Monthly Archives: August 2015

(Hyla Brook, Robert Frost Farm, Derry, N.H., Sept.1991) “Everything good and wonderful comes down to deciding. But someone can’t decide for you.” –Richard Davies “Two destructive words are “indecision” and “fear”. Two constructive words are “plan” and “focus”. From the … Continue reading →

We have all done things we’ve regretted and made serious mistakes that have left a pervasive feeling of conscious and subconscious guilt. It is that experience which anchored John Knowles’ best-selling novel A Separate Peace. Director Larry Preece uses atmosphere … Continue reading →

(the excellent rare 1979 Caedmon records LP adaptation read by Alan Paton–the author, himself; cover: Howard Rogers) (two first editions: left is the U.S. Scribner’s; right is the U.K. Jonathan Cape version) (two acclaimed movie versions: the original 1951 U.K. … Continue reading →

“Revolution begins with the self, in the self.” –Toni Cade “and nothing is worse than a dream deferred.” –Nikki Giovanni “I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we secure … Continue reading →

Four glorious warmish nights of outdoor classical music. Nature and music do go together nicely. We usually go one night and farm out the other 3 shows to son, daughter, and extended family. Nice balance. Everyone is entitled to this … Continue reading →

(Calgary) A lowly spider crawled into air quality monitoring equipment and produced ridiculously high readings recently. Man proposes, spider disposes. Technology vs. Nature. Nature wins. Easily. Reminds me of the spider that had webbed my garage door detector, interfering with … Continue reading →

Portion of average Canadian family income paid to municipal, provincial, and federal taxmen.

“Great thoughts come from the heart.” –Marquis de Vauvenargues “O for a life of sensations rather than of thoughts!” –John Keats “Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with … Continue reading →

“He is strongest who is most alone.” –Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the People “Without contraries is no progression.’ -William Blake “In delay there lies no plenty.” -William Shakespeare “All is flux, nothing stays still.” -Heraclitus “Time held me green … Continue reading →

(Truffaut rehearsing kissing scene on Day for Night), still from the excellent British Film Institute Francois Truffaut’s comic masterpiece Day for Night is mainly the story of a film shoot, but it is also an homage to film, a spoof … Continue reading →