Monthly Archives: April 2014

(photo of my Woodstock Chimes’ Pipedream) A new instrument I’ve added to my bag. It is very much a chi/flow instrument. As one strikes the pipes with the sticks, inner-resonating sounds occur. The Pipedream creates ad-lib melodies and atmospheres which are … Continue reading →

“Her flowers are fading now She keeps her pride somehow That’s all she has protecting her from pain And as the years go by She will grow old and die The roses in her garden fade away Not one left … Continue reading →

(The ending of Timebends, Arthur Miller’s autobiography. He concludes with an image of wolves on his Connecticut rural property.) “In the darkness out there they see my light and pause, muzzles lifted, wondering who I am and what I am … Continue reading →

I had been teaching successfully for five years, recently moved back to Edmonton from the cultural outback of Grand Centre-Cold Lake, Alberta. I had new teacher friends, was flexing my musical muscles with teacher-student groups I had started, and directing … Continue reading →

Warning: Contains Words about Life! This blog is, unremittingly, about me, my daily life process, imagination, creativity, writing, the individual, arts culture, lifestyles, and often, underlying core life topics. It is Read-Only (though you’re welcome to contact me), and it … Continue reading →

“Movies have now gone past the phase of prose narrative and are coming nearer and nearer to poetry.”–Federico Fellini Federico Fellini’s film was released in 1959 and instantly became a bona-fide classic. I finally cracked my DVD box set to … Continue reading →

There have been many (and the list doesn’t include my many gigs, or the many classical music concerts). The first group that I remember paying money to go see was Winnipeg’s own Chad Allan and the Reflections, Chad pictured on … Continue reading →

(edited reprint from August 30, 2012) Simply put, someone or something either is or isn’t. He, she, or it exists and has being or doesn’t. You’ll recall that life starts and ends that way in the form of presence or … Continue reading →

Regarding the previous piece about possibilities, as Heraclitus pointed out way back when, life process consists of nonstop change (even in things that seem permanent like works of art and architecture–certainly whatever infrastructure, people, and Nature). And so the myriad … Continue reading →

The bests–whether they be the bests of life, love, arts experiences, personal experience, nature, etc.–usually centre around imagined and then lived-out possibilities. There are, of course, many possibilities, but so, too many limited and limiting contexts and situations. Think here … Continue reading →