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Sunday, September 9, 2012

Travel…Part III

So here we are, the lady having convulsions of sorts as she is surveying the devices of horror in front of her, but nonetheless ready and willing to do her part to keep the skies of Europe safe by confiscating them, either to have them conveyed to a safe place out in the Belgian desert be detonated... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 7, 2012

A Proud Day for Canada!

I am posting this without further comment – it speaks for itself… Canada closes Tehran embassy, kicks out diplomats Canada shut its embassy in Tehran on Friday, severed diplomatic relations and ordered Iranian diplomats to leave, accusing the Islamic Republic of being the most significant threat to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Travel…Part II

Each country has its specialty food or drink. Not to go too far afield, on this continent the Americans have Coke, the kind you drink, the Mexicans have coke, the kind you snort, and we Canadians have maple syrup, the kind you pour on your pancake. Americans might complain and suggest they too have... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Travel…Part I

Originally, the plan had been to sail from Hamburg up to the island of Sylt, then up the coast of Denmark to Norway, putter around some of the fjords and then back… It didn’t quite turn out that way… My flight took me from Toronto to Philadelphia and on to Brussels, with a change of planes in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Hi, folks, I’m back…

I’m back and trying to re-adapt to a familiar routine, a routine I have come to see from the outside, as it where, and with which I have become rather dissatisfied… I shan’t bore you with a recital of ‘I went here and did that, and went there and saw this’, especially since this summer’s travel... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 29, 2012

My beautiful cactus has flowered again…

I am leaving tomorrow morning, I am very busy with preparations, and I had not planned to post anything today. But I cannot resist showing you my beautiful cactus flower that appeared last night… In previous years, every spring our cactus was transported outside, to spend the summer on the deck.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Hi, Guys and Gals,

I won’t be around for the next little while – we’re talking about a couple of weeks or so. The reason is that I’ll be taking off across the big pond, first to the very heart of the EU,Brussels, and from then on things are kinda open. I’ll be taking my laptop, and if I find the odd wi-fi hotspot, I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Bats in the Belfry… Part II

Because of the groundswell of concern over the bat that made it possible for me get to the pub in time for once, as related in my previous post, I must confess that I don’t really know what happened to it. But: I remember that, as I was shelving the books, I found actually two windows open, and was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bats in the Belfry…Part I

Alright, it was only one bat, and it wasn’t really a belfry either… Actually, this post was inspired by one of adnohr’s, one of our many inspiring ladies, to be found here (not the lady but her post): http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/adnohr/720139 Adnohr’s post had me thinking back to a time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Sometimes Even a Genius Can be Wrong…

I am not much given to hero worship, but there is one man I admire unreservedly – Stephen Hawking. Not just because he is one of the most important physicists of our era, but because he has achieved greatness in the face of almost unimaginable odds. And to me the most amazing attribute of this man... Sign in to see full entry.

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