Waging Peace

Wage.  What an interesting word that is.  It can mean the measure of a thing after rending, for example.  “Render unto Cesear what is Cesear’s” was how Jesus put it; the idea that man has to submit to both the laws of man and his own conscience according to customs and free will. Wages can […]

Pest Management

My mom asked me today if a story about the D’aash destroying the Qabba – the black stone at Mecca that pious Muslims go on pilgrimage to at least once in their life as part of hajj, or the spiritual journey, prescribed by Mohammed. Wish I could say for certain. It’s interesting to note that […]

Inside the Birdcage – September 7, 2015

Today was a holiday – Labour Day, to be specific, and although I generally don’t pay much attention to holidays, it meant that my administration stuff has to be delayed another day.  Okay, whatever. Over the past week, the refugee crisis has finally captured the imaginations and minds of my fellow Canadians, and it is […]