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Another splendid late summer family event

This time around, I’ll flip burgers. DQ cake as usual at the family party with a traditional Jeanne’s cake (from Wpg. childhood–in pic above) to follow after Sept. Radium trip.

(Scamp on left, on stairs where we used to wait for my mother to come home) (right of twin WW1 houses: my home, Winnipeg; now renovated with a garage where once a rutted driveway led to my mother’s garden; caragana hedge across … Continue reading →

90% of icebergs are under water. Think of the massive thundering waterfall upstream and the pleasant calm waters of a pool far below. Or the stranger you pass every day, never talking to them. And one day, on a whim, you … Continue reading →

Canada’s Shakespeare has long been and still is Leonard Cohen. And he is widely and internationally recognized as thus. Canada’s Top Poet and Songwriter since the 1960s. An amazing 6 decade run.

78s were still around when I became conscious about age 2-3 of popular music of the day: “Sincerely” by The McGuire Sisters” and “Dear John”, a novelty record by the great wit Stan Freberg. Radio was still king in the … Continue reading →

(just a random sampling of my large autograph collection from the live performers section) Folk-Country-Popular Gordon Lightfoot (4) Bruce Cockburn (10ish x) Leonard Cohen Ian and Sylvia (2) Ian Tyson (4) Donovan Bob Dylan Paul Simon John Sebastian Kris Kristofferson Valdy (2) … Continue reading →

Don Iveson wants a seawall along the river. At last report, though, he was going to drive the valley bums and street people up and down on the funicular to get to his bike lanes and 3-car LRT. If ever there … Continue reading →

“I have a turn for both observation and deduction.” “I can discover facts, Watson, but I cannot change them.” “”There is nothing like first-hand evidence.” “Any truth is better than indefinite doubt.” “You see, but you do not observe.” “The … Continue reading →