Category Archives: modern life

Quick adjustment

It didn’t take long to realize that three separate blogs were ridiculous, so I merged my “World Class City” with this blog, and here I am. There is only so much time in the day, and if I spend any … Continue reading

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Are we inclusive… or excluding?

Long ago, when neighbours fought any large development, I joined in the fray. When Doctors’ Hospital was proposed in the Kensington Market area of Toronto, I jumped on the bandwagon of fear and loathing, anticipating some horrible, overcrowded, crime-ridden scene, … Continue reading

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Headlines that sell “news”

We are all potential victims of those who make a living at others’ expense.  They might argue that they have a right to profit regardless of consequences, that if you are a victim, it’s because of your own ignorance.  I’m thinking … Continue reading

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Will this selfish world ever change?

In this era when people talk a lot about corporate greed, I remember a brief period when a lot of idealistic talk was heard.  It was in the sixties.   We thought we were in a new world, that modern technology … Continue reading

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Values are everything…

Every little choice has a value — a positive or negative value.  Maybe it’s a little ‘obsessive-compulsive’, but I do have a tendency to see all human behaviour through a filter of ‘values’.  In other words, the world will be … Continue reading

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How did I live without blogging?

Now that I’m blogging, I wonder how I lived without it!  It’s a whole new medium for self-expression, when I think about it.  Not like public speaking.  Not like writing letters to the editor.  Not like keeping a journal.  Not … Continue reading

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