A gunman who killed 23 people in Texas in a 2019 mass shooting has just been sentenced. He was given 90 consecutive life sentences. I understand the sentence is an expression of public disgust in the crimes, but really? Are correctional officials supposed to keep his corpse on ice after he dies? If he lives […]
Was I that bad a kid? Or did my doctor give the same instructions to all families in his care? I found this prescription for disciplining a child when I was going through some of my mother’s things, part of the ongoing decluttering effort at our house. Most of the eight points are still good […]
It’s a full day and I’m running behind. Must be July.
Americans are celebrating Independence Day today, and there will be lots of fireworks. I had thought a reflective essay on the idea of America might be appropriate. It is a country with perhaps the loftiest ideals of any nation – and all to often fails to live up to its own standards. I guess that […]
Thought I’d go with a flashback today from 2016. I think I got it right. The old picture is worth a thousand words post… And we can only imagine what it will be like if Donald Trump becomes president!
Can something be simultaneously true and false? Sometimes it can depend on perspective I was doing my daily German lesson on an app on my phone. Even though I don’t expect to ever live there again, I want to keep my language skills somewhat current. You never know when we might visit friends, and it […]
It’s Canada’s Birthday. One hundred and fifty-six years ago today we were granted independence by the United Kingdom. It’s a day of celebration, even as the wildfires burn out of control. As a patriotic Canadian this is where I am supposed to say I live in the best country in the world. Not many years […]
I’ll admit it. I was entertained despite myself. I don’t watch basketball on television. Or in person for that matter. Haven’t since the 1970s. The sport has always struck me as a good way for football players to keep in shape. The actual games are rather silly – they are almost always decided in the […]
I first saw it on Twitter and didn’t believe it. So I looked it up. Turns out is was true. An expert, commenting on the Toronto mayoral election, was surprised that voters were concerned with local issues. I must admit, it made me wonder about his expertise. Municipal elections are about traffic patterns and garbage […]
I always meant to go back again. I didn’t get a chance to examine the decor. And the food was good, if a little pricey. Now I discover the place closed six months after I was there. The Fliegerhorst Restaurant was located on an old air base, now an industrial park, in Eschbach in southern […]
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