Year: 2020

  • Routine Change

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    Routine Change

    I recall working for a fellow in the early 1980s. He was nearing retirement. He could have been a war veteran; he had that 1940s look; the stature and moustache. To me he looked like a general. He said he lamented so many women going to work, rather than staying home. His point of view…

  • Tourism #1

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    Tourism #1

    Tourism has emerged in this 21st century as one of the major forces of globalization. But tourism has drifted away from its historical roots of a pursuit of discovery, learning and self-enlightenment to one of having an experience, to witnessing and participating in a performance whose shadow is an emotional legacy. Tourism has also changed…

  • Grocery Shopping

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    Grocery Shopping

    We try to keep it down to once every two weeks, although our son has gone out in the interlude to pick up some of the short-lived items, like fruits and vegetables. Our first grocery shopping experience during the quarantine was with Loblaws when we ordered on-line for pickup. At that time the pickup date…