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The late great, unforgettable Johnny Clegg who passed yesterday at age 66 after a 4-year-battle against pancreatic cancer. I discovered his music back in 1990 when a gr. 12 Academic Challenge Strathcona student used one of his songs for an … Continue reading →

male and female, who drop their phones in the toilet. Now what kind of desperate dope needs to be on the phone, complete with sound effects, to be in contact with someone/anyone while relieving themselves?

(one of many ‘proofs’ of the basic value and significance of Art) Art, of course. It has to do with Truth, Beauty, and Consciousness. Art, because it essentially has to do with something we’re all born with–the human senses and … Continue reading →

(‘Waking up’ with Bob and The Beatles in the sixties was something else) The one I grew up in from 1949 to 1970 thereabouts. It was a very exciting time following the bleak Depression and WW II. The ’50s were … Continue reading →

Certainly much of early life is about gaining knowledge, but since retiring from teaching at age 52 in 2002, I have worked more on fine-tuning and coming to know who I am. So the process has become more of finding … Continue reading →

(A man with much certainty, purpose, and inner peace) The blog name says it all; “To thine own self be true.” Hamlet’s credo has long been my own.  

A bus driver. I was always impressed by these guys because if my car-less family went anywhere, it was by bus. I was always interested enough in grades 1-5 to sit upfront where I could see the drivers and their … Continue reading →

The Summer of Our Discontent. If you want better, sunny weather, you’ll have to leave the province. Tourists won’t find much open except the zoo. The museum is inaccessible parking-wise. And the Third World Roads remain schmucked or closed. Thanks, … Continue reading →

Must have been fun with 350 poor souls exiting the boat for several hours in the dark amidst clouds of mosquitos and all as the romantic voyage came to a fated halt on E-Coli Beach.

get invited back to the exact same spot 50 years later (as pictured in Winnipeg’s Bannatyne School gym, below, 50 years before, on the occasion of their school’s 100th anniversary as the main centenary speaker. This event is typical of … Continue reading →