Monthly Archives: April 2022

that when one begins work for the government, you have to take an oath that you will not go to the press or reveal any behind-the-scenes government goings-on. That’s how it keeps workers in line and workers are then punished … Continue reading →

(Shades of The Wild and Jack London amidst our quiet suburban neighborhoods.)

CTV News’s extended excerpt of the parents’ response to their kids being mowed down by a reckless teen driver. See the whole press conference with mother’s and father’s responses. Incredibly tragic, touching, truthful, painfully honest and accurate, and exceptionally eloquent. … Continue reading →

This is a remarkably strong production of Dickens’ autobiographical classic, published in 1849, which reminds one of many things about life. 1. The relevance of his topics goes on today in Third World and Western countries alike. Relevant still are … Continue reading →

Hot Cross Buns to kick off April.

(My songs all start as poems, then become song lyrics. This one was first performed for a 1980s ELAC conference with co-author Glen Kirkland, and two women teacher-poets from Calgary Janeen Werner-King and Faye Reineberg-Holt. Definitely a Roger Whittaker influence … Continue reading →

In town this weekend, a deaf drama festival with sign interpreters on stage and even acting. There are even signers in French!Well-done, I say, and long overdue for a significant population long within our midst.

Ivermectin does not prevent Covid or keep people out of hospitals finally convince the dumbest-ass groups out there that consuming horse dewormer is not a miracle cure? Never underestimate the steadfastness of human stupidity and ignorant orneriness.