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(bust on my bedroom English literature bookshelf) There are many quotable lines and speeches taken from Shakespeare: “Beware the Ides of March”, “It was Greek to me.” , “Romeo, Rome, wherefore art thou Romeo?”, but some have a greater ring … Continue reading →

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” “The goal of the journey is to discover yourself as consciousness.”–Joseph Campbell, (All Campbell quotes quoted on this blog are from Reflections on the Art of Living: A Joseph Campbell … Continue reading →

No, that would not be my choice of The Great Goodbye. Having a black monster truck flying through the air at the front of my van, debris scattering everywhere after ramming the back end of a truck in the next … Continue reading →

is avant-garde pianist Philip Glass who has written numerous orchestral pieces for movies, opera, and symphony. Glass’s perpetual nonconformity and focus on the music he hears and imagines has led to an interesting life and career. This excellent documentary by … Continue reading →

(from Eagle Eye Media) Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words and Music. Well-worth viewing for any Joni fans and anyone interested in the best female jazz singer we’ve ever had (sorry Diana Krall). This is a solid 98 min. show featuring … Continue reading →

(soon again to be sauntering around the Emily Carr gallery of the Greater Victoria Art Gallery) (my late Dad on a favorite foreign beach during Canadian winter; his birthday was/is today–recalling his love of sun, beaches, Nature, and Hemingway; poem about … Continue reading →

(Much criticized in his own time for the  aesthetic ‘weakness’ of his writing style, Orwell has had the last laugh, his major opus outliving other twentieth-century classics, influencing millions of people around the globe since it was written, and currently … Continue reading →

(my prized copy of the April 13, 1937 Time, photo by Man Ray, published after The Years came out) “In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.” –Virginia Woolf ………………………. As … Continue reading →

(Typical of illustrated movie books sold in bookstores of the day is Michael Todd’s Around the World in 80 Days Almanac, Random House, 1956) Well, obviously not watching the televised fashion show overflowing with egos, agendas, and political correctness. Again, … Continue reading →

Today’s story of the guy who trusted his GPS which led him into a Toronto streetcar tunnel. Morals: Never trust your life and vehicle to technology (GPS). Don’t believe everything/all information technology tells you. Use common sense and empirical evidence … Continue reading →