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SEARCH ASSISTANTS: Ever struggle to find something on your computer?
When it comes to information on a computer, many people are better organized, more logical and manage their information better than I do. However, what I lack in those particular personal characteristics, I compensate with an amazing toolbox of search … Continue reading
Two senior nuns in Italy taught me the brutal truth about life….
I have never revealed this before but in reminiscing about my long stay in Florence, Italy many years ago, I found some notes about a couple of nuns I had met there. They spoke English with a delightful Italian accent … Continue reading
All you want to know about INFLATION
Here’s an interesting site about INFLATION. Many of the graphics and gif animations put INFLATION into a clearer of more informative perspective. Especially creative, informativ and interesting is the ‘slider graphic’ at the bottom of their front page. There is … Continue reading
The two nuns sipped some grappa and….
I met two nuns in Florence many years ago. They accepted my invitation to have a coffee. These nuns must have been much more liberal minded than nuns I had known when I was in a Catholic elementary school. These … Continue reading
Councillor candidates to fill the WARD 2 vacancy
Arbaji Ramee Shashi Bhatia Rawl Chan Diana Chin Fook Linda Cook Bert Cortez David Currie Pina D’Intino Christine Doody-Hamilton Jake Farr David Fellin Michelle Leong Shahrez Hayder Zeynab Kazi Bruce Kinsman Frank McGillan Michelle Mendonca Wendy Mohammed Mary-Elena Nagy Shamin … Continue reading
What should I consider when submitting my writing somewhere?
Q3 – ANSWERED: What should I consider when submitting my writing somewhere? I have some finished writing ready for publication. What do you advise I consider in regard to submitting my work. Rules for Submitting Frank Beghin I refuse to … Continue reading
Dec 27 – Rotzy writes about winter pains
Snow, cold, old man winter…all add up to a grumpier Rotzy! HO! HO! HO! Merry Christmas (belated) from unit #303 here at Harris Place in Brant’s Ford….a gray, almost drizzly, but mild for Dec 25th (+9C called for) day … Continue reading
The Gods of Guilt, Michael Connelly
The Gods of Guilt, Michael Connelly Another in Connelly’s Lincoln Laywer series. The Lincoln Lawyer series stars Mickey Haller, a defense Los Angelas attorney whose office is his chauffeured Lincolns. He may be driving around LA as he works, but … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: News ‘confewsed’
News ‘Confewsed’?? News, televised, printed, broadcast, all news is becoming more and more confusing. We are being bombarded by news from every direction, TV, radio, newsprint and each little bit causes greater confusion and greater anxiety. News should be … Continue reading
SCAMS: BEWARE…This likely is a big scam
Some notable celebrities and well-known news broadcasters seem to be associated with this scam. Give the links serious consideration. Ask yourself would Celine Dionne or Lisa Laflamme really need this huckstering work ? Steer clear !
Jan 3, 2022 –
Rotzy’s working hard at finding the humour in this whole pandemic thing. He admits it’s his only failure of 2021. Readers Write This compilation is what you might call ‘la creme de la creme’ of what has landed on … Continue reading
WINTER
Winter, just my opinion. I read this headline recently as the theme for a January landscape project, and it made me reflect on my thoughts on Winter. While artists were asked to illustrate and submit their thoughts in visual arts, … Continue reading
Text Blaze: insert text at a click of keyboard
Ever find you are wishing for a way to insert text that you have typed over and over again, without typing it in AGAIN? TEXT BLAZE is your answer! This app does the ‘repetitive text’ entry for you, saving you … Continue reading
STATE OF TERROR, a collaboration that works outstandingly, Hillary Clinton & Louise Penny
STATE OF TERROR, Hillary Clinton & Louise Penny Synopsis State of Terror follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. … Continue reading
Submission Grinder: help with finding publishers for your work
Welcome to The Submission Grinder! The Submission Grinder is a submission tracker and market database for writers of fiction and poetry. Use their extensive and powerful search engine to find a home for your work. The site is … Continue reading
Duotrope: help with finding publishers for your work
Fee based service Duotrope is an established, award-winning resource for writers and artists. We help you save time finding publishers or literary agents, so you can focus on creating. Our publication and agent listings are up to date and full … Continue reading
Mary Simon
Mary Simon Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon was sworn in on July 26, 2021, as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general. She is the 30th governor general since Confederation. For her more detailed biography, click: BIOGRAPHY
EDITORIAL: Pickering councillors to decide on replacement councillor
Editorial On January 13, the Mayor and councillors of the City of Pickering meet to decide on the appointment of a new councillor to replace Ian Cumming who passed away last year. This will be a tough decision not only … Continue reading
