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accuses Lord Alfred Douglas of in De Profundis shallowness is a significant recurring one. When I think about those people whom I did not like, identify with or parted with, I would be inclined to concur. Many shallow types. Very … Continue reading →

Winnipeg childhood: Hugh, my longest and earliest friend. We started in grade 1 in 1955, later going to the same high school and university. We lived on the same street. We are still friends today and have exchanged visits. We … Continue reading →

Secondary English teacher 1972-75: Grand Centre High, Grand Centre, AB (now Cold Lake)–Bonnyville School Division. At that time there were no jobs in the city and I taught ‘in the country’ to build up my credentials. I was offered three … Continue reading →

Like magic, the annual PBS broadcast of the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s concert. Finishing with “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, certainly the most beautiful classical concert music piece in the world, followed by the audience enthusiastically joining in to handclap … Continue reading →

Lady and the Tramp, a 1955 Disney classic, is still a perfect movie for 6-8-year-olds, for whom the scary fight scenes are quite manageable. The narrative is a good one about a romance between a pedigreed cocker spaniel and a … Continue reading →

(Staying up late looking for Waldo) Always a family event here. Grandkids getting into the spirit more and more. New Year’s Day a.m. always starts beautifully with the Rose Bowl Parade on tv with mimosas, pop tarts, and leftovers from … Continue reading →

you star in yet another unnecessary version of Jack London’s Call of the Wild (a violent dog story). Harrison Ford.

Listen to the hummingbird Whose wings you cannot see Listen to the hummingbird Don’t listen to me (from the recommended, posthumous album Thanks for the Dance)

“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” –Eden Phillipotts “In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.” –Aristotle “Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” –Thoreau … Continue reading →

(Brian hamming it with the Art Club which I hung out with one fall Sunday at the legislature and Union Station; friends Hugh and Dave on the ends of the upper row) A cold call today out of the blue … Continue reading →