Monthly Archives: May 2014

With my grandson Sunday–he wanted to see “Raccoon Nation” again, a program I had recorded on the PVR on spec for him. He likes raccoons–he loves his retro Fisher-Price raccoon pull-toy–but who knew how much? He pointed me to the … Continue reading →

“And many are the dead men too silent to be real”–Gordon Lightfoot, “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” Lightfoot speaks of the many nameless workers who gave their lives to forge the Canadian Dream of the 1870s and 1880s which united this country. … Continue reading →

“It’s your world so live in it.”–Johnny Clegg, “Cruel, Crazy Beautiful World” There are the wild, sublime places where one can be free and wild in response to a greatness of beauty and spirit, places vastly exceeding a human life, … Continue reading →