In his totemic plea for us to imagine a better world, John Lennon insisted “It isn’t hard to do…”. Campus protests that commingle anti-Semitism and calls for ceasefire in Gaza belie that. So as a prism to see through the moral miasma, I recommend Covid.… Read the rest
A twelve minute end-to-end digestive tract notwithstanding, Canada geese have evolved to one of Nature’s finest examples of working for the common good. By sharing the lead in their distinctive Vee formation, a migrating flock can travel up to 2,000 kilometers in sixteen hours. Humans, on the other hand, keep evolving new ways to flock together in greed that defies logic and decency.… Read the rest
Slogans on tee shirts generally seem to run from garish to inane and over-hyped. In a place I’d rather not have to spend time, I’ve finally seen one that accurately describes those who wear it as they go about a job its most famous practitioner called her “God-given calling.”… Read the rest
Those who equate freedom with irresponsibility and heedless self-indulgence neither understand nor deserve it. For what it’s worth, that’s my take on the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protest that began in Canada with the rallying cry “Freedom” and spawned copycats around the world. Herewith why…… Read the rest
The Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes pronounces that “…there is nothing new under the sun.” Thankfully, however, there are idioms and aphorisms to provide new prisms through which to view today’s versions of conundrum and folly. Herewith a few.… Read the rest
Depressing as headlines shouting ad nauseum about Covid, the crisis in Ukraine and U.S. politics etc are, there is something in the world to celebrate — the anniversary of an accomplishment worthy of Hamlet’s famous line: “What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty!… Read the rest
To say I’m fed up to the teeth with the restrictions Covid has imposed on my life is an understatement pretty much everyone in the known world can make. But what irks me even more is the minority who, against all available scientific evidence and concern for the common good, oppose vaccinations.… Read the rest
Given that it was defined by Covid, I doubt that anyone will mourn the passing of 2021, although many of us may experience a twinge or two of regret as we contemplate one less year in our allotted time. In the Monty Pythonesque spirit of “always look on the bright side of life”, herewith some musings on wasting time by trying to fight its passage.… Read the rest
It never ceases to bemuse me that would-be leaders of countries where peace and personal security are pretty much the expected norm, reflexively vow to fight on behalf of voters, as opposed to work, which is what we actually pay them to do. The upcoming Canadian election is a case in point.… Read the rest