Decades ago, my favourite sociology professor said that low voter turnout means people are content and therefore complacent to let things be. High voter turnout…
Would the Dalai Lama be as famous as he is if he hadn’t been exiled from Tibet after China’s invasion? It’s an interesting question; most…
A tagline is a short memorable phrase designed to promote brand awareness. I consider the “Keep your joy” sign off to be part of my…
Nobody storms the Bastille with their mouth full. If Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had had the insight to change the tax system to give…
“Life is long. Youth is short.” Or so says a favourite character in Contentment is for Cows. Ahh, the joys of youth. All that energy,…
Families are like a mobile — the kind that are hung from the ceiling with matching parts delicately balanced, moving together on whatever on air…
Do you remember the first time you saw a pornographic movie? For most of us of a certain age, I’m guessing the average age would…
I spent New Year’s Eve alone and sick with a cold and it couldn’t have been a more pleasant evening. Other than the cold part….
Being retired is great and all. Really it is. I’m busy, I have my friends, my writing course, my blog… blah blah… I want to…
One morning circa 1990, my late husband and I rose to survey our living room and kitchen post dinner party. In those days we would…