Monthly Archives: January 2020

The climate crisis, worse than ever, with huge wildfires in Australia. It was Rachel Carson in the 1960s who first brought the crisis to North American attention with her landmark book Silent Spring, which was about the careless widespread use … Continue reading →

The Juniors to win the Gold Medal. Didn’t look good when they lost 6-zip in the first game against the Russians. Nor in the last game as their captain screamed in pain when he was injured and as a flu … Continue reading →

accuses Lord Alfred Douglas of in De Profundis shallowness is a significant recurring one. When I think about those people whom I did not like, identify with or parted with, I would be inclined to concur. Many shallow types. Very … Continue reading →

Winnipeg childhood: Hugh, my longest and earliest friend. We started in grade 1 in 1955, later going to the same high school and university. We lived on the same street. We are still friends today and have exchanged visits. We … Continue reading →

Secondary English teacher 1972-75: Grand Centre High, Grand Centre, AB (now Cold Lake)–Bonnyville School Division. At that time there were no jobs in the city and I taught ‘in the country’ to build up my credentials. I was offered three … Continue reading →

Like magic, the annual PBS broadcast of the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s concert. Finishing with “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, certainly the most beautiful classical concert music piece in the world, followed by the audience enthusiastically joining in to handclap … Continue reading →

Lady and the Tramp, a 1955 Disney classic, is still a perfect movie for 6-8-year-olds, for whom the scary fight scenes are quite manageable. The narrative is a good one about a romance between a pedigreed cocker spaniel and a … Continue reading →