Esperanto is an international language devised in 1887 by Dr Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (1859-1917) an eye doctor, under the pseudonym of “Doctoro Esperanto”. He originally called the language “La Internatia Lingua” (the international language”) but it soon became known as Esperanto. Zamenhof was born in the Polish city of Bialystok which at that time was Continue Reading
I was born January 1 , 1931 and I was the first baby boy in Toronto that year. I have been chasing the girls ever since. My uncles, Sam, David and Al brought over my father from Europe sight unseen. It was a big mistake as my mother Celia or Tili saw immediately that she Continue Reading
When I sold out my small chain of prescription pharmacies (Vanguard Pharmacy) I had to fill in my time, and one of my former tenants gave me the idea to have a blog. To be honest at that time I was unaware as to what constituted a blog. Now I know! It couldn’t have filled in Continue Reading
In this case I cannot ask Israel to be in a situation, where they criticize the Arab countries with whom they have just signed the Abraham Accords. The world calls Israel everything but not stupid. (April 23, 2021 / JNS) There’s an old adage of disputed authorship that has traveled down the centuries: In times of war, truth Continue Reading
I am not a Psychiatrist, social worker or a person who has studied human activities in any fundamental way, and if you are a reader of my blog you will see that I have discussed this topic more than once and even more than twice. But I cannot help being amazed by the naivety of Continue Reading
EVEN ABUSING WOMEN IS NOT BEYOND THE PALE! Is it time for the RCMP to ride off into the sunset? By Copel Marcus Remember “King of the Royal Mounted” and “the Mounties always get their man.” Forget them. The RCMP, in the words of Jimmy Breslin’s 1969 best-seller, has become “The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Continue Reading