I got sick. Don't worry, I shall live.

It was bound to happen. I have interacted with so many people and attended so many functions, that oops, my body said that is enough and so I have shut down. I am stuffed but thankfully no fever. I didn't quit in my dreams though. I had a dream that I was having so much fun. Good thing my body didn't have to go through it. I was flying all over the place in the country. It was the wind propelling some gadget I was wearing which actually doesn't exist. Initially, when I tried flying, I purposely started from a dangerous path, I had to fly or sink in some quick moving cold stream and the other side was forest. That surely motivated me to soar. Once I got the hang of it, I had lots of fun, flying around all over the place, coming down for a while to socialize along a row of meeting places and then off I went and returned, having a great time. I wasn't the only one flying, so we had to be careful not to get too close to each other. I am not going to anaylize this, just enjoying it. Saturday I did go and sell my books at the Legion and I had lots of fun and enjoyed some conversations as I was selling my books. I am glad to see that people still enjoy buying Hey Guy Buy Me and when one woman bought one, a male told her that it was a book for men. She pointed humbly to her husband. I love it. I also had to tell children that I could not sell them my books and one 13 year old, the eldest of her group which the younger ones insisted she was old enought - wasn't. It did have me think though. Do I really have to write a kid's book so I don't have to consistently get them mad or sad? Another approached me about being bullied in school and so she now studies school on line. She said that teachers, knew and did nothing, and that really get's me mad. Yes, I can get mad. See me in the morning without my coffee. If you check out my face book, you will see a photo of me in the morning. I am in the shape of a doggie. I do not accept "friends", unless I actually know the person, but most of my pages are shared to the public. I do this mainly for security reasons. I had no idea when I went on facebook, that I would connect with so many people I have worked with in the past or friends I have had since childhood. My next appearance will be with the Writer's of Canada at the Motive Mystery and Crime Festival 2024, at the Toronto's Harbourfront Centre, from 1100 to 7pm, Saturday 8 Jun 24. Hopefully I will see you there. Come and say hello if you are in Toronto or want to come to Toronto. Word on the Street has moved to Queens Park, but I have always loved being on the waterfront. Anyhow, I know I have much more to share about the Men's Conference so please be patient if that is your interest. NOw I have to do some more resting but I would rather be flying. What do you think?

For Love of Country - Military Police Woman

We met up with the other teams and I carried my cot away from where the others were gathered. I could hear their laughter. You can see a long way in the desert, but I felt that in the dark, away from the others I could hear anyone approaching them that shouldn’t be. I slept with my weapon under my pillow, ready for the unexpected. Nothing happened and the next morning I awoke to the sun. Everyone else was still asleep. I got ready for another day. There is something very beautiful about sunrise in the desert, nothing in sight but sand and sky. When we returned to our own camp, one of the American Military Police told me that some of the American wives complained to him about how I dressed. They thought I revealed too much with my military t- shirt and pants. “What is wrong with these people?” I asked. “We are in the desert, it is hot and I am wearing a military t-shirt and pants. What am I supposed to wear?” I was tired of women, who were not military and not Canadian, complaining. “They are just jealous.” He smiled. I was dressed appropriately so there was nothing further said. I suppose the American Military Police took care of that business. Excerpt From: Silva Redigonda. “For love of country : military policewoman.” www.silvaredigonda.ca

A friendly reminder that I will be selling my books tomorrow at Weston and Eglinton, Legion 31

I have been moved from the corner to Table 21, in the Main Hall. Hope to see you soon.

Who's at Your Door? I think it is time to upgrade our laws Ontario/Canada. Don't You? Seniors are suffering

I will be selling my books this weekend, Saturday, 27 Apr 24 at the Canadian Legion BR 31, 1050 Weston Road

I have booked a vendor's table at this legion in Toronto, which is South of Eglinton. They have found a spot for me near the stairs. I may be squished (they put baby in the corner) but that's ok. As a gesture of good will, if you mention knowing about me from this entry, I will sign and give you "Hey Guy Buy Me" for a tooney. That is $2.00 in English. I will also be selling my latest book Ominous for $24.95 (I really love this one), The Internet Murders for 14.95; and For Love of Country Military Policewoman for $19.95. I shall also be selling my books with the Crime Writer's of Canada on the Lake Front (Toronto) from 11:00 - 19:00, Saturday 8 Jun 24. I am back!!!!!!Word on the Street, 28 Sep 24 and 29 Sep 24 (both days; all day). I am so looking forward to seeing you all!

Thoughts of the week

I am back to normal. My taxes has been completed and sent to Revenue Canada by my book keeper. My book keeper also tells me I am not charging enough. I know that. So, I have to think more about that. Most of my Identification has been replaced and everyone alerted about the distracted theft. Though the two are identified on camera it should be only a matter of time. They will continue to prey on people, rather than to get a job and they will eventually get caught. So, I am almost back to normal and want to get back to providing you with my notes. This weekend when I watched the news of Iran attacking Israel, my heart sank. I don't want a war. Do we really want World War 111? I know that the Israeli people are highly intelligent and so I can only hope that they can demonstrate restraint. They do have the support of the Western World. I am not going to get into the leadership of Iran. They are poking the bear. I remember as I was touring the concentration camps in Germany when I was on tour there, at one point, I leaned against a wall as tears flowed down my cheeks. I wasn't crying but the tears just flowed. I could not believe what humanity could do by trying to exterminate a people and through such torture and degradation. Now they have to suffer the continued hatred, they have suffered for so long. There has been a rise of hate towards the Jews and Muslims in Toronto. Let's remember that there should never be any tolerence for hatred of any kind. The Ukraines have and are continuing to suffer. Canada is a place where people come to flee hatred, communism, dictatorship etc......This should be a haven where people can be decent to each other. All people suffer. You know it was from my professor and later a good friend who taught me to appreciate the Muslim religion. I studied World Religions from him and another from a lay person. Dr Ovie Mohammed was a Catholic Jesuit who had converted from being a Muslim. He was raised by a single mother. He would chuckle when the Muslim community would reach out to him, to remind him of his duty as a Muslim, to donate 10% of his earnings to charity. It was obvious to me that he loved the Muslim people. We would go out to eat and spend about four hours easy talking over a meal and for me copeous amount of coffee. He told me a story about a priest in the Phillipines being beat up by Catholics and it was a Muslim man who carried the Priest to his home for him to heal. They remained friends. It was this brilliant man who was a wonderful friend and mentor, whose death due to COVID, was such a loss to me. We must always be careful about hatred, biases - prejudices. Prejudice is pre-judging. There have been studies where people who were prejudice (I have mentioned this before)were placed to work etc...with people who they believed they hated based on skin colour, race, etc....This rectified the problem. They began to see them as people, individuals and not so unlike themselves. One of the things that Ovie told me was how surprised that visitors to Toronto were when they saw people of different races, etc...walking down the street together, socializing together etc....I miss you Ovie. You were such a gift to me. Next week I shall continue with info from the conference. Have a good weekend. How about saying a prayer for world peace, so we can get on with working to save our planet, feeding the world, and stopping destruction of any kind.

Continues from the Men's Conference

Extreme Behaviours Associated with Parental Alienation. Complex Trauma Canada. K Green, Professional Engineer with a certificate in Alienation from Marriage and Family Therapy. According to Green, there is not a lot of research in the area (in Canada) but more in the United States. Alienation increases the risk of death. I did not write more of what Mr Green said. “I Call It a Self-Rape”: A qualitative Study of Unwanted Sex Among Adult Men With Women. Dr B. Gueta, and others, Bar-llan University, Israel. Because of the situation of Israel which unfortunately is still ongoing. The article from Dr Gueta was read by the Host. The sample consisted of 15 Israeli men who had unwanted sex with women after age 18. Reasons for reluctance: mental health vulnerability; lack of sexual attraction; alcohol or drug facilitated. Participant: Because of past sexual abuse in childhood, sex was not wanted at all. Prayed to God to release him. Participant: “She had a horrible smell, but wanted it in my terms.” Participant: “ I asked her to stop. I have no erection. She puts me inside her.” This was more or less tid bits. I would have loved to hear more from Dr Gueta herself but unfortunately this was during the time that Hamas attacked and everyone was quite devestated.