Monthly Archives: September 2020

Terry Fox runners which have a map of Canada and Terry’s route on the insoles.

Favorite Quotes Compiled and Edited by Richard Davies, 2017. Everything hinges upon our realizing the essential transitory possibilities. -Viktor Frankl There are always flowers for those who want to see them. -Henri Matisse Nature never did betray/The heart that loved … Continue reading →

According to Dr. Gupta, my age group is 90x more likely to die from catching it than 20 year-olds.

I would submit that he has accumulated a song and album catalogue minimally equal to Bob Dylan, who won the award previously. Consider the hit singles (many more than Dylan): The Sounds of Silence (1964) I Am a Rock (1965) … Continue reading →

All we have is words and language to express our feelings and communicate our ideas, sharing them/communicating them with others. Hence, the importance and high roads of poetry and prose writers (especially journalists these days). They, who ‘do it all’, … Continue reading →

can attest to, there is nothing more unfortunate than not being able to give voice clearly and coherently to one’s feelings and thoughts to others. Unfortunately, many listeners lack the patience, understanding, and tolerance to respond fully and fairly to … Continue reading →

One of the interesting consequences of the pandemic has been having groceries delivered by a veritable international cast of decent, hard-working, friendly folks from many different (non-caucasian thusfar) countries. A global intersection and crossroads which would not have happened and … Continue reading →

The capacity for evil in women has been duly noted in literature by such works as Aeschylus in Agamemnon (Clytemnestra) and Shakespeare in Macbeth (Lady Macbeth–an example echoing all the killer-mothers of children BTW) and King Lear (Goneril and Regan). … Continue reading →

will become very dangerous, chaotic, and destructive with autonomous vehicles. To wit, the 20 year-old arrested in AB for auto-driving 150 kms/hr. on the QE2 while he reclined or slept, with a passenger doing likewise. The wonders of technology are … Continue reading →