The other day, I came across an article in The Globe & Mail about a Brazilian who had made an “epic ride” on horseback from Alaska to Calgary this year. It seems that it is not the first epic horseback ride that Filipe Masetti Leite has made, and according to the article, once traveled on …
Can lighters blow up in the sun? I honestly before never expected that a lighter left out in the sun would blow up. But if they are Chinese and cheap, I discovered by accident, they can. Last year, I was warned not to leave any lighters in the vehicle as they could blow up, and …
In Greece, while many people do not have much of a “yard” at their homes, many have a small garden in front, often with a native tree. The front “yard” here is quite small relative to the sizes of yards back in North America, but our tree of course is an olive. The neighbour on …
In the earlier post, I wrote about some of my first memories and some ideas about memory. I pointed out that memories can be a peculiar thing. I’ll take that a bit further while discussing some of the most haunting memories I have. I have tried to put them behind me, have seldom talked about …
Two Memories That Haunt – Aiding A Shooting Victim & Being Shot At Read More »
Memories can be a peculiar thing. You can have them, lose them, and sometimes, memories will come flowing back into the mind like a river. Sometimes, when trying to recall something, the memories work like a small trickle, and then suddenly as you keep thinking about them, the trickle grows to a torrent. What I …
My Earliest Memory – The Empress Of Canada, 1966 – And Other Thoughts On Memory Read More »
Early childhood memories. Look at that image, and realize that it all used to be farmland, and some of my earliest memories are of that area – but it was nothing like what it is now. I am sorry for such a large image, but I wanted anyone who finds this interesting, to see all …
My subjective post on somethings that are beautiful. The best is saved for the last – because it involves my own subjective value on pride in one of my sons as well as what I think was an awesome service from a friend of mine. But here goes: (Note June 10th, 2020 – Sadly, the …
Well, I’ve been tagged again. This time by Chimera, with the “Four By Four” meme thing (why are these tag games called “memes” anyhow?). Four vehicles I’ve owned: 1. 1974 Datsun 710. My very first car. I bought it from my dad in 1982. By that time, it was quite the rust bucket, but it …
Today, the Memorial Service for my friend, Don Brown, was held. I was honoured to have been asked to speak at the service. I’m not a public speaker though. I don’t mind speaking to two or three people, at informal gatherings, but to stand up in front of a large crowd, my thighs start to …
I didn’t make it tonight. Which is very unfortunate, especially considering that Bob Tarantino and I were kind of organizing the thing. A whole bunch of things came up including some interesting things with my landlord. These “interesting” things have included an original proposal from him to raise my office rent 50% (not going to …