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(O Lucky Man! My 30s was the last time I dressed up for work and wore a tie and jacket.) (My favorite years were at Scona 1986-2002. top: at the annual June men’s stag which I always played at–here relaxing … Continue reading →

that he or she has presence emanating from within as well as without, from behavior, personality, thoughts, actions, gestures, touches, words finally. You are a presence. Each person you know is a presence. You/they can be felt, known, related to, … Continue reading →

(illustration by Thoreau MacDonald for Charles G.D. Roberts’ book The Iceberg and Other Poems, Ryerson, 1934) Icebergs–there is always so much we cannot see or know of one another even of ourselves. I would think those with imagination, love faith, … Continue reading →

Legalizing marijuana in 2018. So much for kids, especially those in pot-smoking parents’ homes. Nothing like inhaling and having access to pot left lying around for babies and underage kids. Think of the poor apartment and condo dwelling neighbors (and their … Continue reading →

It is no longer for me to say for you. You will need to fill in the blanks yourself, to answer the remaining questions, to find your missing peace and decide which dream is worth the living and dying for. … Continue reading →

A 1957 classic from Sweden where Bergman made all his films, beginning first as a theatre director, before he turned, famously, to film. Wild Strawberries is about Isak Borg (played by veteran film director Victor Sjostrom), a retired professor, and … Continue reading →

Missed out during the last thaw, but March 23 is not bad for a start-up date. I enjoy the quick transition from indoors/house to outside/nature/exposure to the elements always. Had the bike for over two decades now.

Love never made a fool of you You used to be so wise.” One of the great pop-song openings from 1954, sung by Rosemary Clooney. Penned by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for The Pajama Game. (picture: 1967, gr. 12, … Continue reading →

But there are some whose limits and limitations I frankly do not need or miss.

With all the U.S. news today about wiretapping, bribery, lies, collusion, fixed elections, and treason, it is always refreshing to run into good people out there. Yesterday I left $80 in my bank’s instant teller. On a whim, I went … Continue reading →