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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Jag, My Doggie, Part XLI

It’s bright and sunny, there isn’t a cloud in the sky; it’s a gorgeous day, and all would be well with this world if it hadn’t been for that load of snow dumped on us overnight, the kind that normally finds its way to some Bush in Quebec or to Pembroke, up there in the distant wilds of Northern... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Are Honour and Chivalry Outdated?

In a world that is determinedly egalitarian, concepts of ‘chivalry’ and ‘honour’ have lost much of their power, and possibly even much of their meaning. The very fact that debates over these issues invariably involve an invocation of the past tells us something important, namely that these ideas as... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Jag, My Doggie, Part XL

My knowledge of botany is rather limited. I know what a rose looks like, a tulip or a dandelion, and being Canadian it is my patriotic duty to recognize a maple tree, but beyond that everything is more or less green, with lovely patches of colour daubed here and there; at least in summer – in fall... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Jag, My Doggie, Part XXXIX

Last night we had our first snowfall to speak of, if you think a snowfall of little more than an inch is worth speaking of. But in the backyard there was a festive late-Christmas touch of glitter on the cedars, made even more sparkling because they’re illuminated for the season with small... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Working Out Has Its Rewards…

As I pull out of the vast expanse of the GO station parking lot, turning onto the bridge crossing Hwy 401 and aiming the car home, suddenly blue and red strobe lights are flooding the inside of my car and my vision… Shit! WTF have I done now? Absolutely nothing that I know of, but of course I pull... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011)

Christopher Hitchens, scintillating polemicist, indefatigable atheist, enemy of sham and of the Clintons, a man of both heart and head in the spirit of Clemenceau’s d ictum ‘Not to be a socialist at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head,’ even though it took... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Hi, Everybody…Part II

I mentioned in the first part of my tale that all summer I was waiting for the ‘big day’. Unfortunately I didn’t know when that day would come… It all has to do with that embarrassingly boring accident I had when I slipped on a patch of ice while I was walking Jag, my doggie, and busted my shoulder,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Hi, Everybody…Part I

I’m back. Couldn’t stay away in the end, mainly because I kept thinking of people whom I had come to regard as friends. And yes, I shall start reading you all again… Why did I leave in the first place? Well, even though I don’t dwell on my own affairs that much, as you all probably know, some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 27, 2011

Jag, My Doggie, Part XLIII: Dogs Don’t Look Up...

Dogs don’t look around much. They don’t habitually scan their environment the way we do. Instead, they will direct their eyes towards the sources of the stimuli that have reached their ears or their noses, and then only if they find them interesting. Of course, locating the source of a sound, let... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 23, 2011

Jag, My Doggie, Part XLII: The Traffic Light Concert…

Dear Blogit Friends (and Enemies, LOL), You may or may not have noticed that I haven’t been around much lately in these parts, but I haven’t, largely for reasons beyond my control. It’s mainly that the time I spend on the computer I have to devote to other matters. Even the injuries resulting from... Sign in to see full entry.

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