Author Archives: rdavies

Richard’s family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended/participated in Richard Davies’ beautiful Celebration of Life on August 22, 2024. Recordings from the service are available here at the following address (please note the user name … Continue reading →

Richard Delmar Davies (1949-2024) Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba Died: Edmonton, Alberta Teacher, Writer, Poet, Singer-Guitarist, Blogger, Hail-Fellow-Well-Met In my many life-phases, I was also a son, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, dog owner, collector, neighbour, student, paper boy, actor, nursing orderly, letter … Continue reading →

Sometimes others may wonder how someone felt later in life and if he or she was happy. I have had a great, incredibly lucky life. I never regretted retiring from teaching at 52. What I called my ‘Freedom 52’. I … Continue reading →

Unexpected medical problems being dealt with in July and August. Prognoses likely positive; I remain optimistic. Have a good summer yourselves, y’all.

played by military bands on 4th of July. I first heard them when I would go to Winnipeg Warriors hockey games especially on Sundays back around 1959-60. They used to leave my 10 year-old musical brain in awe and wonder … Continue reading →

Worth Repeating Re. Danielle Posted on January 25, 2024 by rdavies .00245= Posted on November 14, 2022 by rdavies the percentage of all 2,822,303 Albertans voters (2021 figure) who actually voted for Danielle Smith to win her initial by-election (6,923 of total Alberta voters) in 2022. … Continue reading →

What with all the strikes and airlines adopting hostile attitudes toward even their preferred customers after flights are cancelled. The recent Air Europa incident with over 30 passengers fracturing their skulls and necks in turbulence is a sign of the … Continue reading →

The Covid epidemic has been back for months, though deaths and cases are no longer reported. The evil UCP prefers Albertans to remain in ignorance and not getting vaccines. Now, recently, there is a cancer-care crisis which has, likewise, been … Continue reading →

They are so busy trying to destroy themselves and their country from within, that I can no longer muster any enthusiasm or caring for their fates. They continually and wilfully make stupid, corrupt, autocratic choices to destroy their constitution, their … Continue reading →

Canada Day and it’s a good day to remember and celebrate our great Canadians. Certainly Terry Fox, the one-legged runner whose selfless 1980 cross-country charity run galvanized Canadians and cancer awareness, epitomizes the best of what we are and have … Continue reading →