dunesifter

The pigeons skidding to a halt in mid air was like something out of a cartoon. How stupid can birds get? There was their croaking wing- mate, Willy, pinned down by the hawk, having his guts ripped open, and all his buddies did was an aerial emergency stop, hover for a few seconds and watch. I didn’t... Sign in to see full entry.

This is a response to last week's post, ‘ What is 8 storeys tall and the highest point in the capital of Nunavut? ’ This funny doggerel was written by my Scots pal Andy and emailed to me this morning. I am posting it for two reasons. 1) Creative genius should be recognized, and it will really... Sign in to see full entry.

...and I am not looking forward to it. The men are going to make and serve the meal, not to mention clear up and wash dishes afterwards. This is no big deal to me, as I am a clearer upper par excellence. I have to be, to stop a certain young lady from making loud throat-clearing noises and pointing... Sign in to see full entry.

Why? Will being alive be a good enough reason for you? Please God, you don't have to make me suffer for saying and writing it, do you? I was coming back from the gym and looking over the river at the Adirondacks and suddenly the whole wonder of my being here, hit me like a ton of bricks. Isn’t it... Sign in to see full entry.

Give in? Sorry about this, but I just couldn't resist the newspaper article. Perhaps I should have asked you what or where Nunavut is? And have you any idea what the capital of Nunavut is? I know you are absolutely dying to know so I’ll put you out of your misery. Nunavut is way up there in igloo... Sign in to see full entry.

I was sitting here, feet on desk, pondering life’s imponderables - like why doesn’t Symantec make a decent product, and why does my computer keep crashing – when I noticed Ell’s odd behavior. When I’m on the subject of imponderables, I found it quite odd this morning in the changing room at the gym... Sign in to see full entry.

the bank teller opined. To my amazement, I found myself agreeing with her. Walking out of the bank into the downpour of rain, I shook my head at the non-Canadian February weather. The weather is disgraceful, and I’m sure there is a law against it. I may as well have stayed in Scotland, and this in... Sign in to see full entry.

Scotland has had many wonderful poets, from Hugh McDiarmid to Norman McCaig, but there is only one National Poet whose birth date is celebrated each year – Robert Burns. Rabbie was born on January 25th 1759, and this, being the 25th, is Rabbie Burns Nicht. Being the poet of the common man, Rabbie... Sign in to see full entry.

… which, according to Ell is Monday – and it’s January? It was strange in church this morning. I was sitting there thinking, ‘Who’s listening to this sermon? Is it me?’ I exaggerate, but only slightly. This week I found out how the mind can camouflage the mind. Of course I was at the Doc’s on... Sign in to see full entry.

I realise that the expression, only the good die young, is supposed to relate to the fact that the young haven’t had time to be bad, but I’ve developed another theory – not like me, is it? I was at the Doctor’s this morning to brave the usual blood test results. They were OK as far as I was... Sign in to see full entry.