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“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.’ –Norman Cousins “All human wisdom is summed up in these two words–Wait and Hope.” –Alexandre Dumas, Pere “The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” –William James “Wisdom … Continue reading →

“There is this difference between wit and humor: wit makes you think, humor makes you laugh.” –Josh Billings “Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular.” –Florence King “Wit penetrates; humor envelops.” –Peggy Noonan “Impropriety is the soul of wit.” … Continue reading →

“By words the mind is winged.” –Aristophanes “All words are pegs to hang ideas on.” –Henry Ward Beecher “Words easy to be understood do often hit the mark, when high and learned ones do only pierce the air.” –John Bunyan … Continue reading →

Leroy Anderson. I grew up hearing catchy, unforgettable pieces like “Sleigh Ride”, “Bugler’s Holiday”, “Belle of the Ball”, “The Syncopated Clock”, “The Typewriter”, and “The Waltzing Cat” played often on ’50s AM pop radio of the day. He also wrote … Continue reading →

My wooden two-volume-books coffee table in the family room. Love it! Books–reading, writing, editing, publishing them–have been most of my life. My school textbooks sold over 1 million copies across Canada from 1980 to about 2005. During that time, I … Continue reading →

Given how icy and snow-covered Edmonton roads are. My main winter-exercise device. A simple old-fashioned CCM stationary bike from the 1960s, inherited from my wife’s parents long ago.

is an indoor fountain. Psychologically and spiritually, it helps to hear slow-falling water on winter days.

a metallophone. I use it to create musical poems each day. Never the same two days in a row.

A typewriter-tea kettle in honor of all the typewriters we both used in the past.

On top of the fridge, an unused wooden pig carving-board he made in the 1950s. He was a very creative soul.