Monthly Archives: June 2018

“Life is not a series of gig-lamps symmetrically arranged; life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end.” “There is a coherence in things, a stability; something…is immune from change, and … Continue reading →

(a fine adaptation of a great novel, the kind most people no longer read or could care less about) Unconventional individual personal choices abound in George Eliot’s Middlemarch. Dorothea refuses to limited by her dead husband’s will and gives up … Continue reading →

is a matter of survival these days in Edmonton. The bugs are bad where there’s shade, gardens, and bushes. They’re also bad when clouds obscure the sun. And they are bad in the early morning and evenings.

What’s the point? Water and mud shooting onto your back and pants on wet days or wet terrain.

A very curious newbie.

Those oh-so-cool guys who slide their cars in front of you into your lane and at intersections.

begin with the robin singing before 5 a.m. and singing after 10 a.m. He says, “It does not get better than this. Enjoy each wondrous day to the max.”

Glen was a big guy, but a gentle giant. He would never hurt anyone’s feelings. I first met him in 1976 in an ED CI grad class of three students. The prof was lazy at hell and had a reputation … Continue reading →

No less than 5 imposters of the Czar’s daughter claiming to be her. Anna Anderson, the most famous one. Despite a corresponding ear shape, DNA test proved conclusively that she wasn’t related to Russian royalty. And eventually, the remaining two … Continue reading →

Sunday drive around Edmonton. Many crazy bike lane signage that many people, I suspect, can’t understand. Pedestrians, too. Numerous roads closed or in severe disrepair. All of this makes Edmonton a dangerous city to get around in. the attitude of … Continue reading →