There it is, a new year–with no snow, no water, very little of anything noteworthy aside from that gruesome trial running its way down at the courthouse. So sad, and so much a part of another culture not known to us Canadians, save through the kind of atrocities we read about in Middle Eastern countries [...]
So, we had a splendid time looking back on all the comments made here over the past few months, and recognizing how a blog is a spam outlet, and of course readers will have difficulty sometimes telling the difference. But the big news around here, aside from the salubrious (ha ha got you — if [...]
And the days get short, when you reach September….Do you recall Nat King Cole? I saw him in person in Fresno in 1963 — what a performer, and September Song remains one of my favourites. So the days are getting shorter, the air has a little bite in it with the wind from the north, [...]
It’s cold here in Kingston, and yet, we have a handle (I think) on athletic decency and fair play. Hope that I am right…….
THIS RETIRED PROF DOES NOT THINK SO…… RECENTLY I RECEIVED A QUESTIONNAIRE FROM THE QUEEN’S GAZETTE: “HOW ARE WE DOING?” IT INQUIRED. NOW, THOSE OF YOU WHO PAY ATTENTION TO SUCH MATTERS KNOW THAT THESE ARE PROFORMA ACTS OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE NEW (SMALL) CORPORATE EMPIRE THAT STILL POSES AS A UNIVERSITY. SO I CALLED [...]
YESTERDAY, A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN HAPPINESS….. Just Hours Away …a note from Michael Moore Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Friends, This happy, happy day! We have made it through the Dark Ages and here we are, in one of the most redemptive moments history has ever witnessed. Barack Obama is our best hope to [...]
I AM REALLY VERY TIRED WATCHING ADENOIDAL PRAYING MATISES RUNNING AROUND A COURT THAT IS ABOUT TEN SIZES TOO SMALL. THE PHENOMENON IS A NEW VERSION OF PLANTATION SLAVERY. BLACK KIDS PLAY, WHITE KIDS JUMP UP AND DOWN IN THE STANDS. ATROCIOUS!