Monthly Archives: September 2022

our life is what our thoughts make it.”-Marcus Aurelius “If you want to sing out, sing out. If you want to be free, be free…”–Cat Stevens (from the above movie

Been going on several days now. Moving the van at 6:30 am before they arrive. Having to park up the street. Lots of ‘machine gun’ noise, swearing, smoke, and inconvenience. Our tax dollars at work. Trapped at home. No deliveries. … Continue reading →

who enjoy what they have.”-Yiddish Proverb

Repainting all our fences here myself one last time. Good experience calling for a variety of skills. Be prepared to go back the next day for touch-ups: important to have a variety of brush sizes and to use aluminum foil … Continue reading →

UN reports 50 million persons living in human slavery world-wide in 2021. So much for how far civilization has brought us.

Director Jean-Luc Godard, director of Breathless, Contempt, Pierrot le Fou, and Weekend.

Still the most famous person in the world today (even deceased) being transported in a funeral motorcade. We are unlikely to see as much attention paid to one person world-wide ever again. Certainly not to Charles, whose reign shall be … Continue reading →

–Macbeth Indeed, 6 people we know have passed this year so far.

in E-Town. Guy curled up to sleep midday on an outdoor parking stall today. (Photo taken on the way to the dentist in Old Strathcona.)

“God Save the Queen” one last time. 1952: seems like only yesterday… At the end of the school day, “God Save the Queen” was played over the intercom. We would dutifully stand and sing the words. This quaint custom continued … Continue reading →