Women and men are as different as chalk and cheese. Thankfully! — Ever since the first multi-celled organisms on primitive earth figured out sex was the best way to reproduce, there has been an ongoing battle between the sexes. Some creatures take it to the extreme such as the Praying Mantis. The male, generally smaller than the female has to figure out…

The opinion of a 77-year-old white male If any people have the right to gloat over the way they handled COVID 19 it is New Zealanders led by a youthful, female prime minister. But the country’s PM didn’t gloat over the successful suppression of COVID 19 unless you call doing…

A mystery solved. — Detective Joe Jonson stood in front of the dilapidated warehouse, raindrops running down the inside of his upturned coat collar. The downpour relentlessly cloaked the night city in a shroud of ghostly mist. Jonson’s instincts tingled. He had spent years dealing with the vagaries of crime, but the message he…

Yesterday is gone forever. Tomorrow is yet to come- or may not come. — Procrastination. One day you will wake up and find that there is no more time to do the things you always wanted to do. It’s called death! A business associate sent me the following food for thought. I have made some changes that I think improved the message somewhat. So, why…

The Palestine lands; a bleeding wound on the planet. — I recently read an interesting and revealing book called “Israel: A Simple Guide To The Most Misunderstood Country On Earth.” After reading this book, with its in-depth historical background on the land (not state) of Palestine, it opened my eyes to many little known facts and historical wrongs inflicted on…

How do you feel? — Many of America’s and the rest of the world's so-called leaders don’t give a damn about the state of this planet. They could care less about poverty, global warming, pollution issues, lack of housing, pandemics, famines and starvation, and the killing of babies and children. They care about power, adoration…

A lot depends on what you read. — The ability to read is a uniquely human trait that has played a pivotal role in the intellectual and cultural development of homo sapiens. Beyond its fundamental role in communication, reading has long been associated with cognitive benefits. But does reading truly make you smarter? …

A boy and his imagination — Keegan was a curious boy. And, he had an amazing imagination. This often led him on exciting adventures. However, his most extraordinary adventure began the summer he turned eight. Keegan was hanging out in his tree-house in the old elm tree, reading comics and wondering what he was going to…

Either that or a weird (and cruel) sense of humour — Let’s assume for a minute there is a god. Yeah, I know it’s a big assumption, but, bear with me. If there is, is he subjecting the human race he supposedly created to cruel and unusual punishment? IF this being or god exists, he appears to have a very, very…