Monthly Archives: March 2022

Oversized Coffee-Book Acquisitions

in use for ourselves and family. Something that started with owl, woodpecker, and wolf books two weeks ago. Too often these books can lie dormant, unperused, otherwise. This week: left to right: Monet, da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Van Gogh.

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Reviewing PVR Acquisitions Before Changeover

to a new TV box. Forced obsolescence via Shaw cable. Many fine programs we’ve had to review one last time most likely. Show such as several New Year’s Vienna concerts with the excellent Philharmonic and the Vienna Ballet. “On the … Continue reading

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From My Daughter’s Old H.S. Photography Course

2003, black & white, backyard

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The denigration and hostile treatment of educated people in Alberta

like teachers, nurses, and doctors is a shameful sign of how they are mistreated by the dumbass, overly-paid politicians of the UCP. There is no proper understanding or appreciation of the tremendous social work these people do. Nowhere else in … Continue reading

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Canadian paralympians deserve the same

treatment and funding from government as non-paralympians get.

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“The Return of the Native” (DVD, 1994, Hallmark)

Pretty obvious why Hallmark would have developed Hardy’s 1978 novel, which I studied and quite enjoyed in grade 12, 1967. The book has 4 main women characters including Eustacia–the obsessed, dreamy, wild young woman of Egdon Heath whom residents suspect … Continue reading

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“The Secret’st Man”

(Sept., 1990, Hyla Brook, Robert Frost Farm, Derry, N.H.)

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BTW/ Bono’s St. Pat’s ‘Poem’

is a weak, corny dud. No Beauty, Truth, or Artful Aesthetics.

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“The Call of the Wild”

Jack London’s novella remains a reference point for musings about dogs, and animal instinct and behaviour. About the time I was becoming familiar with London’s violent tale, residential dogs were not required to be on a leash in Winnipeg during … Continue reading

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Happy St. Paddy’s Day, 2022!

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