Monthly Archives: February 2015

After yesterday’s landmark court ruling in Canada on the right to die, I would not be surprised to see this option extended to one and all within 20 years time. The argument will come down to: “I did not ask … Continue reading →

Still a very interesting, intriguing film after all these years. Cosmologist Stephen Hawking’s ideas and theories are the main attraction, but he has had an amazing life which included a fall down a long university staircase, an ALS diagnosis with … Continue reading →

Hugely overrated. In no way is this film a masterpiece or a miracle. Weak trivial ‘plot’. Uninteresting episodes. Not much here of note. Boy himself lacks interest, depth, and consequence. Familiar domestic situations do not rise above clichés. (All three … Continue reading →

is the coincidence of language, especially on the same day. On the weekend, I used ‘”ain’t” for emphasis in this blog. The same day, unaware of the entry, my coauthor-friend sent me a piece on dictionary changes which included the … Continue reading →

(Edison’s gift miraculously lighting the darkness of Edmonton–outdoor patio globe light, MacDonald Hotel, with full moon in distance) Well, what a PBS documentary on Thomas Edison! Amazing man. Incredible life. Stupendous inventing. (Indeed, the Father of Invention picking up where the … Continue reading →

(a lone traveller on the beach: living-room sofa cushion) I choose this island and its freedom from false face. I select a landfall apart from the swell and tides of others. I claim this lone strand for the Dominion of … Continue reading →

(old-fashioned horse and buggy technology on fantastic, guided 2-hour-tour-ride of Victoria–pleasurable old technology still works; no screen can replace this simple, fun experience) Where would we be without it? No question many technologies have contributed to the development of civilization and … Continue reading →

and rampant violence in the world; in our own society, often without any consequences from diminishing law and order. We see very few things or people that inspire, who are heroic, or true geniuses except at things like making a … Continue reading →