Monthly Archives: February 2018

beyond the uselessness of rush-hour traffic, meetings, the lies of others, the pretence that one’s job is essential and defines one’s life and the many sacrifices made for a buck. To be owned by the machines, the failing system. The … Continue reading →

“I stand here dazzled with my heart in flames at this world of wonders, world of wonders, world of wonders, world of wonders…“ (Bruce Cockburn–Canada’s top folk-singer, folk-songwriter, and folk-guitarist of all time)

“Infinite possibility is good, not bad.” –James Gleick, The Information What do you know? What do you want to know or need to know in a given moment or situation? ‘The Information’. You could be an executor dealing with a … Continue reading →

“[They] almost hear a meaning in their noise.”–Thom Gunn, “On the Move” What an ironic use of the word from its primal meaning in beautiful, natural birdsong…. “And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.”–John Keats, “To Autumn”

–the average cost to purchase 1,000 fake Twitter followers.

We start with whatever routines–cleaning up, making up beds, having breakfast, reading the news, etc. Aspects of regularity–illusions of temporary permanence. For the most part, though, there is always new or changing incoming information that we have to process–changes involving … Continue reading →

most successful male endeavors is a helpful, supportive, often sacrificing spouse.

What the average Canadian family pays from their income for federal, provincial, and municipal taxes per year. Apparently some middle and upper families pay over 50%. Now that’s servitude, baby. (info: Fraser Instittute, 2013)

Freedom is universally acknowledged to be a good, desirable thing. There are the large en masse freedoms for the many, such as the end of a war or a dictatorship. As seen on tv news, people are usually quite happy … Continue reading →