Going Postal?
Now that Canada Post is stopping home mail delivery, Seniors and the disabled will have to walk to “super-mailboxes” to collect their mail. Canada Post CEO commented that seniors have told him that they want more exercise!
Farewell to Peter O’Toole
Famous actor and star of “Lawrence of Arabia” dies at age 81
“Just Signing in the Rain”
The South African Government is investigating after a former murderer appeared at Nelson Mandela’s Memorial in a prominent position near President Obama pretending to be a sign language interpreter.
“and as I go, I love to sing, my sealskin on my back”
Canada’s Environmental Minister, Leona Aglukkaq heads to Moscow for the Circumpolar Nations’ conference on Bear Protection.
Going Viral?
The requirement that people wear medical masks while visiting senior centres, care homes and hospitals during flu season has had the unintended consequence of impeding Christmas concert offerings!
The Guilt [free?] Diet
A Chinese businessman opens a restaurant where customers pay as little or as much as they want, if at all.
Benjamin Britten’s 100th Anniversary, St Cecilia’s Day Nov. 22nd 2013
“Blessed Cecilia, appear and inspire composing mortals with immortal fire”
In-hail Mary
Pope Francis promotes prayer as a “medicine for the heart” and offers “prescription” boxes containing rosaries resembling pill packets to pilgrims in St Peter’s Square
Don’t “Reign” on our parade!
The Toronto Santa Claus Parade requests that controversial alcoholic, drug-taking, profanity-spewing Mayor Rob Ford NOT march in the parade this year.
Lessing no more
Famous British author and Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing who penned “The Golden Notebook”, dies at the age of 94
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 