lundi 31 mai 2021

MICHEL BRULÉ AND HIS PROJECTS

MICHEL BRULÉ AND HIS PROJECTS 
By Bernard Bujold - 
I knew Michel Brûlé well but always from a distance because he was much too unpredictable for me and I kept my distance. 
As a publisher of paper books, he was out of the ordinary but he knew how to make his publications profitable. 
In his other projects, however, he was always too ambitious, both in his political campaigns and with his Internet magazine. 
For his internet project, launched in 2006, he asked me about the business plan of my own internet magazine launched in 2005 www.LeStudio1.com . I didn't hear from him after our discussion, except one morning in January 2006 when he invited me to a press conference to announce the launch of his magazine MIR. His concept was very ambitious but it lasted only five months because it was too ambitious. He had gathered about forty columnists from all over Quebec and he wanted to become the internet reference and surpass Facebook and Google of this world, nothing less... 
How will I remember him? 
As the one who said he was "untouchable"! 
But he made the mistake of believing that because he had been the legendary David against Goliath once (the book industry), he believed that he could be the legendary David everywhere else, and that's where his life failed. 
SEE HIS BIOGRAPHY 

samedi 29 mai 2021

THE TIME OF A LOCKDOWN

THE TIME OF A LOCKDOWN -
By Bernard Bujold - 
Lockdown has changed my calculation of time... 
Indeed, for me the passage of time has always been marked by the seasons. Since March 2020, I have lost the seasons. It is as if time has passed without stopping to mark each season. 
Either I have aged without noticing it, or time has passed too quickly...
Happy "reopening" ( June 2021) and happy summer !  
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THE BLACKLIST AND RAYMOND REDDINGTON - SEASON 2021

THE BLACKLIST 
By Bernard Bujold -
While the majority of US primetime American TV shows are running for only 16-18 episodes this 2021 season (blame the global health crisis for that), the James Spader BLACKLIST is angling for a normal 22. Because of that, Blacklist season finale is set to air on Wednesday, June 23! 
SEE EPISODE (May 28) NBC: « NO FRIEND » 

MICHEL TRUDEL AND THE CINEMA

SATURDAY MORNING THOUGHTS... 
 By Bernard Bujold - 
A photographer friend sent me this morning a recent article ( May 9, 2021 ) about Michel Trudel and his quarrel with Quebecor about his severance pay from MELS. 
I knew Michel Trudel well, a pioneer for more than 30 years of film shooting in Montreal. Trudel is a special guy, always positive in front of a problem and smiling. He reminds me of Danny DeVito. 
Ah! the good old days... 

vendredi 28 mai 2021

RULE 91 - NCIS

RULE 91 - NCIS -
By Bernard Bujold -
With the summer 2021 also come the season finale of the TV Series. My favorite is NCIS on CBS. The last episode was really complete with action and suspense for the next season. The Rule 91 is also very interesting: "NEVER LOOK BACK" 
SEE STORY OF NCIS season finale 

mercredi 26 mai 2021

QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND THE FUTURE OF QUEBEC

QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND THE FUTURE OF QUEBEC - 
François Legault's Government is preparing for "after" the death of Queen Elizabeth II. 
SEE TEXT LE DEVOIR 

FACEBOOK AND MODERN MEDIA

FACEBOOK AND MODERN MEDIA 
By Bernard Bujold - 
I notice that Facebook has replaced the major media and not necessarily in a sector imagined by its founder... 
Indeed, I notice that more and more, Facebook is becoming, among other things, a kind of chronicle of DEATH notices! Every day you have to see the number of mentions and photo albums published about people who have died, died or become old. Strangely enough, we don't find this kind of chronicle on other social media (Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, etc), at least not yet! 
To be continued! 

lundi 24 mai 2021

LOUIS-JOSEPH PAPINEAU AND DONALD TRUMP

PATRIOTS DAY 2021 - LOUIS-JOSEPH PAPINEAU AND DONALD TRUMP -
By Bernard Bujold - Louis-Joseph Papineau was officially honored on the occasion of National Patriots Day on Monday, May 24, 2021. 
Those who have read about the history of Papineau will notice that there is a very strong resemblance between Papineau and Donald Trump. 
Indeed, both are known as exceptional orators. But there is another point that unites them and that is the love-hate relationship. Papineau, like Trump, was admired and loved by his patriots but the English hated him as much as the American Democrats hate Donald Trump. 
 SEE TEXT AND PHOTOS 

dimanche 23 mai 2021

THE REBELLION OF THE QUEBEC PATRIOTS-

THE REBELLION OF THE QUEBEC PATRIOTS- 
 By Bernard Bujold - 
The story of the Patriots' rebellion is not an isolated one and it is directly related to the struggle of the American colonies to obtain their independence from England. Moreover, the objective of the Quebec Patriots was to copy the Americans and to free themselves from the English, except that they failed due to a lack of military means. 
The English were deeply afraid that the Patriots and Quebec would join forces with the Americans to become an American state, which almost became a reality and which would have granted independence to Quebec from the rest of English Canada. 
Personally, on this Monday (May 24, 2021), the day of the Patriots' Day, I am going to read the fascinating work of Jules Verne "FAMILLE-SANS-NOM", a novel that deals with the struggle of the Patriots of 1837-38. 

 FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE NOVEL FAMILY WITHOUT A NAME https://beq.ebooksgratuits.com/vents/Verne-famille.pdf

 SUMMARY OF THE NOVEL 


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THE MASK

PEOPLE LOVE THE MASK... 
More than a year into the Coronavirus pandemic, some people prefer to keep wearing their face mask and even outdoors in public. 
SEE STORY THE GUARDIAN 

samedi 22 mai 2021

THE STORY OF LUC WISEMAN

THE STORY OF LUC WISEMAN - 
By Bernard Bujold - 
I believe that many knew about Luc Wiseman and secretly despised him. One thing that surprises me is that no one defended him. 
Guy A. Lepage claims that he heard the news that morning in the media and was immediately shocked black. How can someone who owes a lot of his fortune to one person (producer Wiseman) not try to give the accused the benefit of the doubt, at least for a few days. 
In the cases of Guy Cloutier, Gilbert Rozon, and Eric Salvail (to name but three), many defended them for days and weeks, some still today. Lise Payette had ardently defended her filmmaker friend Claude Jutra. 
In the case of Wiseman, no one has raised a single voice of support. 
On the other hand, in all the previous cases, the Gilbert Rozon, Guy Cloutier, Bill Gates, Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, etc., the events took place between 20 and 40 years ago. In Luc Wiseman's case, it is between 2018 and April 2021. How after "MeToo" and the great sensitivity of today's society towards sex, how could a smart and important guy be so bold and out of the norm in his actions? 
To be continued... 

vendredi 21 mai 2021

LOVE AND HATE IN 2021

LOVE AND HATE IN 2021 
By Bernard Bujold -
A beautiful pair of malard ducks (colvert) lived their love in the pond of water behind the Manor. Even Ulysses found them romantic... 
Unfortunately, a second male malard duck came to fight the loving duck in hopes of taking his place. The duck in love had to flee but the female malard wants nothing to do with the new male... 
It is said that humans are violent but animal nature is even more so. Animal species only know instinct and there is no room for mercy. 
The beautiful love story of the Manor is over. 

SEE DESCRIPTION MALARD 

SEE PHOTOS 

jeudi 20 mai 2021

LOCKDOWN 2021 -

LOCKDOWN 2021
By Bernard Bujold -
Finally, I liked the lockdown. No crowds in the stores, on the street or in the parks during the walks; no need to greet everyone because of the mask; precise reservations for the use of the house gym; in short, the life of a reclusive millionaire... 
Thanks to François Legault and his two companions! 
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THE GILLES VILLENEUVE RACE TRACK

THE GILLES VILLENEUVE RACE TRACK 
By Bernard Bujold-
The Gilles Villeneuve race track facilities are magnificent! They cost nearly 60 million$ and were inaugurated in June 2019 for the F1 Grand Prix. This was the only time because then came the Coronavirus and the car races were cancelled. For the cyclists, the place is very exceptional but at 60 million$, it is a little expensive for a bicycle path... The government will make a small return on its investment in 2021 with a vaccination campaign during the next weekends of May and June. Unfortunately for Ulysse and me, who are already vaccinated, we will not have the right to a second dose of magic potion... 
 
SEE REPORT ON THE RACE TRACK 

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mardi 18 mai 2021

THE REOPENING PLAN - SUMMER 2021

THE REOPENING PLAN - SUMMER 2021
By Bernard Bujold-
The good François Legault will allow Quebecers to gradually come out of the emergency mesures during the next few months, including the end of the curfew on May 28 and the end of the masks on August 31. So here we go again with the pleasures of life! But beware, if you are not wise and docile, the emergency monster could return... 
SEE PHOTOS