Author Archives: rdavies

(the realization you’ve been ‘rabbit-holing’ all your life…) Not every day that I sleep in past 7 a.m. this time finishing with an elaborate dream about going to Washington to speak to the House about the Impeachment proceedings. Then, hearing … Continue reading →

Gingerbread men and house kits.

once I got my Eaton’s CCM bicycle as a birthday present going into grade 5 in 1960. No longer did I have to depend on my mother’s old bike with the hitch in every revolution. I had paid my dues … Continue reading →

(a paper cup for holding water) (CP menu from 1956 similar to what I had to choose from with our meals package) (this 1935 ed. of my gr. 5 Canadian history reader hadn’t changed that much by the time I … Continue reading →

-Emperor mandarin oranges (sold at Safeway) -Holiday Tea from Second Cup Coffee -Large red poinsettia plants from Costco that will last into January.  

About time and it must have been a lot of fun on the no man’s corner of Portage and Main till the wee small hours last eve. Worthy victors, too, who dominated the Cats just like the olde Bud Grant … Continue reading →

A definite charming classic. Recommended if you want to see what New York (complete with moody Central Park scenes) was like in 1964 before The Beatles arrived. Also for its old-fashioned take on two early sixties girls coming of age … Continue reading →

if Trump is not stopped and removed from the presidency. No question. And, certainly, if he is re-elected, the United States, its democracy, and constitution will all come to an end along with facts, truth, empirical evidence, world peace, the … Continue reading →

Where does the time go? The 1960s truly came to an end on Dec. 6, 1969 at Altamont Speedway with 300,000 stoned concert-goers, no facilities (including bathrooms), no police, and only drunk Hell’s Angels to provide security as the event … Continue reading →

Pity the poor kids, as young as 4, working in African mica mines to produce American products. Not much of a life. No long-term future. A major tragedy as the kids are exploited as they try to survive day-to-day. Enough … Continue reading →