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THE POPULARITY OF DONALD TRUMP - By Bernard Bujold-   While the popularity of Donald Trump is growing day by day in this spring of 2018 and that his recent economic and political achievements at the world level have earned him the appreciation of many observers who have been opposed to him since his victory, many people ask me why I am a fan of the American President since the first days after the announcement of his candidacy in June 2015!  The answer is simple and nothing opportunistic!  It is since my childhood that all the men who inspire me have always been rebellious souls; say what they think without any filter; do not recoil before any adversary or battle if they judge them to be just and well founded; always remain faithful to their families and children regardless of the events of life; and all are creative artists deep within themselves in their respective fields. The first character to have inspired me is my father, Leonard, but later all my mentors...

WILLIE NELSON - LAST MAN STANDING - The new album by Willie Nelson is out and in a way it is a gift to his fans for his 85 birthday on this Sunday April 29, 2018.  Happy Birthday Willie! See video

THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY ACCORDING TO BERNARD BRAULT-  By Bernard Bujold- Although photography has now become accessible to all with smartphones (iPhone), it remains that the true artists of photography are rare and that one quickly distinguishes the real photographers among the mass. One of those is Bernard Brault from La Presse.  Bernard is a well-known speaker and is a sort of NIKON ambassador.  I had the pleasure of attending one of his lectures presented at Gosselin Photo at Dix 30. According to Bernard Brault, the next significant development in photography will occur at the level of devices without a mirror because of their quiet operation but also very powerful quality. He wants Nikon to aggressively embark on this market...  Asked about the place of drones and cell phones in photography, Bernard does not see in his two tools a serious player in professional photography but he admits that the cell has fully democratized the photo and made the image creati...

SOUVENIRS OF LATINI ...  By Bernard Bujold It was in September 2014 that Montreal learned the end of Latini.  In April 2018, 4 years later, a gigantic hotel tower took over. The owners, a Spanish chain, want to revive the atmosphere of Latini architecture and a so-called purist style ...  Who said that nothing is eternal? Fortunately, there remains the memory! What beautiful and good times spent at the restaurant on René Lévesque Street.  "Lunga vita al ristorante The Latini e Moreno de Marchi" SEE PHOTO ALBUM

SPRING 2018 AT THE COTTAGE-  By Bernard Bujold- Nothing better to welcome the true arrival of spring than a Sunday at the cottage. Nature is not yet fully awake even more than a month after the official date (Sunday, April 22) but the promise is there and the sun is partner...  SEE PHOTO

SPRING IS FINALLY IN TOWN ON THIS SATURDAY APRIL 21, 2018  See photos

JAMES COMEY BOOK  By Bernard Bujold - I read the James Comey book but I will not keep it in my library... Instead, I read it at my favorite bookstore INDIGO over a coffee. ​I also wore a hat because I did not want anybody to recognize me! It is a book of 290 pages and on the 14 chapters, only the last three are about his time with Donald Trump as President of the United States. It is funny that those are the three chapters that are making the book a seller.  The book is a look back on the whole life of Comey from his childhood to his beginning as a law enforcer. One chapter is about Martha Stewart and if Comey admit that Stewart crime was not that big, he wanted to make an example out of it for the other rich and powerful people in New York. In one chapter, Comey also admit that he is sometimes lying but only when it is not about important issues...  In conclusion, this book is a « Kiss and tell », well written but because it is negative on everyone except Comey him...

BARBARA BUSH (1925-2018)  "She was a good hearted woman..."  SONG BY WILLIE NELSON

JAMES COMEY AND HIS NEW BOOK - By Bernard Bujold- The book A HIGHER LOYALTY by James Comey is a "kiss and tell" book but two things should be noted by the readers, which the media did not talk about.  First, Comey admit that Donald Trump is very intelligent and have a superior instinct to understand people and events around him. He is not the sick old man that many medias said he is.  Second, Comey do not think that Democrats should ask for impeachement because the problem is not with Donald Trump but with the electorate. The American people should reject Trump during the next election and if Donald Trump is reelected, according to Comey, that where the big problem will be in 2020.  The wife and daughter of Comey were deep fans of Hillary Clinton during the last 2016 election. SEE BOOK STORY

BARACK OBAMA ACCORDING TO FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE - By Bernard Bujold -  If for some observers Barack Obama is an exceptional man, for others like the former President of France, Obama is a very disappointing man when you meet him and discuss with him privately...  This is the opposite of Donald Trump who is aggressive and provocative in public but, according to those who know him personally including Brian Mulroney, he is in private a real gentleman and always very attentive to his guests.  Conclusion: politicians are actors!  To read in the new book by François Hollande: THE LESSONS OF POWER.  SEE STORY  SEE BOOK SITE

FAIRMONT QUEEN ELIZABETH HOTEL - 60 YEARS  By Bernard Bujold - The famous Montreal hotel was celebrating its 60th anniversary on this Sunday, April 15, 2018. By pure chance, on the occasion of my Sunday afternoon walk, I found myself in the middle of their birthday party...  The management offered guided tours for the public and I enjoyed a visit animated by a lovely employee, transformed in guide for the day...  Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Fairmont and Long live the Queen...  SEE PHOTOS OF THE VISIT