Monthly Archives: January 2019

(each parent–each easily contributing half to your views, attitudes, values, beliefs, character, and sensibility) (friends who changed your life and opened doors for you; I would never have developed as a teacher, poet, author, and presenter without my first co-author) … Continue reading →

as I hear about the tragedies, miscarriage of justice, and insane acts of human beings in the news, the cases of people ‘doing it to others’ and ‘doing it to themselves’ with poor choices and the negative effects of others … Continue reading →

http://strathconadental.ca/videos/ Check: Strathcona Dental Clinic Patient Testimonial! (guy in dark purple shirt) One-take camera-shoot spontaneously ad-libbed for his dentist-friend immediately after a scaling appointment!

To see a World in a grain of sand, /And a Heaven in a wild flower, /Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, /And Eternity in an hour. He who bends to himself a Joy/Doth the winged life destroy; /But … Continue reading →

A unique, original poet-artist for sure. Kultur has done many strong videos on famous artists and this one does a nice job outlining and explaining Blake’s life and achievements. He started having visions when he was young, which continued into … Continue reading →

(my signed Lightfoot photo from his mid-’60s beginnings) Hands-down, his best is “If You Could Read My Mind” with its many conflicts between reality/truth and romance/illusion. It was his first top ten hit and I liked its lyrics enough to … Continue reading →

“A little calcium chloride on your roads, sidewalks, vehicles, kids, pedestrians, and dogs?” I predicted this would all be found out/prove to be dangerous when it started willy-nilly with no public consultation.. Seems they themselves lacked vital info upfront before … Continue reading →

(Dwelling in rich multitudinous possibilities, my favorite woman poet) “I dwell in possibility”–Emily Dickinson “I am large, I contain multitudes”–Walt Whitman “A poem should be a part of one’s sense of life.”–Wallace Stevens “Poetry reminds us of the richness and … Continue reading →

Killing, Lying, Betrayal, Using, Manipulating, and Controlling Others remain the worst 6 in my opinion. The last three are especially despicable, common social and family practices.

yes, Understanding, Acceptance, Trust, Respect, and Appreciation. Those key five things. What each person expects, desires, earns, wants and needs most deeply. That, being the case, then close friendship and sometimes even love. (2012: above, my longest, true, close Winnipeg friend … Continue reading →