Michael Phelps has had a lawsuit filed against him by the sun. The main complaint, the sun alleges, is that Phelps is now considered hotter than it is. When asked if it has evidence, the sun was coy, but referred to several compromising photographs taken just after the winningest gold medalist of all time stepped […]
Archives for July, 2012
How does someone accomplish their dream? A lot of people are dissatisfied with the way their lives currently are. I think the most common areas that people would like to improve cut across cultures. They want a better job. They want a romantic partner. They want more money. They want more prestige. Sometimes, the dreams […]
Here are some English exercises to help you improve your grammar. One: Ahmad ____ to school yesterday. a) go b) went c) will d) had Answer: b) went Two: I found the course _____. a) interested b) interest c) interesting d) more interesting Answer: c) interesting Three: I want to go with […]
Many people are excited by the beginning of the 2012 Summer Olympics. I don’t normally watch the opening ceremony, but I did last night. Since this year it was held in Britain, the ceremony had a very British theme to it. What I found most interesting was the mention of history and how it related […]
There is a big controversy about helping people who are in a lot of pain die, so that they die with dignity and obtain relief from the pain that they are feeling. What do you think, is this murder? There have been doctors who have been arrested because they have helped more than one person […]
In answering this question, most men would probably say men are nicer, and most women would probably say women are nicer. However, I think the answer is somewhere in between. Often, when people are in a customer service position, say for example at a store, men seem friendlier and more willing to help than their […]
Michael Jackson is one of the greatest singers to ever have lived. However, those who possess genius sometimes possess money, and sometimes possess too much money. His fortune is estimated to be about 1 billion dollars. I’m not sure about this, given the precarious state of his financial affairs which led to the aborted comeback […]
The recent Coloardo mass shooting has again brought up a question that is asked every few years in the United States, after such a tragedy occurs. Interest quickly wanes, however, and nothing ever gets done in terms of legislation that would make it harder for crazy people, drug addicts, etc., to get their hands on […]
Sheherazad Jaafari was a press aide to Bashar AlAssad. She is currently attending Columbia University, an Ivy League university in the United States. She reminds some of Kim Kardashian. Remember, Kim Kardashian is Armenian. Jaafari is Syrian. Both have dark features, long dark hair, and are extremely beautiful. Both are adept at public relations, although […]
There are several reasons why someone should read Jane Austen. And her books are not just for women. Anyone who is interested in human nature should read Austen. Even someone for whom English is not the first language could benefit from reading her because she writes long sentences that are so beautifully crafted. Another […]
I’ve noticed in the past that when guys get a girlfriend, they tend to lose contact with all of their other friends. This is not a good idea. If the relationship ends, as it often does, then the guy starts contacting his old friends all the time. Their very understandable reaction is to ask where […]
One of the biggest problems with contemporary politics is that people belong to specific parties. The Founding Fathers of the United States did not believe in political parties because they feared the influence of factions. This is precisely what has happened. When discussing a specific issue, people focus on which party the person discussing the […]
A lot of politicians have cheated on their wives. I think that most men, if given the possibility, will cheat on their wives, unless they are very religious. Especially in this more secular day and age, when fewer people even pretend to be religious, it is hard to find a faithful man outside of an […]
One popular philosophy states that we should do whatever we want as long as it does not hurt anyone else. However, along the lines of what I was saying in this week’s religious section, what about hurting ourselves? I define sin as searching for happiness in the wrong places. We all want to be happy […]
Many people are fascinated by the Kardashian family. The matriarch of the family, Kris Kardashian Jenner, is one of the more interesting members of that group. She is married to Bruce Jenner, the gold medal athlete from the 1970s. People wonder about the nature of their marriage. He seems to be very submissive toward her, […]
Human rights activists, such as Nazanin Afshin-Jam, wife of Defence Minister Peter MacKay, are appalled at the recent decision of Canadian bank TD to close the accounts of Iranian Canadians. The bank recently gave one month’s notice to Iranian Canadians, an action they purport to have taken in keeping with the Ottawa embassy’s sanctions against […]
The Treaty of Versailles sought to make Germany pay reparations for their part in causing World War I. The humiliation engendered by such reparations caused so much resentment on the part of the German populace at the time that Adolf Hitler was able to ascend politically to the point that he became Chancellor in 1933 […]
There are three more reasons why I think Canadian girls should date Middle Eastern guys. One is that they are religious. As I have shown in other blog entries, there are a lot of similarities between Christians and Muslims. I have noticed among my many Mormon (and Muslim) friends that people who have strong religious […]
Every day we make tons of decisions. What I think we tend to forget in the rush of everyday living is that even the smallest of decisions we make is guided by a certain power. That power can be good or it can be evil. Some decisions are obvious in their potential to do harm. […]
Some people who are not interested in religion say that religion is one of the main reasons for why wars are fought. This is manifestly not true. The main reason for why wars are fought is land, and arguments over who owns particular land. Even World War II was fought because of Hitler’s ambition to […]
Agatha Christie has been outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, and is the most successful novel writer of all time. She was born in 1890 and died in 1976 at the age of 85. Why was so she special? And why should people read her more than 80 books? First, she had a world […]
Recently, ABC News conducted a survey, the results of which focused upon how many people believe they will end up in heaven. Almost 9 out of 10 Americans think they are going to achieve that wonderful reward. Muslims believe in Heaven. Mormons believe in Heaven. Mormons believe that there are 3 levels of heaven, in […]
In the New Testament of the King James version of the Bible, I believe it is Paul who admonishes women to keep their heads covered. So that is a similarity between Christianity and Islam. It is interesting to note that many people view Paul as a chauvinist, someone who does not respect women. Some people […]
I have noticed something interesting in my discussions with various Muslims. In contrast with Mormons, with whom I also have a lot of experience, Muslims do not aggressively try to interest people in their religion. Although of course it partly depends on personality and how comfortable someone is approaching others on matters of deeply personal […]
Some of these tips are meant for international students, but many of them apply to Canadian guys as well. I was going to write a blog on tips for women to get men, but since I’m single, I don’t think I’m a good one to ask! One: If she does something you like, tell […]