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Friday, January 2, 2015

A little Canadian History…

One of the books I got for Christmas (people know what I want: books and booze; they even know what kind of books and what kind of booze, LOL) contained an interesting bit of Canadian history that I certainly wasn’t aware of. On the whole, Canadian history is fun, but not terribly exciting. For one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 1, 2015

A Happy New Year to You All!

And since I’m not in the mood for any nasty stuff, sitting here as I am with some nice Stilton and having a sip or two of Port (a heavenly combination! Try it!), I’ll just remind you of something nice and also interesting: This year we celebrate the 800 th anniversary of the signing of the Magna... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

The most beautiful ball in the whole wide world…

And of course it has to be with you always...At least until tomorrow... As everyone knows, Christmas has twelve days! And on the fifths day of Christmas our Bennie got the most beautiful ball in the whole wide world… Having run out of his favorite treats, his ‘cookies’ as he calls them (well, I call... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 28, 2014

My nomination for ‘Most Courageous Man of the Year’?

Ahmad Harqan! And once you have watched the video, you will know why I nominate him! He is ‘coming out’ on Egyptian public television, a country that, even after the fall of the Ikhwan, is still a society beset by the violently irrational forces of Islam! And pay attention to his main adversary –... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Merry Christmas...

...And in case you celebrated it, I hope you had a Happy Hanukkah as well - it ends tonight! You realize of course that without Jews there'd not only be no Christmas, there wouldn't even be most of the popular Christmas songs - they were all written by Jews... I actually went to a Hanukkah party,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Why would any sane Westerner want to spend Christmas in the UAE?

British Citizens in Dubai Warned to Observe Sharia Law This Christmas to Avoid Long Jail Sentences… The [British] Foreign Office has launched a campaign to remind travellers to respect Islamic law at Christmas while abroad, releasing a series of rhymes inspired by American 19th century seasonal poem... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Just in time for Hanukkah…

It’s nice to have friends who send you fun stuff! I do need a little fun these days – actually, I need a lot, come to think of it. And since it occurred to me that you too might be in need of some fun, I’m passing this on! Enjoy… Sayings of the Jewish Buddha If there is no self, whose arthritis is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Well, well, well...

Last night and still this morning I had begun to suspect Blogitville was going up in flames - and I had actually begun writing letters of farewell to my friends! And for once I was glad I no longer have many here - makes for less typing, LOL! But I am happy it was just a false alarm, or maybe the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Torture and Slavery…Part II

So we’re getting to the second part of this mini-series. You may recall a spate of news about the enslavement of women in areas now under the control of the Islamic State. The authorities of the Islamic State were quite aware of the way these matters were portrayed in the West, and they have decided... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Torture and Slavery…Part I

This morning, still in bed, I made a decision – I shall say things related to the U.S. Senate’s Report on the CIA's interrogation methods. How do I, a mere Canadian, muster the cheek, the chutzpah, the unmitigated gall to comment on a purely internal U.S. affair? After having declared time and again... Sign in to see full entry.

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