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Friday, January 17, 2014

Vatican grilled by UN panel...

‘ Vatican grilled by UN panel on child sex abuse by priests’ (CNN, 16 Jan 2014 ) I approve, believe me, I approve! But apparently, the Vatican is doing something about it. According to CNN, ‘ Pope Benedict defrocked 400 priests in 2 years, document reveals.’ (CNN, 17 Jan 2014 ) Maybe not enough, but... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Some very, very good news…

Federal Court upholds government stopping funding to Canadian Arab Federation over concerns it appears to support terrorist organizations TORONTO — A government decision to stop funding the Canadian Arab Federation over concerns it appeared to support terrorist organizations and anti-Semitism has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Mother’s losing her wisdom...II

I had no plans for writing a follow-up to my previous post until I had heard from the York U Dean, though I’m not holding my breath. I did get a brief response from Prof. Grayson, who sent me this: Well said! Cheers J Paul Grayson You’re welcome, Paul – you can buy me a beer! But there was a comment... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Mother’s losing her wisdom...

One of ‘em at least, one of my almae matres, that is (‘God, how many mothers does this guy have?’ Well, let me see: three that weren’t all that wise, and two that were supposed to be, ‘cause alma mater means ‘wise mother’), who is losing it... She’s embroiled in a controversy that’s kind of ‘a sign... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 11, 2014

And then there was Ben...Part LXIV

Being slightly indisposed currently, for the next little while I shall give up the use of capital letters – the ones you see are not of my own doing but put there by the sagacity of Microsoft’s word. I’m sure you’ll understand and forgive me... The one most affected by current circumstances is my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

A spot of bother...

As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I had a bit of a slip on the ice the other night, and yesterday I had things checked out at our local hospital. As always, I met some beautiful and cheerful nurses and a couple of cheerful docs, which makes all the waiting around bearable, as does my faithful... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Hi folks

I hope you’ll forgive me if I’m not around much over the next few days, posting and commenting. I’ve had a bit of a mishap, slipping on the ice when I took Bennie for his late walk, fell and did something to my left wrist. Too late to do something about it tonight, so it’ll be the old hospital in... Sign in to see full entry.

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So what is YOUR favourite position?

‘None of your business, Naut, geez!’ No, no, not that one – I mean the way you orient yourself when you pee! ‘Eileen, come here, look at this! Naut is completely off his rocker finally! Now he wants to know how we pee!!!’ Okay, okay, wait – don’t go yet, hear me out... You see, there’s this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 6, 2014

Our winter of discontent...

Now is the winter of our discontent not yet made glorious summer by the sun of York (the erstwhile name of what the world now knows as To-ron-to), snowladen clouds and icy winds descending on our little paradise, swirling frosty breath cruelly blighting it and clawing with bony fingers at our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 5, 2014

Papam habemus...

Papam habemus...' We have a (new) Pope’. These are the words uttered when the white smoke curls up form the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican after the conclave of cardinals has elected a new Pope. We have a new Pope, indeed. The former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s election was... Sign in to see full entry.

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