A new way to support the Arts! More important that simply explaining a definition, is a new service I have begun in a way to support the Arts. It has come about for a couple of intersecting reasons: The Saint (ST) having grown up in the Québecois culture (and thus heavily influenced by French authors […]

Laurentian Elite! It’s been a month away from my writing mode. Obviously a great deal has happened but it will take a few Chapters to cover it all. Right now I am pressed to define myself. In the last chapter (and doubtless in earlier chapters too) I have referred to the Laurentian Elite syndrome. Recently […]

I had a dilemma!! Recently I have been beset with interesting dilemmas. My teaching relationship with CUE has raised some challenging questions. People I know and care for are themselves dealing with unsettling questions. Other people I respect and like very much cannot see how the attitudes of Central Canada (more particularly the Laurentian Elite […]

It’s IN SITU! Just a quick note as I have been receiving a number of inquiries and this is likely the most direct way to informing everyone. Regarding the weird spot on my earlobe, after seeing a new dermatologist, he referred me to a cancer surgeon specialist. Here is the post-op report: Skin lesion, left […]

A walk will do you good!!Already we are hearing the moans and groans about the possibility that door-to-door mail delivery may finally be terminated totally across the land. Not sure why those who are still getting that expensive service believe they are entitled to such a gift. Most of us have adjusted over ten years […]

What? I hardly knew ya’…A couple nights ago I watched a new film on Netflix: Chappaquidick! It’s a re-creation of that infamous moment in Senator Ted Kennedy’s life when he drove a car off a small bridge near Martha’s Vineyards late at night and the campaign worker with him, Mary Jo Kopechne was drowned. I […]

Finally the Season’s Ski Results (‘26) Skier: ST RAR HW gw Days 18(ST) 17 (RAR) 11 (HW) 15 (gw) RUNS 130 (ST) 148 (RAR 85 (HW) 107 (gw) Vm’s (metres) 44,247 (ST) 58,351 (RAR) 39,016 (HW) 39,372 (gw) Distance (kms)256.83 (ST) 169.10 (RAR) 188.30 (HW) 177.10 (gw) Max (km/h) 49.9 (ST) n/a (RAR) 64.4 (HW) […]

Some days are quieter than others!! Today was one of those days which are seldom planned. Started with a return to Tuesday at the gym. It was, as usual, not all that easy but I made it through and felt like I was better for the process. I even went and filled my SUV with […]

It is already the end of March!! This morning during my mini-workout the music switched from John Stewart & the Phoenix Concerts to U2. This Irish band continues to amaze me with the relevance of their music forty years after it was first recorded. One song still resonates with me: I still haven’t found what […]

Health or not so much…Late last fall a spot appeared on my left ear lobe. Looked like a liver spot or and aging spot (depending on your orientation to life’s transitions). Having checked with my family doctor it was then determined or be of minor consequence; but, watch to see if it grows! After Christmas, […]