Monthly Archives: April 2021

“Humankind”, Bregman’s book is a good reminder

that things and humans are never as bad as they appear or seem to be. Here in Edmonton lives a spirited three-year-old boy, who recently had a brain operation and may only have six months to live. Like many young … Continue reading

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Despite the pandemic,

the Easter Bunny remembered to show up for kids this year. (S/he is lying by the right tree beside the sidewalk.) While so many adults are losing their heads, it is important to try and preserve as much of childhood … Continue reading

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George Eliot, “Middlemarch”:

“If we had a keen vision and feeling for all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of … Continue reading

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As Ontario closes down for a month,

Kenney fiddles in Alberta refusing to budge despite the province’s doctors–who care much more about people’s health and lives–telling him to lock down. He is a ‘genius’ and never going to listen to authorities and people much smarter than he … Continue reading

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The old ‘Normal’ and ‘Old World’

ended as 2020 began. Regardless of how much ‘normalcy’ eventually returns, we can never go back to the same identical ‘Old World’ again and this will require people to make en masse psychological adjustments, something beyond the limits of many … Continue reading

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Pandemic Perspective

Every moment that passes now, tens of thousands somewhere are struggling to breathe and stay alive. The luck of the draw. That might have been us. Or might be some day given the virulence and longevity of the viruses. Likewise, … Continue reading

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