Monthly Archives: January 2016
Leaving Hotel California
https://youtu.be/0gc7_ld4F-o I was thinking about posting some more thoughts about David Bowie when the news came Monday that Glenn Frey had died. It seems like 2016 is going to be a bad year for fans of aging rock stars. Frey, of course, was the guitarist for The Eagles, one of the group’s two founders (the […]
The Martian
When the Oscar nominees were announced last week I noted that I had not seen any of the films in the Best Picture category (or most other nominated films for that matter). If I was ambitious, or had more time, I would make it my mission to see all the nominees before the awards are […]
Sharia Law
I see in the newspaper that Chiheb Esseghaier, who is in prison for plotting to derail a passenger train, is seeking a new trial. That’s not surprising; but it isn’t going to happen, I hope. Apparently Esseghaier thinks he should be tried under Sharia law and not the Criminal Code of Canada. A Tunisia student […]
Frozen II
“Thank you for calling Canada Post Customer Service. Have A Great Day!” Customer service in this case would appear to be a misnomer. When I called yesterday to point out that the lock on my community mailbox was still frozen I was told by the customer service representative that there was nothing more that could […]
Frozen
I have received no mail this week. The lock to my community mailbox is frozen. Canada Post said the problem would be fixed within three days and they would email me when the work is done. I’m still waiting. I’m not the only one with the problem. One of my neighbours attached a note to […]
He Wants My Money
I’m used to requests for money. And very good at ignoring them. My alma mater has been trying to ask me for cash for a couple of weeks now, but they haven’t managed it because I have call display on my phone and don’t answer. They don’t leave a message. I expect that soon they […]
Clara
I had never heard of Morton Kelsey until Martyn Joseph mentioned him at a concert a few years back. You have probably ever heard of him either. I still haven’t read any of his more than three dozen books, but I have ordered one from my local library, the only one they have. To tell […]
The Lottery
I was going to comment on Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address, which was last night, but there is an event tonight that is of greater importance to most Americans: the Powerball lottery draw. Maybe tomorrow I’ll get to Obama’s speech, or maybe I’ll just write off his eight years in office as […]
Requiem For A Rock Star
Davy Jones is dead. No, not that one, not the diminutive member of The Monkees. He died in 2012. I mean the singer who changed his name so he wouldn’t be confused with the singer from the pre-fab four. David Bowie, dead of cancer at 69, only a couple of days after the release of […]
Art, Not Science
The dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree. If there was a warning light there it came on. Oil, engine repair both seatbelts, traction control, battery – you name it, it was lit. Of course the seat belts were buckled, and there seemed to be nothing else wrong with the car. Given that the alternative […]
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