Day 849: From Bark To Boom – The Unflinching Spirit Of Our Animal Military

originally published April 28, 2014 James Joyce once said that one’s writing should inevitably become the pool of one’s deepest confessions. Actually he didn’t, but that sounded like a plausible opening sentence and it conveniently nudges me into the first point I want to make, which is a confession. It’s true that, for a brief […]

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Day 848: No One Is Far From Bacon

originally published April 27, 2014 Those who know me (or who have read enough of my articles to have observed when my jokes and references get tired and therefore repeated) know that I love to write about bacon. Today I’m offering a new take on the topic; in fact, I’m refocussing my literary lens on […]

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Day 847: Tales From Liberty Island

originally published April 26, 2014 If I were to brainstorm everything I know about the Statue of Liberty it would look like this: The French donated it as a gift to mark the United States’ centennial (and probably as a thank-you for having whomped their perpetual enemy, the British, in the Revolutionary War). It blows […]

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Day 846: I Hereby Yield The Floor To The Member Of Parliament From Crazytown

originally published April 25, 2014 As much as I try to avoid writing about politics (mostly because I’m far more informed about other topics, like bacon and juggling), I am nevertheless somewhat boggled, baffled and befuddled at the fact that Rob Ford could very possibly win his bid for re-election this fall as Toronto’s mayor. […]

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Day 845: The Red Side Of The Moon

originally published April 24, 2014 Stargazers with a curious mind, a tolerance for late night wakefulness and who weren’t locked beneath the astronomical cock-block of an overcast sky got to witness a spectacular lunar eclipse last week. It was a crimson marvel, a humbling reminder of a universe beyond petulant cat videos and the frustrating […]

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