At the risk of being accused of “old-fartism,” I offer the following which a Facebook friend posted. While I don’t agree with the implicit and explicit denigration of the young in the post, it does serve as a reminder of certain advantages Western lifestyles of yore possessed. Checking out at
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Politics and its Discontents: In Pursuit Of Answers
Yesterday’s post featured the thoughts of my sister-in-law, Ruth, on how to restore humility and a sense of proportion. This morning, she alerted me to the following, a fitting complement to that post. If you liked the above, this one is even better: Recommend this Post
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One of my main nightly rituals is to watch one hour of television news. The first half-hour is devoted to both a local and a regional station, while during the second half-hour I generally watch NBC Nightly News, sometimes switching back and forth between it and Global National. Such a
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Attention, Shoppers: Don’t Let The Terrorists Win!
An important message to all Canadians from Stephen Harper: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "I’ve Gone To The Dark Side": A Guest Post From The Mound Of Sound
I received this essay from Mound yesterday. He asked me to read it carefully before deciding whether to post it, given its dark, apocalyptic overtones. I acquiesced in the Mound’s request and concluded there was no way I would not put it on my blog, dealing as it does with
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Guest Post From The Mound Of Sound
I have missed reading the Mound of Sound since he put his blog, The Disaffected Lib, on hiatus about five weeks ago. A man of wide-ranging interests and passions, his posts on climate change and politics never failed to catch my attention and stimulate my own reading and research. Yesterday
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Boxing Day Shopping
It’s never enough, is it? Recommend this Post
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