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There is nothing quite like a good, long, deep sleep to clear the mental decks and dump the flotsam and jetsam that builds up over days. Likewise, certain things become more obvious out of the blue. Take the name ‘Rich’. … Continue reading →

He was a light they had wanted to be close to, even briefly in passing. A certain remoteness and glow they had hoped to ‘reel in’ like some precious catch. In those ephemeral seconds they had, indeed, connected or seen … Continue reading →

(on left) my father, Delmar (Del) Vernon Davies (1926-1998), in Royal Canadian Navy (Sept. 9, 1943 to Apr. 23, 1946 and–in its Reserve–Sept. 13, 1960 to Sept. 12, 1965). He also served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from Mar. 29, … Continue reading →

The introduction of the first of four rubber-ring-floor puzzles was a palpable hit. He immediately knew there were new, different possibilities for the rings once they were separated. They became hats, necklaces, arm bangles, foot rings, and the largest ring he … Continue reading →

“We fear the thing we want the most.”–Dr. Robert Anthony “Fear is the prison of the heart.”–Anon “Of all the passions, fear weakens judgement most.”–Cardinal De Retz There is no greater self-imposed limitation than fear itself. Fear limits us from … Continue reading →

“For us, there is only the trying. The rest is none of our business.”–T.S. Eliot, “East Coker”, Four Quartets “Is it too late for tryin’?”–Gordon Lightfoot, “Too Late for Prayin’”, Sundown

Presence. Process, Play, Pleasure, Possibilities. “That is all /Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.”–John Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn” ……………………. In the 5 P’s, everything you might care to know about me, my past, or my … Continue reading →

It is always a refreshing pleasure to encounter a strong, entertaining, well-made film at the movie theatres in a dark age when Bad Grandpa tops the weekend box office and coarseness, crudeness, violence, and phony over-the-top effects and explosions rule. … Continue reading →

“If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come: the readiness is all.”–Shakespeare, Hamlet ………….. first snow, Oct. 27, Edmo

Each person has limits, limitations, and whatever freedom/s. In the context and process of each of our lives, we bump into these limits on a daily basis. Sometimes the limits are interior (self-caused/generated), other times external (caused by others or … Continue reading →