Author Archives: rdavies

for the current power outages in the province. “The Alberta Advantage” again, right? Thank you for nickeling and dining Alberta’s power grid. We know you have more important things to do like building an arena in Calgary or building a … Continue reading →

My father had gone down to Sioux City, Iowa on the Labor Day long weekend and ended up on Aug, 31 (my birthday) in a head-on car collision, requiring the ‘Jaws of Life’ to pry him free.  (The car was … Continue reading →

(fall 1972: first teaching job) By day, I was teaching full-time senior-high English in Grand Centre, AB (now Cold Lake). Eventually, by ‘night’, 1973-1975, I was performing in two groups: Four, which became Betty Plus Four. In 22 months, we … Continue reading →

took me back to when I was 7 and having lunch with our elderly neighbor in her kitchen. Her cat Biddy was hanging around the kitchen and the neighbor wanted to let me play with the cat so she cut … Continue reading →

  Including 60 textbooks and teacher’s guides (over 1 million sold as of 2005), several chapbooks, over 100 magazine publications (U.S. and Canadian), many contest winners, several contest judgings, blog entries (2 blogs, 15 yrs. total), hundreds of readings and … Continue reading →

Beginning at age 3, when I was left for long periods of time with our radio console and record player. From age 4 to my mid-20s, I spent a good chunk of time listening to top 40 radio, amassing collections … Continue reading →

Mostly deception these days, designed to separate consumers as much money as possible.

trolling, suing, and physically attacking strangers in public, I continue to support peace, reason, and diversity. We know that nobody is perfect, but that is no excuse for dumping others to satisfy our egos, jealousy, and what Golding called “the … Continue reading →

are the many men spitting shamelessly in public, ignoring former no-spitting city ordinances. Like so many other courtesy signs fallen by the wayside. I’d have to add, though, that professional athletes and media have vetted spitting on camera and the … Continue reading →