Monthly Archives: October 2022

No Brains

Our PM does a bungee jump for his son’s birthday. Yet another incredibly stupid choice, choosing to risk his life, not caring at all for the country’s potential fate sans a leader, all to satisfy a whim to please his … Continue reading

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Proudly Olde School,

I choose Nature instead of the Metaverse.

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The Forgotten, Insightful Canadian Short Story Writer

Morley Callaghan who worked with friend Ernest Hemingway on a Toronto newspaper in the 1920’s and was signed by Scribner’s for his popular fiction-writing. His short stories, once compared to Chekhov, were always interesting glimpses into all forms of human … Continue reading

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I owe a lot of who I am to

(Brian Kells, influential gr. 11 English teacher and long-time friend, who passed this year) my 1950s-60s schooling, my university education, literature, my teaching years, my school textbook writing years, my poetry-writing, my music (listening, writing and performing), my parents, and … Continue reading

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“So much of our lives is dependent upon context,

choices, personal experiences, and influences.” (One of many influences) “All unique individuals arise from/within society whether they remain (non)conformist or (un)orthodox.”-RD

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The daily life of the individual remains basic.

One has to have certain values, skills, resources, and attitudes that enable one to lead a fairly full, productive, meaningful life. Although it is important to know what’s happening ‘out there’ at Screwball Central, you need to live your own … Continue reading

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A Capital H Global Hero, Jose Andres,

turns his attention to his own country, feeding large numbers of desperate hurricane-ravaged Floridians. I’ve mentioned before the Chef and Founder of World Central Kitchen; he has been active of late in Ukraine and other needy parts of the globe. … Continue reading

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O Canada! “Gutting It Out”

Canadian golfer Mackenzie Hughes wins the Sanderson Farms Championship unexpectedly and dramatically on the 2nd playoff hole. What a slice!

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