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Last night, the prestige auction house, Christies, sold that last privately owned painting of Leonardo DaVinci.  It was called The Savior of the World and sold for over $450 Million.  That is not a typo.  It was sold to an anonymous collector.  I really do not understand how someone could have that much disposable income and choose to buy a single painting.  Think of what a difference half a billion dollars would make in the world.  After I saw the painting, one question was answered for me.  I understand why the buyer decided to remain anonymous.  Admittedly, I am not an art expert, but, I know what I like.  This is not a good painting.  Somehow the phrase, The Emperor has no Clothes came to mind!  Apparently, I am not the only one who thinks this.  Apparently, most of the art world feels the painting is either a forgery or is not an authentic DaVinci.  Even if it is a DaVinci, certainly not Leonardo DaVinci. ...

Canada has a thing called Statutory Holidays or Stats as they are commonly referred.  It seems funny just saying that.   A mandatory rest time.  Seems a little counterproductive.  I don`t agree that we should be given a work day off to commemorate Remembrance Day if it falls on a weekend.  I think Remembrance Day shouldn`t be trivialized by making it just another Stat.  However, one of the worst things about a Stat is finding something to watch on early morning television.  All I could find this morning was a re-run of Dragon`s Den.  I can`t believe my good fortune. There was a group of children on from Hope Blooms out of Halifax.   These particular pre-teens were identified as at risk kids.  There story is nothing more than extraordinary.   Their motto is when you change the way you look a things; the things you look at change.  I know most adults spend a lifetime trying to learn this lesson and these kid...