Canadian film maker Ben Proudfoot wanted people to remember Harris? historic story. He did so by shooting The Queen of Basketball. The short documentary won an Oscar last month. After you watch it,The Queen of Basketball may leave you with a question:What helped Harris become so great? The...
IfyouareplanningaEuropeantripthat?saffordableandalittlebitoffthebeatenpath,Romaniais perfect for you.Unlike other popular places,manycharmingtowns hereremain unknowntomostforeigners.Youcanalsotakefree walkingtoursinthenumeroushistoricalsites. Hostelsrun $10—$15pernight,foodishearty anddelicious,andthepublict...
The “Canal Zone” started in 1850s with a train from the Caribbean Coast on the north to the Pacific coast on the south. The Canal is located where the train tracks once were, and a McDonalds now occupies the old train station at the Pacific end. There is a long history of the U....
“Thanks for the call,” after a phone conversation, making sure we knew how appreciative he was. And when we were saying goodbye after a visit, he liked to tell us, “The latch key is always out,” reminding us how welcome we were. I can...
Welcome to Text Me, Love Mom where I blog about 'the next stage of parenting' - when the kids have left home and you're looking out for your family from afar. I also go yippee ki-yay over an array of topics. See the ABOUT page to learn more about the bo
This is nothing new. Last weekend, the situation escalated as a drone snuck through and got as far as an army base in Binyamina (towards the center of Israel just east of Caesarea). It was planned. 07:15. The soldiers were all gathered in the mess hall. Boom!!! No warning. The ...
One of the lines from the latest movie version ofA Wrinkle in Timethat struck me was by the Persian poet Rumi as quoted by Mrs. Who:The wound is the place where the light enters you.I could not help but think of the Canadian poet-songwriter Leonard Cohen’s lyrics:There is a crack ...
1. At, to, or toward the direction of home: going home for lunch. 2. On or into the point at which something is directed: The arrow struck home. 3. To the center or heart of something; deeply: Your comments really hit home. v. homed, hom·ing, homes v.intr. To go or retur...
In 1965, Canada adopted the maple leaf flag. OnApril 28, 1967, the World’s Fair Expo 67 came to Montreal, and this coincided with the Canadian Centennial. In 1981, The Canadian House of Commons and Senate passed an important resolution. This resolution requested that the British parliament ...
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