Monthly Archives: May 2023

Donald J. Trump, Convicted Sexual Assaulter:

G.O.P. Candidate for U.S. President in 2024.

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Absolutely Nuts!

Deliberately ignoring the province-wide fire ban (!), the mountain parks guys’ prescribed burn (!) in heavy winds (!)near Banff that quickly and naturally got out of control. Who in their right mind/s vetted this absurd and dangerous move? An egregious, … Continue reading

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Lightfoot’s 2 Top Lines:

“And many are the dead menToo silent to be real.”–last lines of “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” Lightfoot’s signature song: “If You Could Read My Mind”.He was always very good on capturing the nuances of male-female love and relationships. His top 2 … Continue reading

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Thank you, Danielle and UCP

for egregiously and mindlessly (no sense of reality/climate change) cutting millions from AB firefighting. As Alberta burns to the ground, destroying thousands of lives and places, Albertans should remember on May 29 that the UCP has maliciously caused tragedy by … Continue reading

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I’m Not One to Use “Woke” in My Speech.

I was aware, originally, of what it meant when blacks used it in connection with Black Lives Matter. Of course, the GOPs and rednecks got hold of the term and quickly misconstrued it, misinterpreted it to fit their agendas. So, … Continue reading

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My First Encounter with Lightfoot

1966, a Sat. aft tv show from T.O. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-7WSVtoRCs Trio went on to have a 57 year run.

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GL: A Great Canadian Songwriter

Well, of course, there are Bruce, Joni, Buffy, and Ian, but–going back to the 1960s– Gordon Lightfoot has had a solo career spanning 7 decades. There are two large audio archives of his consistently strong and memorable material. For those … Continue reading

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Gord: Passing of a Canadian Legend, 84

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