Category Archives: Just wondering

Why are some blog posts so much more popular than others?!

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

Like many bloggers – call us recreational bloggers – I write for myself more than for a readership.  After more than 5 years in the blogosphere, some years writing my heart out and other years trying to wean myself from spending too … Continue reading →

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The word is out: Trump’s rhetoric is eroding America’s moral authority

Posted on April 28, 2017 by

According to opinion pieces in CNN, the New York Times, and elsewhere recently, America’s moral authority in the world is being compromised by the intemperate language often used by their new president towards its allies and his own citizens. An … Continue reading →

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Costa Rica: why it rates a top spot in the World Happiness Rankings

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

As I reported in a recent blog post, we spent our March Break week this year in Costa Rica. Along with its remarkable biodiversity and the resulting opportunities it presents its to visitors to observe an abundance of animals, birds, … Continue reading →

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Sorry, but why do people keep saying that Donald Trump is the leader of the free world??

Posted on February 20, 2017 by

As most people around the world grow increasingly concerned about the erratic tweets, threats and general behaviour of the new president of the U.S., it interests me – actually, it astounds me – that in the midst of articles and … Continue reading →

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Checks and balances, the world needs you

Posted on February 9, 2017 by

Nearly three weeks into the new world order of America under its new president, Donald Trump. What a surreal and unsettling three weeks. It is difficult to concentrate on other interests; they seem so mundane compared to witnessing the unravelling … Continue reading →

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“Planned obsolescence” for appliances is bad enough, but mattresses too?!

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

We first learned about the changes in life expectancies for household appliances a few years ago, when we had catastrophic ice damage to our house. Near the end of the very long winter of 2013-14, it finally warmed up enough for … Continue reading →

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The parade of nations: a brief moment of Olympic idealism

Posted on August 7, 2016 by

I fall for it every time. The Parade of Nations that is one of the main features of every Olympics Opening Ceremony never ceases to fill me with the sense that we human beings, for all our flaws, have the … Continue reading →

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