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Canadian paralympians deserve the same

treatment and funding from government as non-paralympians get.

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“The Return of the Native” (DVD, 1994, Hallmark)

Pretty obvious why Hallmark would have developed Hardy’s 1978 novel, which I studied and quite enjoyed in grade 12, 1967. The book has 4 main women characters including Eustacia–the obsessed, dreamy, wild young woman of Egdon Heath whom residents suspect … Continue reading

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“The Secret’st Man”

(Sept., 1990, Hyla Brook, Robert Frost Farm, Derry, N.H.)

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BTW/ Bono’s St. Pat’s ‘Poem’

is a weak, corny dud. No Beauty, Truth, or Artful Aesthetics.

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“The Call of the Wild”

Jack London’s novella remains a reference point for musings about dogs, and animal instinct and behaviour. About the time I was becoming familiar with London’s violent tale, residential dogs were not required to be on a leash in Winnipeg during … Continue reading

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Happy St. Paddy’s Day, 2022!

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Remembering Ireland’s Great Writers

(Kultur DVD) Also J.M. Synge, Samuel Beckett, Jonathan Swift, Brendan Behan, Bram Stoker, C.S. Lewis, and Seamus Heaney. (Sean O’Casey misspelled on the video case BTW).

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The Beauty of Ireland: Good Overview DVD

There are also Rick Steves’ shows on the Emerald Isle as well.

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The ‘Other’ Shakespeare, of the Sonnets

A distinct pleasure to hear all these famous actors and actresses voice all 154 sonnets. Some of the classic sonnets are read by two different people.

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‘Pore Hippie’ Students, Spring 1970, Downtown Edmonton

Aged 21. Freshly arrived from Winnipeg to start a new life.

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