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another Bill Cosby sexual abuse lawsuit; this time by 9 women!

The product called “Unstopable”.You do know, of course, it’s long been correctly spelled “Unstoppable” with 2 p’s.

“LOCK HIM UP!”

Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) 1967: I first encountered some Lampman poems in a gr. 12 anthology of English classics. The poem below had a rustic charm to it like a Cornelius Krieghoff painting. It immediately struck me as a realistic portrait … Continue reading →

(Birney, when he lived in Banff, mountain-climbing in the 1920s.) The Great Canadian Poem, “David” by Earle Birney, written in 1941 during WWII. Read by the teacher in my grade 5 class in 1960. A narrative classic, easy-to-visualize even in … Continue reading →

1. John McCrae–immortalized by “In Flanders Fields” (a WWI poem written before he died) every Remembrance Day. 2. Robert Service–older generations will remember him for his 1900esque Gold Rush poems: “The Cremation of Sam McGee” and “The Shooting of Dan … Continue reading →

The instant making of an icon. Simply amazing!Sinking a 72 foot (!) putt (certainly his longest ever) in a long playoff, Nick magically erased a 69-year (!) drought for Canadian winners in the national tournament.            … Continue reading →

An old, ugly theme resurfacing recently with the outlandish 7 deaths at Churchill Downs before the 2023 Kentucky Derby. “They shoot horses, don’t they?”–an old quote with more than a grain of truth about it. The Jockey Club estimates 333 … Continue reading →

Danielle Smith still denying facts, truth, and science by refusing to blame the Alberta wildfires on climate change. Very Republican in attitude, approach, and unbelief. There will be many Albertans who will continue to distrust her; she is a liar … Continue reading →

The 4 Colombian kids rescued after 40 days in the jungle following a plane crash that killed their mother. Miraculous survival tale.