Monthly Archives: May 2020

The ‘cute’ sick assassination message a la John Wilkes Booth that was left for the Kentucky governor gets at the other long-standing American crazy-ness: no respect for law and elf-righteous gun-justified rights against others including authority figures (Lincoln was also … Continue reading →

(the mini-retro-theatre in Victoria’s Provincial Museum showing a Chaplin silent movie) I taught film during my 30 year career as a senior high ELA teacher and later worked as a film classifier over 3 years for the Province of Alberta. … Continue reading →

Care homes in Canada. Thank God, the military issued a report. But truth be told, these places have been majorly problematic going back to the ’60s! (cf.  I Never Sang for My Father 1970 movie) Poorly paid workers. Too many … Continue reading →

Apparently, a bigger problem for women than men. And what about kids? I think we’ll see the suicide rate go up before the end of the year, especially for male breadwinners who’ve lost their jobs or businesses and can no … Continue reading →

white petals like snowflakes swept along the street to nowhere in particular.

Early on, like most boys, I was attracted to sports, which was one way to test yourself and prove yourself to others. I played Pee Wee hockey around 9-10 and wanted to be a goalie. The community club team suited … Continue reading →

(A ‘Personal Record’ to Age 25) To understand oneself–to know how one came to believe and value what one does. Means an excavation of signposts or trail markings from the past. In my case, it means the literature I read … Continue reading →

(The Value and Benefits of Literature in a Screen-Obsessed World) As public education undergoes a major paradigmic shift and reinvention with multiple agendas (e.g., e-media literacy, chamber of commerce interests–financial planning, making money as the ultimate goal in life) crowding … Continue reading →

Midwich, like The Day of the Triffids was a U.K. SF novel about “one problem” and its variant magnifications out of control. In the case of the former, aliens put a quaint English village to sleep and impregnate all the … Continue reading →