The province of Quebec in Canada has proposed a law banning all obvious religious symbols in the form of jewellery and clothing for people working in government jobs, i.e. civil servants. This provincial bill would contravene our national statutes for freedom of religion, which operate at the federal level. But then Quebec has rarely considered […]
I enjoyed Tabitha Southey’s column the other day in the Globe and Mail – Beavers don’t Kill People. It was a humorous take on the efforts to curb the use of guns in the US. Her idea was – suppose you looked at something as sacred in Canada, as the right to bear arms is,
I was reading a blog post today by another author, Jairam Mohan, who got the idea for the post from the site Just Write. They post regular prompts, such as the italicized script below, which you use somewhere in your writing. Here is Jairam’s use of the sentence, Ben and his kite. The dark clouds rolled
My horoscope today said very emphatically “something needs to be cut out of your life today and if you don’t get rid of it now, you may be stuck with it forever.” It went on to say that I am to be ruthless, but Pluto would be there to help me!! Alas, it’s Friday. I
Someone posted this list to my FB wall. I understand that you can buy scads of coffee filters at the dollar store for next to nothing. So go nuts, if you don’t mind not recycling! Here are 25 uses for coffee filters: 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make
Yesterday I posted about the first six of the twelve Archangels with the proviso that I usually don’t post blogs of a religious nature, however, I do make an exception for angels. Here is my post, for what it’s worth, on the last 6 of the archangels listed on the site beliefnet.com. After all, you
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Sometimes I have difficulty writing because I don’t have an idea. Today I have too many and I can’t make up my mind. For example: 1. The name, Cox’s Orange Pippin’, popped into my head. I thought, OK, I can write a post on apples. A quick wikipedia search told me that there are over
This is really cool. At a bus stop in Montreal there are 21 musical swings for people to use night or day. Here is a description of the installation from the goodnewsnetwork – A team of Montreal designers whose goal is to bring magic to everyday events, has placed an interactive installation of musical swings
…….at least if you live in the West. Well, maybe the title is a little dramatic because these processes or inventions are probably as undramatic as it gets. Many are overlooked, dismissed as common conveniences or completely unknown to younger generations. However, if you live in the West, particularly in the Americas, you are likely
