I know, I know, we have enough of our own problems with our own politicians in Canada to question what’s going on in the U.S. — but honestly, I can’t believe Donald Trump is still in the White House and not behind bars.
David Leonhardt, a NY Times opinion columnist wrote yesterday that Trump’s recent conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukranian president, during which he admits to pressuring him to dig Continue reading
Last Tuesday Kathy Griffin (an American comedian) posted a video of herself holding a fake, bloodied, 
decapitated Donald Trump head. But much as I detest him (and his cohorts) and everything they’ve said, done and stand for, I did not find it at all amusing.
Frankly, I’ve never been a fan of hers. I don’t find her particular brand of humour even remotely funny. Definitely not my cup of tea.
With this video, however, she outdid herself; Continue reading
After a long and torturous year and a half, today’s the day, folks. Americans are going to the polls. At least I hope 
they are, in droves too.
I’ve heard far too many people say they were planning to either sit this election out, vote for a third party candidate or write in another name on the ballot.
Dumb, dumb, dumb at any time, but this year, it’s criminal.
The thought of Donald Trump in the White House gives me a serious case of the heebie jeebies. We don’t need to go through the Continue reading
I read a fascinating article in last Sunday’s New York Times. It’s about how the election is sending America to the couch, 
a whopping 52% of Americans, to be precise. Both Republicans and Democrats, by the way.
Before we go any further, though, let me clarify. In my case, there is no therapy involved. I have nothing against therapy, far from it, but for me, a Canadian, to get so carried away over this presidential race that I’d need to talk to a professional about it would be quite Continue reading
Listening to all the speeches at both the Republican and Democratic conventions and then watching as
Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, it suddenly hit me: How, when it comes to family, I won the lottery.
My maternal grandmother was one of nine children, four boys and five girls. They were all open-minded, tolerant accepting and opinionated at a time when that was not so common. They came by it honestly enough, my great Continue reading
Is all the mean-spiritedness of this year’s presidential race (and the last eight years) starting to rub off 
on me? Am I missing something? Am I just an old stick-in-the-mud? Or is the carnival-like atmosphere of the GOP convention also making you wonder how the US ever became a super power?
I know the Democrats do it too, although from what I watched on TV last night it didn’t seem as bad. I know it’s the way it’s always been done. And while I admit it’s always given me pause, I’ve usually just shrugged my shoulders and moved on.
But this year, when so much is at stake, when the country has never been more divided, when nobody’s life seems to Continue reading
Sorry to spring this on you so late in the game, but you’re all barking up the wrong tree. This election is
not about the Democrats, the Republicans, the Independents or the Socialists. It’s not about insiders versus outsiders. It’s not about gender, it’s not about age, it’s not about experience or the lack there of. And sadly, it’s definitely not about the issues.
This race is about rational versus irrational. From the candidates, to their surrogates, to the parties, to the Continue reading
Are you familiar with the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? It was written by Robert Louis Stephenson
in 1886. Essentially it’s about the two personalities that live within Dr. Jekyll — one being good, the other evil.
Could have been written about Donald Trump.
I met him once, you know. It was a very long time ago. Not long after he married his first wife, Ivanna. She was a model, one of Montreal’s most sought after. I was working in the fashion industry at the time, for the designer, Leo Chevalier. She was one of our favourites and we booked her constantly.
What I remember vividly is how, after she got married and moved to New York, she never abandoned all the models she’d Continue reading
…it’s no picnic on either side of the border these days. Here in Canada we’re getting ready to elect a new Prime 
Minister, or nightmare of all nightmares re-elect Stephen Harper, our current PM; and the U.S. is awash in presidential hopefuls. All I can say is, God help us all.
Last Thursday night was election overload. The leaders of our four parties Continue reading
A recent WordPress Daily Prompt’s headline was “Seven Wonders“. Am I the only one who immediately thought of the Seven Wonders of the World? It is 
obvious, no? But of course, that wasn’t the point of the prompt.
It was much more intriguing: “Khalil Gibran once said that people will never understand one another unless language is reduced to seven words. What would your seven words be?”
I’ve gotta tell you, dozens and dozens of alternatives popped into my head right away. But the more I thought about it, the more this one just seemed to stand out:
Try looking for the good in people.
Never in my life can I remember a time when there was as much hatred, intolerance, animosity, prejudice, Continue reading
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