Monthly Archives: February 2021

Phil Grabsky who did comprehensive DVD treatments of Beethoven, Mozart, and Chopin, also did a great service to fans of Haydn and for those who have/had yet to realize that he is one of the Big Four, deservedly up there … Continue reading →

“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.”

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”

‘Twas a good day for hot chocolate.

Remembering a memorable Edmonton Poetic Performance Trio SPIRITUS–Glen Kirkland, Dean McKenzie, and Richard Davies (all senior high ELA teacher-poets) (We published two editions of this chapbook. We were on C.B.C. Radio reading our famous 3-in-1 poems, breaking up Marion Coomey. … Continue reading →

(some LF artifacts from my own collection; you can tell I’m a fan; what his most important book looked like in the first edition–echoes of The Great Gatsby cover?; his splashy signature) (sometimes we get very lucky; bought new,  his … Continue reading →

I recall when the first IBM computers came out in the early ’80s, then going to tutorials and being turned off by the ridiculous cumbersome, un-user-friendly instructions. It was only when Apple came out with the iMacs in the late … Continue reading →

for stating the bleeding obvious yesterday about Tiger Woods. Unlike the American new networks which are falling all over themselves to praise and glorify the golfer, they pointed out his previous serious driving accidents and infractions, including supporting footage. Like, … Continue reading →

(live reading at a local cafe during the local Poetry Festival) Long overdue. This weekend I recorded famous poems (onto computer files and CDs) that influenced me basically from age 2 to 21 (end of university)/1951-1972. This is a chronological … Continue reading →

Still, today, in 2021: -confidence in one’s own mental powers; a belief in the individual: “A man can do all things if he will.”–Alberti) -a belief in common sense, knowledge, truth, and wisdom -a knowledge that, at a given moment, … Continue reading →