NOTE: I have not watched the video (link at bottom) – – am trusting that it’s a balanced presentation. I know the story well because I could not believe it happened in Canada. It was an outrageous injustice to First Nations people. The matter dragged out over 50 years during which an abundance of government […]
Clive James passed away Nov 24, 2019. An internet search throws up numerous tributes. James penned: Stop worrying. Nobody gets out of this life alive! The 2014 interview of Clive James by Michael Enright (CBC The Sunday Edition), was re-broadcast on December 1st, 2019. Humour and insight: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-57-the-sunday-edition/clip/15749253-remembering-clive-james-and-jonathan-miller Wikipedia overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_James James read this poem […]
I am unsure. I think this is from a magazine in a waiting room – – apologies to the source, I lost you. When time permits, I’d like to look further into the two authors quoted: OUTRAGE, ironically, is a more effective UNIFIER than forgiveness. “People enjoy sharing in consensus, especially when it allows […]
by Arnold August Although this article was published in the original Spanish version last March, now that Julian Assange is in prison the analysis in this piece on “freedom of expression” is even more valid. There is a wide-open debate/polemic in Cuba regarding Decree 349 on culture and the drafting of the rules for its […]
Jody Wilson-Raybould’s declarations about speaking truth to power are rooted in matriarchal traditions From “Straight” by Charlie Smith on March 6th, 2019 EXCERPTS: “It is a fundamental doctrine of the rule of law that our Attorney General should not be subjected to political pressure or interference regarding the exercise of her prosecutorial discretion in criminal […]
Amid new consternation sparked by Mueller report, Congresswoman from New York says key national conversation must go deeper than what becomes of the Republican president by Jon Queally, staff writer 92 Comments “This is the REAL conversation we need to have as a country,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Sunday. “As horrific as this president […]
Hey Janet, I took the luxury of sitting back and listening to the audio of the interview. Thanks for sending. – – – – – – – – – – Janet: I read this today. It’s so chockfull of insights & wisdom, & in these times that are surely grief-filled for all of us, one […]
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) Physicist & Nobel Laureate Einstein, Albert in Living Philosophies Simon and Schuster, New York 1931 – – Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is […]
http://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=1017 –by Dan Siegel (May 26, 2014) Oftentimes people hear the word mindfulness and think “religion,” but the reality is that focusing our attention in this way is a biological process that promotes health – as a form of brain hygiene – not a religion. Various religions may encourage this health-promoting practice, but learning […]