Monthly Archives: November 2016

All but blind In his chambered hole Gropes for worms The four-clawed Mole. All but blind In the evening sky The hooded Bat Twirls softly by. All but blind In the burning day The Barn-Owl blunders On her way. And … Continue reading →

Back from my morning bike ride. Sun out, neighboring streets as quiet and empty as ever. No pedestrians. The world to myself. And a vision of the end of the movie adaptation of On the Beach. City streets curiously empty, … Continue reading →

(left: opening page of Virginia Woolf’s Street Haunting: a  rare signed limited ed.; only book of hers never published in England) …………………………………………………………….. –their power, possibilities, and beauty, is usually an interesting person. And so it’s not surprising that creativeness with words … Continue reading →

(An old one from the ’80s) Until Next Year He stands in a lane of an October night Dark leaves blowin’ at his feet His breath hangs white on the frosted air As he keeps his vigil in the sleet … Continue reading →

Regardless of where you are in Life’s journey, it always makes sense to follow your bliss and to remain true to yourself, feelings, beliefs, and values. Integrity and purpose will follow naturally. But always, I think, you must stay true … Continue reading →

Good idea. Ridiculous to turn Othello character into a woman relative to Shakespeare’s intentions and purposes. Typical of pc things going on: a stupid limited/limiting agenda foisted on the play at the expense of an interesting black protagonist.. How justified … Continue reading →

Today in Edmonton, a guy is convicted for shooting and killing another guy in an adjacent moving car over a $500 debt. But the ultimate story about money being more important than human life is still the following story. Grocer in India … Continue reading →

(from National Post newspaper, today) “It is a truth universally acknowledged, if I many twist a phrase from Miss Austen, that it is never good news for a presidential campaign when people start talking about weiners.”

(The Great Pumpkin revisited) (decorated crème de menthe pie; the 1 1/2 oz. version)

Where’s Spot? (fun flap-book for 16 mos.)