Monthly Archives: April 2022

S.H.C.I : aka Silver Heights Collegiate, a senior high school in Winnipeg, Manitoba–now demolished–which was in operation from 1957 to 2007, capped by a fantastic reunion weekend July 5-8, 2007. 1964-65: The late great Barry Anderson directed a Gilbert and … Continue reading →

“A vote for Republicans is a vote to destroy democracy.” No need to fudge about or delude people about this simple, obvious fact.

Thanks to your totally honest, conscientious, and intelligent handling of the pandemic, Alberta has the lowest rate of vaccinations of any province or territory! You win again!! Though redneck/trucker convoy/antivaxxers figure into that stat, you have to look at things … Continue reading →

it’s not surprising that fraud rates and schemes are way up.

Shakespeare’s works have enlarged my consciousness and sensibility many times over since first encountering him in gr. 10/1965 in the “Pyramus and Thisbe” play within the fanciful A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and more seriously/deeply in Macbeth (gr. 11/1966). I was … Continue reading →

4 wonderful discs featuring early Louis (“Loo-is”) Armstrong. Mostly instrumentals with  vocals by Louis, Maggie Jones, Bessie Smith, Bertha (“Chippie”) Hill, and Jimmie Rodgers. Featured musicians: Joe Oliver, Lil Hardin (Louis’s first wife, piano), Sidney Bechet, Fletcher Henderson, Coleman Hawkins, … Continue reading →

and his 1861 book Utilitarianism promoting the ideal of the greatest good of the greatest number. Has always worked for me as a guiding philosophy since university. BTW, my first exposure to philosophy: Shakespeare’s Hamlet in 1967/gr. 12.

gets in there pretty early: “I’m the king of the castle and you’re the dirty rascal”. The way kids naturally play.

Enjoying a glass of Wolf Blass Shiraz before sup (sirloin tip roast beef, Yorkshires, potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots, jelly salad, a soft bun and white and green pickles followed by Family Market lemon meringue pie to die for) with … Continue reading →