In My World

What do you think of people who have bad manners? Here is my pet peeve . . . In fact, I think it is the worst etiquette faux pas today . . . saying thank you for something and being told "no problem".  I can't even tell you for certain why it bothers me so much, but it really really does.  Perhaps this article can explain my annoyance better than I can . . .  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/no-problem-yes-its-a-big-problem/ (CBS News)  A certain catch phrase is posing a problem for our contributor Bill Flanagan:   When did everyone born after 1980 decide that "No problem" was interchangeable with "You're welcome"? Who spread that virus? The Taliban? Listen, today's young people: If you want to infuriate someone born before 1980, just keep telling him "No problem" when they ask you to do something that is most certainly NOT a problem. A very nice young man who worked for me used to have a little trouble getting in on...

  Happy Publication Day to In Sickness and In Health & Yom Kippur in a Gym , the new set of novellas by award-winning author, Nora Gold!  This phenomenal book was published by Guernica Editions and is now available anywhere books are sold.  Dr. Nora Gold is the author of four acclaimed books and the winner of two Canadian Jewish Book/Literary awards, as well as praise from Alice Munro. A former professor and an activist, Gold is the editor-in-chief of the prestigious literary journal Jewish Fiction .net, which has readers in 140 countries. About In Sickness and In Health . Lily had epilepsy as a child, so her most cherished goal has always been to be “normal”. By age 45 she has a “normal” life, including a family, friends, and an artistic career, and no one, not even her husband, knows the truth about her past. But now some cartoons she drew threaten to reveal her childhood secret, and destroy her marriage and everything she has worked so hard for. A moving novella a...

Preparing for a Crop Crops can be a wonderful chance for you to get caught up on pages, catch up with friends, and enjoy your hobby with other Scrapbookers who understand your obsession. But planning ahead is very important to your success – it is a proven fact that the less you bring to a crop, the more you’ll actually get done. Here are a few tips to help you prepare: Mission Statement: A crop is a rare chunk of time to spend on yourself. How long will the crop last? What do you want to accomplish? Do you want to socialize? Do you want to set a goal for completed pages? Would you like to complete a mini-album? Do you want to try to master a new technique? Do you want to organize your photos? Knowing what you want to get out of it and how much time you’ll have to do it is crucial to your planning, and helps to avoid frustration at the end of the day if you don’t achieve what you set out to do. Note: I would personally pick...

 

 The Port Dover Mausoleum was demolished in 2016.

 

WALL-E is an adorable movie with a happy ending but . . . The first time I watched the movie, Wall-E, I remember thinking that we are becoming just like the people in the movie.  We are sedated by media and food to the point that anything involving effort is no longer desired.  Why struggle, when we can be happy just relaxing and eating and getting someone else to tell us what to do, think and feel? I don't have an answer.  Just the thought.