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begin with the robin singing before 5 a.m. and singing after 10 a.m. He says, “It does not get better than this. Enjoy each wondrous day to the max.”

Glen was a big guy, but a gentle giant. He would never hurt anyone’s feelings. I first met him in 1976 in an ED CI grad class of three students. The prof was lazy at hell and had a reputation … Continue reading →

No less than 5 imposters of the Czar’s daughter claiming to be her. Anna Anderson, the most famous one. Despite a corresponding ear shape, DNA test proved conclusively that she wasn’t related to Russian royalty. And eventually, the remaining two … Continue reading →

Sunday drive around Edmonton. Many crazy bike lane signage that many people, I suspect, can’t understand. Pedestrians, too. Numerous roads closed or in severe disrepair. All of this makes Edmonton a dangerous city to get around in. the attitude of … Continue reading →

Most have scarce and some have rare dust jackets. Not shown here: an ultra-rare flatsigned Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town and two signed letters from Leacock.

on a quiet, lofty plateau with no one else around. In fact some of the most prominent, influential people from your past life long gone. The many battles and conflicts from the past strangely evaporated. Or on a patio surrounded … Continue reading →

is George Wyndham’s Bin 555, which is rich, robust, and memorable. Wyndham opened the first Aus Shiraz vineyard in the 1820s.

Staying again at Bighorn Meadows Resort near the golf course…

An impressive American woman celebrity. Going to Puerto Rico, before Trump or U.S. relief arrived, to give out money donations to survivors she met. Way more impressive than Ellen, Oprah, Hillary or Martha, for instance, in this tragedy. Bethenny is … Continue reading →

In 1498 Columbus set sail on his 3rd voyage. In 1536 Henry VIII married Jane Seymour, 11 days after beheading Anne Boleyn. Marlowe, Rubens, Alexander Pope, Voltaire, and Pasternak all died on this date. Born today: Bob Hope, Faberge, Mel Blanc, … Continue reading →