Monthly Archives: July 2019

(a delightful, born-loser schnook, antihero comedy; impossible to dislike) Rip Torn, actor, 88. I will fondly remember him as the flawed defender of Albert Brooks in Defending Your Life.

was the  15-year-old singer of the ’60s # 1 hit (youngest woman to top the charts) “I Will Follow Him” (1962), with lines like: “I will follow him” “He is my destiny” He’ll always be my true love For now … Continue reading →

I hope you’re feeling better” –“Care of Cell 44”, The Zombies Peony. Edmonton peonies are doing exceptionally well this soggy summer no doubt because our weather more resembles showery Vancouver where peonies do well.

–Randy Bachman From “Prairie Town” by Bachman A good YouTube video of this is performed by Bachman, Neil Young (also from Wpg.) and Margo Timmins “Portage and Main 50 below” Anyone who grew up in Winnipeg in the 1950s-60s will … Continue reading →

From Virginia Woolf, more than any other prose writer, I learned, vicariously and empathically, how the human mind, stream-of-consciousness, and imagination work together to produce our not-commonly-understood inner life. In her work, I found a successful blend of thoughts, feelings, … Continue reading →

is that you can’t depend on them. They will hang you up, lie, nand ot come through on promises and commitments. You are far better to do as much as possible for yourself (and for others on those things you … Continue reading →

I never used to keep notes on my days through university, but when I became a teacher in 1972, I began to organize my days more, knowing that I, like so many adults, had lousy memories. I began to write … Continue reading →

A nice gift from my daughter.

“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.” Exactly what Trump has done. Creating a major lie and then propagandizing it to the point of many people accepting … Continue reading →

A total history ignoramus who doesn’t read books or do research, Trump did not know most of the names and events he was reading off the teleprompter that his speechwriters had written. Trump was responsible for none of his speech … Continue reading →