THE ART OF AGING WELL...

THE ART OF AGING WELL... 
By Bernard Bujold -
On Monday evening, I watched Julie Depardieu's interview on CNews (France) about her father Gérard. 
I agree with her statement, but I was especially impressed by the beauty of Julie's aging! If I admired her and found her beautiful 20 years ago, today in 2023 at the age of 50, Julie is even more beautiful and more of a woman than when I knew her... 
"A woman's beauty can't be explained, it has to be seen! 
SEE THE EXCERPT FROM THE INTERVIEW 
https://x.com/CNEWS/status/1736843001228341555?s=20

CHRISTMAS RAIN 2023...

CHRISTMAS RAIN 2023... 
By Bernard Bujold -
Elf friends are not impressed... Rain for Christmas! 
They want to warn Santa Claus to stay at the North Pole on the evening of December 24... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=bernard.bujold&set=a.10168452506015541

STARS AND GLORY...

 

STARS AND GLORY... 

By Bernard Bujold -

I recently published a story about public stars. I wrote that I never admired someone for their financial wealth, professional titles, or medals of recognition. I admire someone based on instinct and, to begin with, I don't trust anyone... I've often written that honors are just anecdotes in life and that in the end, the real reality is always something else, for better or worse... Several people commented on my text (privately or publicly on my page) and one Facebook friend mentioned the three characters who inspired him in life. I found his comment very interesting and thought about my own inspirations... I've had hundreds of public figures inspire my life. The characters have changed over time. If I had to pick three out of my entire life, I'd say: 

 1. Bernard Derome for journalism; 

 2. Yousuf Karsh for photography; 

 3. Paul Desmarais for the totality of his work (business, society, and humanism). 

Let's never forget that life is a journey!

GERARD DEPARDIEU IN 2023

GÉRARD DEPARDIEU IN 2023... 
By Bernard Bujold -
I got to know Gérard Depardieu well during his years of association with Montreal, including the World Film Festival. I also knew his daughter, Julie, whom I adored, and for a brief moment, I even had the impossible dream that Gérard would be my father-in-law.... 
Gérard Depardieu is an actor with many personalities. Personally, I've always found him extremely polite and kind when I've met him. His daughter told me that her father was a difficult person to understand and deal with. 
Should society blacklist Gérard in 2023? I've often written that the reality of life is never what we perceive it to be. Life is a theater, but the real reality is behind the curtain, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. If you want to know, you have to go behind the scenes. 
Gérard Depardieu's family issued a statement of defense on this Sunday in France. 
SEE TF1 INFO REPORT (French)

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING-

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING- 
By Bernard Bujold -
I drove my trusty Ulysses back to town with his Elves companions, who wanted to explore the stores. I accompanied them to the first merchant (Holt Ogilvy), but then left them to their own devices to come back and pick them up at the end of the day yesterday, Friday, December 15, 2023. 
The elves visited everything: luxury stores, bookshops, department stores and even a Dollarama... 
The day ended at the BIRKS hotel restaurant! 
In the end, the art of shopping is having a plan and knowing what you want... 
Happy shopping! 
SEE PHOTO ALBUM 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=bernard.bujold&set=a.10168452506015541

STARS AND FAME...

STARS AND FAME... 
By Bernard Bujold - 
Personally, I never admire someone for their financial wealth, professional titles, or medals of recognition. I admire someone based on my instinct, and I don't trust anyone to begin with... 
Since December 1, three stars have fallen from their podiums: a neighbor of mine who is considered a Quebec genius; a great international actor whom I had the pleasure of knowing; and a journalist whose critical analysis I appreciate. 
I once wrote that honors are just anecdotes in life and that the real reality is always something else in the end...

CATHERINE TAIT - CBC

CATHERINE TAIT - CBC -
By Bernard Bujold -
Catherine Tait knows one thing: there's no point in fighting for the survival of CBC/Radio-Canada because she's out of the game. 
Tait was born in Athens in 1958 (age 65). She has enjoyed a 30-year career in television and film production in Canada and the United States, starting out at Telefilm Canada in the 1980s. Catherine Tait sees the writing on the wall, and it's clear to her that her career is over. That's why she's off to Australia, and why she has no intention of cutting off bonuses to her Radio-Canada/CBC family, many of whom no doubt also see the end of their working lives at Radio-Canada/CBC. 
Let's hope that the next leader of the CBC will have a more combative spirit. 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lestudio1/53393362107/in/dateposted/

THE ELVES AT THE GYM...

THE ELVES AT THE GYM... 
By Bernard Bujold -
The faithful Ulysse took advantage of a rather quiet Sunday to invite his Elf friends to the gym! The Elves loved it, and were able to compare Ulysse's gym with the one at the North Pole... 
After the workout, everyone gathered around the fireplace. 
Happy Sunday, December 10, 2023! 
SEE PHOTO ALBUM 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=bernard.bujold&set=a.10168452506015541

ELVES' CHRISTMAS GIFTS 2023-

ELVES' CHRISTMAS GIFTS 2023- 
By Bernard Bujold -
As the Fox News special with Donald Trump and Sean Hannity drew to a close last night, Tuesday, December 5, my Elf friends decided to give me an early Christmas present for December 25. 
Knowing my great passion for photography, the elves gave me two magnificent frames of Donald Trump, one in black and white, the other in color. The two museum-quality enlargements were hung in the two best places in the residence. 
Who says elves aren't nice? They're "angels" of great artistic culture! 
SEE PHOTOS 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=bernard.bujold&set=a.10168452506015541

CBC 2023-

CBC 2023- 

By Bernard Bujold - 

I've been an admirer of CBC since my early days in journalism in the early 1980s when my idol was Bernard Derome and CBC / Radio-Canada was at the top of the pyramid. The fall budget cuts (December 4, 2023) are painful, but even more painful are the hints that Radio-Canada executives may be receiving financial bonuses as 800 jobs are eliminated... 

 If bonuses are indeed paid, the executives could be compared to the ship's officers who would flee with the ship's booty before it sinks to the bottom of the ocean with its crew of sailors! 

SEE PRESS REPORT 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lestudio1/53378424019/in/dateposted/