The expression “Winter is Coming” now has a new meaning, thanks to the television series Game of Thrones. People have watched the down-streaming visuals of bleak grey skies portending stormy blizzards and snowy gusts, blowing folks off their feet. Characters flounder about in an attempt to stay the course in gale-force winds and struggle to …
Stories for all ages
Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan is an expert on international relations and in her doctoral dissertation, had covered the British Raj in India. This is a period in Indian history that I am particularly interested in. So, when she recently came to present Rudyard Kipling’s “Kim” at the Massey College Book Club, it was a God-sent …
Journey onwards
These past few days all talk around me has centred around “life after retirement,” the “next phase of your life” and the “journey ahead.” Every single one of these interactions has been special and the sentiments expressed, heart-warming. Moving forward to break away from a lifestyle of over four decades, it is only natural for nostalgia …
Musicians don't retire
Most people go through life focused on retirement as the culmination of all their life’s work, the ultimate destination. “When I retire” and the so called post-retirement “bucket list” of all the things that we will finally be able to do, are our prime motivators. We are prepared to put up with everything to get …
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