Monthly Archives: September 2015

Poverty Fear

Posted on September 30, 2015 by

There’s only one thing That money can’t buy And that is poverty Remember reading about how Joan Rivers constantly feared poverty. Didn’t matter how much money she had at any point. She was always concerned that it could disappear and … Continue reading →

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Excellent Part-Time

Posted on September 29, 2015 by

Remember one successful practising accountant, teaching on a longer term contract than ususl, that he hoped to “retire to the university”. Impression conveyed that he regarded it as a most beneficial sinecure. Always see the empty halls; have always seen … Continue reading →

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Tents: Points on The Key

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

Have written about marking Bar Admission Course exams, at the time when such exams were not multiple choice. Have also marked professional qualification exams for those wishing to become Chartered Accountants. What was then called the School of Accountancy in … Continue reading →

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Posted on September 27, 2015 by

Came across the name in an article by Haroon Siddiqui about Asghar Ali Engineer, “An Engineer stands against Hindu militants”, Toronto Star, November 15, 1998, p. A 17. Larger concern in the article in relation to the alleged intolerantly pro-Hindu … Continue reading →

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Already Wet

Posted on September 26, 2015 by

Found this story, “Steel nerves keep Saddam in power”, by Barbara Demick. Toronto Star, November 15, 1998, p. A3, concerning the threat of commencement of additional bombing on Iraq. Mentioning in story how Iraq has been subject to sanctions since … Continue reading →

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Uneasy Money

Posted on September 25, 2015 by

Easy money You say I fool myself But better me than someone else Brokered mortgages. When there is no income, but equity. When there is not enough income, but equity. When there is no equity, but anticipated income. When there … Continue reading →

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Deborah Rashotte

Posted on September 24, 2015 by

Found in river, schizophrenia, 2010. Came across this 2010 news story, where parties were looking for missing woman. News story one month after her disappearance. Mentioning that she was schizophrenic and had run out of medication. Had been considering voluntary … Continue reading →

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