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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
Posted in modern life, Reflection, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, choices, time, writing
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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
Posted in consequences, modern life, reflections, values
Tagged density, development, self-indulgence, sprawl, urban planning
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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
Posted in consequences, ignorance, modern life, reflections, values
Tagged real estate, selling news, sensationalism
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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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Tagged corporate greed, greed, modern life, reflections, values
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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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Tagged consequences, ignorance, modern life, reflections, values
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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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