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Moby Dick out there! In Sobey’s this morning, I spotted Queequeg–his distinctive, tanned bald head with mysterious tattoos on one side of the back of his neck. The only thing he was missing as he roamed the salad section was a … Continue reading →

A thousand kisses deep.” “And sometimes when the night is slow, The wretched and the meek, We gather up our hearts and go, A thousand kisses deep.” “The file on you complete, Except what we forgot to do, A thousand … Continue reading →

This is the hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and … Continue reading →

Dylan Thomas’s “A Child’s Christmas in Wales”, experienced on Christmas eve or Christmas Day. Dylan Thomas Reading was the first album Thomas recorded for the two women who founded Caedmon Records; this was the label’s first release in 1952. The … Continue reading →

I remember buying this LP for myself in a doldrums period then and hunkering down to listen to great songs like “Changes”. And then Karen phoned me out of the blue, inviting me over to visit. It was the turning point in our relationship … Continue reading →

’cause we ain’t gonna help you. (You’re all on your own, baby.)” –the Alberta Government (a long-standing, dumb, insulting, pointless, ridiculously expensive PSA; Big Brother tells you the bleeding obvious..)

to royally entertain grandsons at Christmas.

to amuse a 4 or 5-year-old in December.

to brighten and express Christmas.