HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES….THIS IS A NEAT STORY FROM THE AP TODAY. WE COULD MAKE A FILM…..OR DO A PLAY……OR SIMPLY PONDER …… RUNAWAY, NINE, SNEAKS ONTO TWO FLIGHTS LAKEWOOD, Wash. (Jan. 18) – A determined 9-year-old runaway who managed to board flights from Seattle to Texas in efforts to [...]
One of the top historians in Canada, Dr. Karen Dubinsky of Queen’s, has hit the front pages again, this time as part of the solution to a long-standing mystery, connected (of course) with her interest in crime and violence against women……the local paper picked up the story today…. THE HISTORY OF A HUSBAND KILLER By [...]
One of my favourite people from years gone by will be a published author come April. She is also a possessor of wisdom, beyond her years. Check out the website. This is for real and do watch the best-seller lists……getting cold now, so time to read. Eh? – The Line Painter is in bookstores April. [...]
WHERE WILL IT STOP? RETIREMENT HAS ONLY SHARPENED THE CREATIVE JUICES! HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO VISIT HERE AND ALSO CONSULT THE NEW SITE AT web.mac.com/dr.geoffsmith WITH ALL THIS GOING, WE MAY YET SAVE THE WORLD……VIEW SOME PHOTOS, READ MORE BLOGGING MADNESS, LISTEN TO THE PODCAST AND AS ALWAYS, LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS. [...]
SEASON’S GREETINGS, FOLKS, AND BELOW I INCLUDE MY RECENT RESPONSE TO AN E-MAIL POEM, GENERATED PERHAPS BY RUSH LIMBAUGH OR ANN COULTER, OR SOME SUCH. MY RESPONSE COMES BEFORE THE POEM, SO GO DOWN AND READ THE POEM BEFORE THE RESPONSE. COMMENTS, AS ALWAYS, WELCOME! I must step up to the plate for this fat [...]
Am back from CA and have taken a couple of weeks to get the lay of the land. The lay is not what it might be, perhaps a bit better than it could be, but signs on the horizon suggest that tough times lie ahead. Close to home, the race for mayor and councillors heats [...]