 31 excepting February alone, which has 28 days clear and 29 in...
Friday, February 21, 2020

When is someone "elderly" or "middle-aged?"

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Age is a state of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. - Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (1906-1982)...
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Tribute to Tony Fernandez

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TONY FERNANDEZ  June 30, 1962 - February 15, 2020 The Toronto Blue Jays are deeply saddened by the passing of Tony Frernandez today, o...
Friday, February 7, 2020

Oscars Quiz 2020

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The 92nd Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.  As...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Vocabulary Test #6: Ten words related to birds

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Number 16 Vocabulary Quiz #6  Ten words related to birds 1.  What is the correct term for someone who studies birds? ' A.  ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

The Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

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Let there be light and let it shine on the truth so that America and the world can be saved from the tyranny of the Imperial Presidency o...
Saturday, January 11, 2020

Another Memo to Conservative American Evangelicals

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"The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader (President Volodymyr Zelensky of Uk...
Thursday, January 2, 2020

My 2020 Wish List

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Last year I posted my personal wish list for 2019.  I promised to let you know which of my wishes came true and to write another wi...
Monday, December 23, 2019

From Mistletoe to Yule: Fun with Christmas words

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CHRISTMAS WORDS    " MISTLETOE is any of several several species of semi-parasitics plant often associated with Christmas"...
Saturday, December 14, 2019

The danger of artificial Christmas trees

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My husband and I recently purchased an artificial Christmas tree online.  We live in a condo and we are not permitted to have a real tree...
Friday, December 13, 2019

Greta Thunberg versus the alpha males

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In naming Swedish environmental activist Geeta Thunberg "Person of the Year,"  Time magazine wrote: "Thunberg began ...