Monthly Archives: November 2022

How to Grow Readers

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Infrastructure Metaphor

When I go to the dentist, the GP, a specialist, or an eye doctor, I go to learn what’s new with my 73-year-old infrastructure. I often joke with the doctors about this. Of course, much like the physical infrastructure of … Continue reading

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Yellow Duck Memory

Yesterday, my wife was cleaning the medicine cupboard in the kitchen and turned up a familiar ceramic duck a grandson used to play with when he was about 3. He’d always leave it in this space beside the fridge when … Continue reading

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Why I Got More Political the Past 6 Years

Just about everything has gotten political when cowards, do-nothings, ignoramuses, violent, and corrupt egotists are running governments world-wide. The Individual has to assume moral responsibility and say “No” and resist at some points in order to remain sane, rational, moral, … Continue reading

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One of the great civil rights movies

with a killer Gene Hackman scene when he walks into the redneck bar.

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Painting of Joni Mitchell

on a Saskatoon utility box, 2008

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Kudos for “The Father” (2020)

“I feel as if I’m losing all my leaves….” Anthony (Anthony Hopkins, AA winner for this role) is an octogenarian with dementia who has come to a serious turning point in his life and in the life of his faithful … Continue reading

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The abandonment of Canadian children to the tridemic

by the federal and provincial governments has been breathtaking, disgusting, and morally reprehensible. To say nothing of the total abandonment of health care as symbolized by UCP’s new health board of useless administrators without a budget and timeline only exacerbates … Continue reading

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“The National Enquirer” has morphed into

the Internet news home pages that come up automatically on your computer. All the dirt, gossip, in-your-face ads, scraps of useless information, and lies.

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Well, whadya expect?

If only 15% (as of Nov. 10) of Albertans had received the flu vaccine, then, logically, there is going to be a flu epidemic which we are currently seeing. If people have generally stopped getting Phizer and Modern shots and … Continue reading

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