Monthly Archives: August 2016

(the rare 1st American ed.)   A Bird in the House–Margaret Laurence The Loved and the Lost–Morley Callaghan Fifth Business–Robertson Davies Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town–Stephen Leacock The Watch That Ends the Night–Hugh MacLennan The Mountain and the Valley–Ernest … Continue reading →

I have said, after witnessing the deaths of both parents from cancer, that I wouldn’t wish any person or any animal to go through that (not even a worst possible enemy). Riding my bike over to the fire site this morning, I … Continue reading →

The media is blinded by money as revealed in its obsessions with how much movies made at the weekend box office, with the salaries of professional athletes, and with the money side of anything. Money is all that matters. And our … Continue reading →

“I am large, I contain multitudes.”

Never been better.

Movement and moving forward. The things that really need doing. The unique momentous windows and opportunities. The actualization of elusive, transitory live, in-person Presence/s. The desires, dreams, plans, and processes. The connecting, closeness, and necessary intimacy. The selective, selected social … Continue reading →

12 noon, sitting at table on the south edge of the voted #1 patio for lunch in Canada–The Macdonald Hotel, sun blazing down, blue skies, sipping a Stella on tap, looking out at the flowers and the top river valley … Continue reading →

(as selected by Richard Davies) The Godfather I and II (really one long film) (1972-1974) Citizen Kane (1941) Casablanca (1942) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Singin’ in the Rain (1952) All About Eve (1950) Psycho (1960) Gone with the Wind (1939) … Continue reading →

from World Breastfeeding Week 2016: “Breastfeeding is a key to sustainable development.” Just consider the possibilities…. Someone’s been reading too much Suzuki methinks.

“A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring is dimmed and even lost … Continue reading →