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I am always interested

( a man from the 1920s lives long enough to see his 5th great grandchild in 2015.) in those people from the 1920s who were born post WW1 in the Roaring Twenties, who grew up in the Great Depression, who … Continue reading

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So early on, thanks partially to an only childhood,

I realized that life was largely/basically a personal/subjective matter/frame/perspective. That curiosity and interests would continue to remain intact and only grow since there were infinite possibilities for consciousness and life-story. Expansions and epiphanies all the way. All that were really … Continue reading

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Over time, what one encounters daily

are familiar faces, stories, themes, and scripts. There is a sameness to all of it because of predictable patterns of human nature methinks.

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Great Albums: Paul Simon’s “Surprise” (2006)

13 years ahead of its time. 11 songs by Paul Simon with unique sonic landscapes by Brian Eno, recorded by Andy Smith, and mixed by Tchad Blake. No other Simon album sounds like this. The songs are very free in … Continue reading

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S/he’s still out there in South East Edmonton

as reported and shown in the morning paper. A rare partridge Chukar showed up in our yard (above) last fall. Sighted in Calgary in 2016, too, apparently. The continuing story of…

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People always have to survive and succeed

in different and changing contexts. Adaptation skills, imagination, creativity, critical thinking skills, a willingness to accept, change, and let go are all necessary for survival and success. Recurringly so.

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‘In the Air’ Stuff

(On a whim to visit a Dollar Store, I found and bought this video classic on sale for $3, took it home and watched it only to realize and write about the amazing connections between the protagonist Willie Stark and … Continue reading

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Selling Nostalgia at The Edmonton Music Collectors Show

https://www.facebook.com/yegmusicshow/photos/a.1556508754392444/1556509774392342/?type=3&theater Been doing this for several positive years. One of the communities I enjoy/belong to.

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Everything you can think of is

changing. ‘Normal’ doesn’t live here anymore.

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A Significant Chinese-Canadian Writer Passes…

Wayson Choy (1939-2019).

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