The Absolute Best Mother in the World

“To us, just two loving children, she was quite simply the best mother in the world,” Harry said. “When she was alive, we completely took for granted her unrivaled love of life, laughter, fun and folly.
“She was our guardian, friend and protector,” Harry said. “She never once allowed her unfaltering love for us to go [...]

A chef without his tongue – Ouch!

One of America’s most famous chefs, 33 year old Mr. Grant Achatz  sought medical advice after his tongue pained each time he chewed solid foods and got the bad news that it is a cancer on the tongue. A chef’s worst nightmare, and what is even worsen, he was told that in order to save [...]

Prince Williams Talking About His Mother

This morning while preparing for work, I was listening to CBC radio and heard Prince William talking about his mother and the loss he and his brother felt. Unless you have lost a mother at such a young age you might not understand. He talked about how much she enjoyed life.  They were greeted each [...]

Princess Di Anniversary List Who’s Who

Who should be invited and who shouldn’t. I am sure this is not easy for the Princes who are organizing an event to honour their mom’s memory.
Camilla, their stepmother was invited and it was accepted but after Di’s friends criticized her for accepting she graciously bowed out saying she didn’t want to divert attention from [...]

Your Fake Brand Names May be Aiding Criminal Activities

Are you one of those people who think you’ve gotten a good deal buying fake brand name items that looks real enough to pass? You might be unwittingly participating in a criminal activity and helping to promote trafficking in women, child labour, drug trafficking and and a host of other things. (read an excerpt from an article [...]

Airport Security Confiscates Holy Water from Lourdes

The miraculous quality of the holy water from the Shrine at Lourdes was not enough to get past airport security.
A pilgrim returning from Lourdes on the Mistral Air Flight was terribly upset when her holy water she did not make it through airport security. It was considered a suspicious liquid. 

Dress Code is a time whose time has come again

 They say everything that goes around comes around. Well, it’s about time that North Americans start dressing up again.  Out with baggy jeans, slap-dash hair styles, T-shirts.  If adults do not take care of how they dress, how do we expect our children to care.  Schools have gone as far as it could go in [...]

Women Appear to Get Better with Age

Some older women boasts that they are outperforming younger women athletically, especially in running and are darn proud of the fact. Why are older women outperforming younger women in running and perhaps in many other leisure sports? Is it because you get stronger with age or is it because older women try harder.  I believe [...]

Oprah’s brand of charity is the best says HIV/AIDS Specialist

Myles Spar, an HIV/AIDS specialist in Los Angeles who is a consultant of Doctors without Borders, told The Christian Science Monitor recently that Oprah’s kind of celebrity charity is a good example of people who know their limitations and work within those boundaries to help their causes.   Some celebrities are often co-opted into representing causes for [...]

Another Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Katrina. Many people are still displaced and many are hurt and dismayed and feel betrayed by their government. It is hard to think that in the USA this can happen. How can that be, when there is so much help offered to non-Americans in need. Take the Tsunami Disaster, before one could blink millions were [...]