From Absurdities to Atrocities

Feb 2/26

The "good ol' days" never were.

Failing Big

Jan 27/26

It's not too late for tackling a project and failing big time..

Robbie Burns

Jan 21/26

Here's to the upcoming day in honour of the earthy and the erudite Mr Burns.

Containers & Culture

Jan 16/26

Hold on to your whatzits or whatever container you keep your culture in.

Cuban Holiday

Jan 13/26

In winter weather, whither will we wander. Cuba for me.

Creeping Callousness

Jan 10/26

It hurts to stay vulnerable, but we can't afford the ethical callouses.

Rear-View Mirror

Jan 7/26

Get your hands on the steering wheel, and your eyes on the media you trust.

New Year 2026

Jan 1/26

It won't happen without commitment. Let's do it.

Christmas 2025 Letter

Dec 22/25

Happy memories and hopeful prospects.

Drawing Dinner  

Dec 17/25

Getting fed by pictures.

Accidents 

Dec 13/25

The universe really is out to get you.

Founding & Floundering

Nov 20/25

Religious foundation myths have value even when their followers wallow off course.

Bottled Billions

Nov 15/25

Here's the biggest money-making scam since crypto.

Three Times a Soldier

Nov 11/25

He came back from three wars with only scars on his memory.

Greening the World

Nov 9/25

"It's green they say/On the far side of the hill." Let's bring it home.

Airport Aerobics

Nov 6/25

You can be shaping up even while you're shipping out.

Laundry Lotto

Oct. 30/25

I was a victim of the little washer-witches of Chiclayo, briefly.

Stats & Lies

Oct. 26/25

In the study of correlations there's outliers and outright liars.

Freeman King

Oct. 16/25

A lesson in listening from the "old guy in charge of the stream".

Holocaust and Holy Days 

Oct. 12/25

A Thanksgiving reflection on Jewish holy days.

TIT for TAT

Oct. 10/25

Economics butts in.

Truth Before Reconciliation

Oct. 5/25

Even when it's free it's not always freeing.

Occam's Razor

Sept. 23/25

Where the rubber meets the road, briefly.

Conscience Posters

Sept. 16/25

"Kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.".

Booboos & Book Reviews

Sept. 9/25

Or, this is it and we did it.

Tanzanian Snapshot

Sept. 1/25

Reflections on travels in a beautiful land.

Canada Cornered?

Aug. 31/25

And in the corners, go for "Elbows Up".

Coming Up Roses

Aug. 27/25

Genocide by some other name, say "self- defence".

Romantic Love

Aug. 21/25

Anniversaries are times for romantic thoughts, even at my advanced years.

Hiroshima Lies

Aug. 7/25

Between Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the truth there's room for different histories.

Write On 

Aug. 3/25

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. Or is it?

Conspiracy Chaos 

Aug. 1/25

Fake news gets its 15 minutes of stardom.

What's really real.

July 21/25

Whatever you say so, even if it's a pain in the zorch.

 The Longest Walk

July 14/25

Keep putting one foot in front of the other.

Bugged to Death

July 8/25

On scratching a literary itch

Nice or Nasty?

July 4/25

Who gets your sympathy and your charity dollars?

Meaning of Life

June 29/25

Just what you wanted to know before Canada Day.

Stayin' Alive

June 21/25

How to increase the odds.

Canadata Brag Book

June 15/25

Now you can tell the world some real whoppers.

Checking In

June 6/25

In the game of checkers, who ya gonna trust?

Who Woulda' Thought

May 31/25

The mental zoo has rodents along with exotic creatures .

Skim Milk Masquerade

April 21/25

Skim milk or cream, they can both go sour if left unattended .

Easter Bunny Chocolate song

April 18/25

Happy Easter, and just be glad I don't have audio links with this entry.

The Magnificat

April 6/25

The message of the annunciation is "He has put down the mighty" and Catholic or not, the message is timely.

Fascist Factors

April 5/25

I was confused about fascism. Joseph Goebbels set me straight..

Bernie Sanders Speaks Out

March  23/25

This old man has fire and he's scorching a lot of US chickens.

A Distinctive Difference

March  22/25

How do you know what you don't know?

Facebook Fact-Check

March 17/25

Someone at Facebook was watching me.

Trade War Fact-Check

March 12/25

Homework for those of us working from home

International Women's Day 2025

March 8/25

Sometimes the glass ceiling needs a sledgehammer to break through it; sometimes it goes with a giggle.

Magical Realism

Feb 28/25

But you gotta tell 'em with a "brick face" like Gabriel Garcia Márquez's grannie.

Hope vs Despair

Feb 21/25

There is an antidote and it's almost as good as a hockey win.

Chinese New Year 

Feb 1/25

What to shed in the Year of the Snake.

Recipe Revealed

Jan 25/25

The blue ribbon winner is yours.

Read Me A Story

Jan 15/25

Who cares if it makes sense?.

Travel Well

Jan 12/25

And stay well while travelling.

Resolutions2025

Jan9/25

High resolution images for the year ahead.

A Propping of Malapropisms

Jan 3/25

It's a maceration of meaning.

Indigenous Languages

Dec 21/24

Where the marker makes a meme.

Christmas Mourning

Dec 13/24

This is a gift that takes time to unwrap.

Pushmi-Pullyu

Dec 12/24

When push comes to shove, where are you headed?

Learning to Drive 

Dec 4/24

1950's family driving school.

Politics & Palestine 

Dec 1/24

Read at peril of your prejudgements. It's a long one!

Green Friday

Nov 25/24

The great consumer colour shift.

Glosettes

Nov 22/24

Canadian Poet needs your help (and there's candy in it).

Don't Quote Me

Nov 19/24

Tell me what you think..

Only on the Continent

Nov 10/24

Although some things are universal.

Daylight Saving time 

Nov 3/24

Lemme sleep willya!.

Mailbox recycling

Oct 26/24

Send the Junkies a message through Canada Post.

 The Thirteenth Step

Oct 21/24

Having a life or confessing about it.

Rough Laughs

Oct 12/24

When it hurts to laugh.

Romans (& Us)

Aug. 6, 2024

Conscientious objectors still have their say.

And today, think of Hiroshima.

Patty Hallberg Feeds a Cat 

July 20/24

And it survives a very expensive meal.

History Perspectives 

July 16/24

Beware the persuasion apprehension.

Wars of Words 

July 14/24

Another Sunday morning lurch.

One's All

July 14/24

On the lighter side of life ...

Moral Certainty Runs Amok 

July4/24

Our appointee to Chief of Commission for Human Rights annoys the bigots.

NWT Job Interview

June 28/24

There were lots of bugs in the system.

June Bug Day

June 13/24

We need another national holiday in June.

Slip of the Tongue

June 6/24

You're a guy. You've done this..

Buy me a Ferrari

June 6/24

Be careful what you suggest.

Culloden 

May/24

Of canon balls and beer.

Strange Studies 

May/24

Get on the bandwagon 

Overs & Unders

May/24

There is only one right way.

Innocents

May/24

Hard truth for a little guy.

Fly Fishing for Shoppers

Apr/24

You could easily get hooked.

Cementing Relationships

Apr/24

This story was written in stone..

Body Parts 2

Apr/24

And yours could be too.

Body Parts 1

Apr/24

How bumnals get broken..

Terminal Humanism

Mar/24

The Idiot Arrogánt gets pushy.

Jabbertalk

Mar/24

My flubbles are flooshed.

Voting Daze  

Feb/24

Why holding up your index finger is better than showing the middle one.

Happy Hearing  

Feb/24

The problem is auditory, not cognitive.