Monthly Archives: April 2019

Today, as I heard Chicago’s “Saturday in the Park” come on the car radio, I thought back to how, at their Winspear show, after everybody had gone in and we had waited as long as possible, a stranger came up … Continue reading →

My daughter’s Norwegian wabbit, Skye Bunny.

(an impressive, surprisingly clear print of this one) I taught the 1938 British novel in 1973 to English 20-1s (grade 11 academic). It was a fascinating study of evil (Pinkie Brown, small teenage gang boss) vs. innocence (Rose, the child-like … Continue reading →

Who could forget Silent Spring, the smart, sensitive 1962 eco-classic which led the author, a determined individual woman, to successfully defeat large corporations and government? (my flatsigned copy; truly a book collector’s El Dorado) (3 classic videos on Carson’s life … Continue reading →

can only be found now in the country’s ads and commercials, the illusions of ideals once believed in by many generations of its citizens. The latest Range Rover commercial shows a Jack Russell Terrier in a high-rise window looking longingly … Continue reading →

Widespread American public outrage has not happened despite all the evidence yesterday and T’s admissions and proofs of guilt. The report simply does not matter to most Americans and they are not likely to support impeachment including the GOPs in … Continue reading →

In the words of Trump: “I’m f*****”.

Georgia Engel, 70.

the many ghosts of the past will catch up to you and re-enter the consciousness via dream. These ghosts will cause you to rethink moments, episodes, and people from the past. They will also get you to wonder if things … Continue reading →