lundi 14 septembre 2020

THE MONSTER COMES INTO TOWN-


THE MONSTER COMES INTO TOWN- 
By Bernard Bujold -
The Coronavirus Monster is once again at the gates of the city and a second wave of contamination seems to be on the way. How to fight the Monster? The problem is that he is invisible and he can be everywhere. A kind of Holy Spirit (good), but in an evil version (evil)! 
The destruction caused by the Coronavirus goes beyond the disease alone because it is our entire civilization, its economy and organized life structures, which is destroyed indirectly by the virus. 
We can hope for a rebirth of the society but it will take decades before it is established. 
In the meantime, even if the giant sculpture "SOURCE", by the Spaniard Jaume Plensa, watches over the city at the Bonaventure entrance; it is always better to protect yourself individually... 
Good luck to all and watch your backs because the Invisible Monster is everywhere... 
SEE PHOTOS 

dimanche 13 septembre 2020

ALINE CHRÉTIEN (1936-2020)

ALINE CHRÉTIEN (1936-2020) - 
Aline Chrétien, wife of Jean Chrétien, the former Prime Minister of Canada, died Saturday at the age of 84 at her home on Lac des Piles. I liked Mrs. Chrétien and for me she was the ideal woman: a perfect wife; a mother like any child could want; and more. 
I am sad for her departure but even sadder for Jean Chrétien who adored his wife. How will he survive her absence? I offer him my deepest thoughts of encouragement... 

VIOLENCE IN OLD MONTREAL

VIOLENCE IN OLD MONTREAL - 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Old Montreal has become a violent and, let's say, dangerous place... 
The shootings first started a few weeks ago in front of Notre-Dame Basilica, to the point of worrying the residents, but now we find them in front of the Clock Tower... 
Indeed, on Sunday, September 14, 2020, around 2 a.m., a shooting in the Old Port near Quai de l'Horloge resulted in five wounded, including a police officer. 
What is the solution? 
The faithful Ulysses believes that it will take a return to the valiant Iroquois and their arrows to fight the evil bandits... 
To be continued! 
SEE PRESS REPORTS AND PHOTOS 

vendredi 11 septembre 2020

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001


SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 
By Bernard Bujold-
It was on the sunny morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. I was going for a coffee and saw the airplane hitting the World Trade Center. I thought that it was another TV stunt... 
It was not! It was the reality! 

vendredi 4 septembre 2020

LOUIS GARNEAU'S BIKE -


LOUIS GARNEAU'S BIKE -
By Bernard Bujold - 
 About ten years ago, I bought a LOUIS GARNEAU bike. At the time, the brand was the pride on the bike paths and the bikes made by Garneau were of excellent quality. In 2020, I'm still enjoying my bike that I love but the brand has lost some of its glory... 
Indeed, the company's financial problems may force its closure? Or I will have to hide the colors on my bike or ride around with what will have become a collector's item (an antique). 
But one thing is definite, my bike is a faithful frame that I still love dearly... 
SEE REPORT LOUIS GARNEAU 

KNOW HOW TO RELAX

 

KNOW HOW TO RELAX - 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Josée Blanchette's column in Le Devoir this Friday, September 4, 2020, talks about the need to let go and relax from daily stress as she did this summer isolated from her city. She calls her concept "Therapy in the Clouds". 
 Personally, I apply the same concept of clouds but in the American fashion... My concept is called, by the Americans: "The Nature Pill". Taking 20 minutes a day, alone in a place that we like and that calms us, is the fundamental basis of this concept. A kind of urban garden, in my case. 
In both concepts, the objective is the same: to get off the bus before falling down! 

SEE COLUMN Josee Blanchette 
 

jeudi 3 septembre 2020

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2020 - ARMAND VAILLANCOURT


HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2020 - ARMAND VAILLANCOURT 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Quebec artist Armand Vaillancourt celebrates today, Thursday, September 3, 2020, his 91st birthday. Happy birthday dear Armand! 
(Photo 1968 Armand Vaillancourt taken in Toronto during the inauguration of one of his works -Toronto Star) 

mercredi 2 septembre 2020

LOUISE PENNY´S NEW BOOK IS IN LIBRARIES


LOUISE PENNY´S NEW BOOK IS IN LIBRARIES 
By Bernard Bujold -
The action of the new book by Louise Penny « ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE » is happening in Paris and in the fall season. As always, there is a crime and Armand Gamache is the one trying to find the one behind it. 
I love Louise Penny books and she is one of the best authors in the world. 
Her only default is her friendship with the Clintons but her books are thrillers and always keep away from the modern American politics... 

THE STATUE OF JOHN A. MACDONALD -

 

THE STATUE OF JOHN A. MACDONALD - 
By Bernard Bujold -
I went to visit the small park where the statue of John A. MacDonald was erected! The place was very quiet and there were no thugs in view that I could have "beaten up" to keep my youthful shape. I guess they were afraid... 
SEE STORY - LE DEVOIR HISTORY OF THE STATUE JOHN A. MACDONALD