Monthly Archives: June 2022

To scare away nuisance magpies or crows–wave a broom. To deal safely with ants around the patio: use vinegar in a spray bottle.

The depths of the pandemic, but still the way a lot of days start here recently on the home front. We all live “under the ribs of death”–an Existential perspective that actually makes the brighter days devoutly to be wished … Continue reading →

they will begin to run into people, houses, and overhead wires, and then the lawsuits shall begin.

only then will there start to begin a serious effort by cities, towns, municipalities, provinces, and Canada to deal with what is already a dangerous situation. The UCP in Alberta, which is rat-free, should spring for mobile pig-hunter employees to … Continue reading →

World famous golfer, who won 8 PGAs and the World Cup in 1968, went to Bannatyne School, my elementary school in the 1950s. He is still revered by many golfers for his ultra-smooth swing.

Only human beings are capable of littering not just our planet, but Mars as well. The Mars Rover left a piece of thermal blanket foil from its last descent on the red planet.

is Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. In it, he shows the dangers of mass media control over citizenry, citizens’ preference for ignorance and subservience to dictatorships (thereby losing personal freedom), the pervasiveness of narcotics and stimulants like drugs and alcohol, … Continue reading →

He sure did. I added one word to the tee shirt statement to round out its meaning. Metaphorically speaking, there are layers of meaning to this selection carefully crafted, minimalistically, with 4 rhythmic monosyllabic words. Many poems also rely on … Continue reading →

Ah, be it ever so humble, there’s no place like Nome, or Edmonton in death-grip of the annual deep freeze. “Feckless mayors” who only make snow clearing worse each passing year along with ridiculous city demands like citizens being forced … Continue reading →

(scene of the crime, p. 66) (typical brownish brushstrokes by Wyeth) In terms of microcosm and macrocosm, a simple, insensitive move creates death and mess, forever changing another life and a quiet afternoon read. We have all inadvertently stepped on … Continue reading →