In the hours leading up to my departure to Edmonton for next-day surgery, I found myself restless. Goodness knows there were lots of things I could or should have been doing to make my post-surgery life easier. I could have been preparing for the bizarre diet I’ll need to follow post-surgery. During the pre-admission clinic… Read more »
Film: Kumaré Director: Vikram Gandhi Genre: Documentary ?She’s a phony. But She’s a real phony. You know why? Because she honestly believes all this phony junk she believes in.? from Breakfast at Tiffany?s ?And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, ?May we know what this new teaching is which you are… Read more »
What’s that you say? Nobody cares about grammar and punctuation anymore? Maybe not on your street, but if you happen to wander down a leafy lane in certain UK towns, you’d better keep your wits about you. Another district council has officially banned the apostrophe on their street signs, and the move has plenty of… Read more »
Dear Members, You may have recently seen information on the internet speculating about the future of Athabasca University. These reports suggest that the Alberta government may broker a merger between AU and University of Alberta, and that this may result in drastic changes to the services and programs offered to students AU students. We want… Read more »
If we are really, really lucky we get to grow old. We bitch and moan about the nuisance and inconvenience of aging, but when you consider the alternative, for most It’s a no-brainer. We have a front-row seat to the end stages of the process with Roy’s 95-year-old aunt. She is confused about her whereabouts… Read more »
Dear Members, You may have recently seen information on the internet speculating about the future of Athabasca University. These reports suggest that the Alberta government may broker a merger between AU and University of Alberta, and that this may result in drastic changes to the services and programs offered to students AU students. We want… Read more »
Film: Putin’s Kiss Director: Lise Birk Pedersen Cast: Masha Drokova (as herself), Oleg Kashin (as himself) Genre: Documentary ?If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face? forever.? George Orwell An Instance of Amity Between the Left and the Right in Putin’s Russia we’re treated to visions of… Read more »
Dear Members, You may have recently seen information on the internet speculating about the future of Athabasca University. These reports suggest that the Alberta government may broker a merger between AU and University of Alberta, and that this may result in drastic changes to the services and programs offered to students AU students. We want… Read more »
The weeks since my medical emergency during our Mexican vacation have been interesting indeed. Regular readers may remember I passed out at a restaurant and was treated by the resort doctor, ambulance crew, and two docs at the hospital. I signed myself out with the promise to seek medical care when I got home. In… Read more »
Film: Booker’s Place Director: Raymond de Felitta Genre: Documentary ?I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.? . . . ?To understand the world,… Read more »