Not a forecast of the next female monarch in England, nor the newest luxury liner in the Cunard Line. “Quantitative Easing” is a monetary policy used by central banks (such as the Federal Reserve System in the USA) when they’ve become desperate. The bank purchases [read more]
My final essay for a college-level English class; this one (written in March) required researching an issue and then drafting a letter to a local newspaper or an official who could address the subject. You can read it as a pdf file here. Although the [read more]
Last year I wrote this post about my then current economic situation. I decided it’s time for an update. Selling my photographs on apparel, merchandise and as prints from a variety of on-line shops and galleries (see links in the right sidebar) continues to provide [read more]
TO: Members of Congress and The President of the United States As the fight over the federal budget starts to heat up, it is important that decisions about what programs should be funded and what departments can have their budgets safely reduced be made on [read more]
One of the reasons I decided to leave Toronto some fifteen years ago was the overwhelming sense of loss I felt. The first ‘real’ relationship had ended, the job I thought would be my career was gone, and I had lost so many, too many, [read more]
As part of my first week of an English class, I had to submit a piece (around 200 words) that outlined my personal “learning philosophy“. Here it is: * Learning should be a life-long exploration; * Very few things remain unchanged; I will be open [read more]
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