Author Archives: rdavies

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— /I took the one less travelled by, /And that has made all the difference. Yet knowing how way leads on to way, /I doubted if I should ever come back. The best … Continue reading →

There are many quotable lines and speeches taken from Shakespeare: “Beware the Ides of March”, “It was Greek to me” , “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”, but some have a greater ring of truth than others and I have … Continue reading →

In Deena Hinshaw’s case in 2021, it was a bonus 228K on top of her 363K for doing and saying what Kenney wanted, not what was best for the public.

The Wisdom of Arthur Miller Certain things have to be, the sun has to rise. Everything we are is at every moment alive in us. I am still feeling kinda temporary about myself. All you can do is your best … Continue reading →

Our greatest Canadian hero in recent times. Terry’s bloodied sock; he reinjured himself until he could run no more. The van which his friend Doug drove. The Thunder Bay, ON marker where his run came to a sudden painful end.

“And the hapless soldiers sighRun in blood down Palace walls”–“London”, from Songs of Experience A timeless Blake image/comment about kings, governments, and dictators abusing other humans with their power agendas. There are still many governments today with blood on their … Continue reading →

“I consume; therefore, I am.” Over in South Korea and Russia, the credo is: “I am a cannon-fodder patriot; therefore, I am.” Ah, yes, indeed, what higher purposes do human beings have and aspire to?

Trump has lied about everything. He claimed that he lost hundreds of friends in 9/11 and there has never been any evidence of this. He also let the Saudis off easy when Khashoggi was tortured and chopped up; he refused … Continue reading →

It’s the perfect time to donate food, or even better, donate money for them to buy the specific foods they need to help others. Now is no time to let our city’s poor perish in the crazy heat. Mad my … Continue reading →

before the latter died to say how much he admired his book. But he also told Orwell that Brave New World was more like the future in that individuals would end up as cogs in a machine-like organization and that … Continue reading →