Author Archives: rdavies

So often the people who clean out closets, attics, barns, the people who dumpster-dive or buy something for $5 at a thrift shop or garage sale, unwittingly, hit the jackpot and find out the painting they own is worth 20 … Continue reading →

It had been months since he had seen his parents and home. The city skyline gradually came into sight after a long flat prairie drive. Suddenly he was passing the familiar landmarks as he entered the outlying district where he … Continue reading →

They circled the open well lazily, no discernible pattern–about twenty of them–five feet off the ground. You could feel that something was about to happen. Then they shot up in a linear swarm and turned suddenly at the leader’s chosen … Continue reading →

  “If you are ready to leave father and mother, and brother and sister, and wife and child and friends, and never see them again; if you have paid your debts, and made your will, and settled all your affairs, … Continue reading →

is a lot easier when you have dealt with unfinished business of the past and resolved all past missing pieces and conflicts, and truly know, understand, and accept yourself. As well, such is easier if you have made many plans … Continue reading →

Coumadin. Otherwise known as Warfarin. Rat poison. Which, ironically, is a blood thinner for stroke and heart attack patients. Can kill if not properly monitored and controlled lest the patient die. Just as easily as rats who bleed to death from its … Continue reading →

Evelyn Waugh’s best novel is brought to life in this 11 part, 660 min. Granada/Acorn classic on DVD once called “the best series ever” by  TheWashington Post. The initial/main focus in this melodrama is on the relationship of Charles Ryder … Continue reading →

…can be seen in all in all of Shakespeare’s history plays and tragedies. To begin with, a country that has a corrupt or weak king (R II on both counts) will have great civil unrest (much as in the case … Continue reading →

1/3 (1.4 billion tons) of food prepared in a year is thrown out. 1/3 die from dementia and Alzheimer’s.-related conditions.