Monthly Archives: June 2023

(Birney, when he lived in Banff, mountain-climbing in the 1920s.) The Great Canadian Poem, “David” by Earle Birney, written in 1941 during WWII. Read by the teacher in my grade 5 class in 1960. A narrative classic, easy-to-visualize even in … Continue reading →

1. John McCrae–immortalized by “In Flanders Fields” (a WWI poem written before he died) every Remembrance Day. 2. Robert Service–older generations will remember him for his 1900esque Gold Rush poems: “The Cremation of Sam McGee” and “The Shooting of Dan … Continue reading →

The instant making of an icon. Simply amazing!Sinking a 72 foot (!) putt (certainly his longest ever) in a long playoff, Nick magically erased a 69-year (!) drought for Canadian winners in the national tournament.            … Continue reading →

An old, ugly theme resurfacing recently with the outlandish 7 deaths at Churchill Downs before the 2023 Kentucky Derby. “They shoot horses, don’t they?”–an old quote with more than a grain of truth about it. The Jockey Club estimates 333 … Continue reading →

Danielle Smith still denying facts, truth, and science by refusing to blame the Alberta wildfires on climate change. Very Republican in attitude, approach, and unbelief. There will be many Albertans who will continue to distrust her; she is a liar … Continue reading →

The 4 Colombian kids rescued after 40 days in the jungle following a plane crash that killed their mother. Miraculous survival tale.

To go along with 2 impeachments and 2 election defeats.Here, we broke open and split a Smirnoff Ice. We will also toast his appearance in court Tuesday. “Lock him up! Lock him up!”

WELCOME.”Message from left to right written in colored chalks on sidewalk in front of the local elementary school where my kids attended some 40 years ago. It has since become a Mandarin bilingual school.

“…the world lay spread before me.”–end of part 1 of Great Expectations I can recall many times experiencing the feeling of that line throughout my life.

The voice of the popular Bossa Nova hit “The Girl from Ipanema” that topped the charts in 1964. Backed by sax legend Stan Getz, this song was a sensation and one of jazz’s chart-topping hits Her guitar-playing composer husband Joao … Continue reading →