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and even more irrelevant nude cyclists to meet the Pope. Coarse, dumb-ass politicking Alberta-style.

(as presented by critic Elizabeth Drew): “Life never builds itself into the convenient symmetry of a plot. Life is the quality of the immediate present as we live it from moment to moment. Experience is made from the silt of … Continue reading →

(previously posted on September 14, 2016) I think Dickens got it right with the original short, ‘sad’ ending. Much there is in the book before that, that supports an unhappy ending. Both Pip and Estella were both so used and … Continue reading →

sleeping (leaving shorter days), preparing food and eating ( 3x a day; in the olde days they had to spend a lot of time finding and growing food daily), and ‘going to the bathroom’. They also had to have a … Continue reading →

the power and value of things and place.” (RD) Had the grandsons over yesterday for their first visit here in 2 1/2 years. I knew, in advance, that this would be a powerful experience, their returning to our house and … Continue reading →

Where have we all seen this before?

The last paragraph of Orwell’s 1984: “He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was hidden beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from … Continue reading →

for the heatwave in Edmonton this weekend! Hot temps and high humidity. Stay in the sun to avoid the Sohi mosquitoes. AC turned on in the house most of the daytime.

the next morning, 6:30 a.m.

another signature poem by William Wordsworth. Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books;Or surely you’ll grow double:Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks;Why all this toil and trouble? The sun above the mountain’s head,A freshening lustre mellowThrough all … Continue reading →