seanessay.com On the other side of the world, in Pakistan, some goodhearted soul made a video where a boy is taken for a ride, by a stranger, on a scooter. But then he is returned—happy day! The clip was meant to be a warning about “stranger danger.” In India, some dark-hearted troll snipped out the […]
The Great G-7 Generates Tiny Thoughts
seanessay.com Last month the media was full of speculation regarding the leaders of the G-7; speculating about which, and how many, world shattering topics they would cram into their summit meeting in Canada. Such rubbish, says I. In fact, I wrote to my Member of Parliament (MP) to share my disgust. More precisely, I wrote […]
Tourist Breaks the Ice to Talk to Strangers
seanessay.com When traveling, some folks despair, wondering how to “break the ice” with strangers: One tourist said he just couldn’t engage with locals, “not even in bars and cafes.” A couple, planning to travel to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, feared they wouldn’t speak with a single soul. To that couple I offered specific advice, […]
Whining About Trump is for Wimps
seanessay.com My favourite Republican is “The Governator,” the former state governor of California. On a web sound bite recently, I saw Arnold Schwarzenegger say with emphasis, “Don’t whine!” Perhaps he thought whiners are without hope. Ya, but Arnie himself has spoken on YouTube, in fact once I linked to his words about Ukraine. You may […]
Telling My Friends to Avoid Impulse Buying
seanessay.com I got a big surprise one day at the mall. I was with a young lady, Shawna, and we came across a big glass ant farm for sale in the middle of the hall. My surprise was not the ant farm—although one never sees them these days. My surprise was that Shawna started to […]