Tomorrow, the Queen will have ruled Britannia for 70 years.
It was on February 6th, 1952, when her father, King George VI, died. She was vacationing at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya at the time
February 3, 2022
March 19, 2022
Tags: pandemic
The Vaccine-Hesitants — and Lunatics
I generally write one blog on a subject and then move on. This is because the world is a fascinating place for a hedgehog like
July 27, 2021
August 10, 2021
Vaccine-Nation
In April last year, as Donald Trump handed the pandemic over to the states to deal with, and then kept Democratic ones from receiving funding
July 22, 2021
August 9, 2021
Re-opening Meets Re-awakening
I remember March 13th last year. It was a Friday, and the day most North Americans left our workplaces and hunkered down for the coming
June 15, 2021
August 9, 2021
Feed the Arts. Grow the Nation.
Why do arts groups argue for more funds from governments and corporate sponsors by using their second-best argument for that money? It goes like this:
April 29, 2021
August 9, 2021
Can a ward heeler be a real healer?
The Washington Post ran a contest long ago for the most boring headline of the year. The winner was “Canadian initiative launched.” The word that
April 22, 2021
August 9, 2021
RamsayWrites – A Shot in the Dark
With few of us flying, we don’t hear stories of air rage anymore. They used to be all the rage, and on the rise. A
March 15, 2021
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – How to divert – and defend – yourself this weekend.
Enough of reality. It makes my head hurt. We’re all locked-down. It’s not even February. So rather than writing about plagues and insurrections, today’s Plague-Ground
January 14, 2021
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Strike 4. We’re out.
“Where were you when….?” Yesterday was one of those days. I’d chalked up two of them in the past four years, to balance the two
January 8, 2021
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – What Happens When You Finally Leave Your Abuser
Every expert says this is the most dangerous time. You have crossed the man who has stolen your life. His rage is volcanic; his hurt,
November 27, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
These are a few of my favourite things. They’ve been spotted, cut and pasted in my “Maybe a blog?” folder. But with the arrival of
November 19, 2020
August 9, 2021
The Plague-Ground – You’re at a movie in a packed theatre. You smell smoke.
You see flames flicker up from an empty seat in front of you. You’re tempted to stand up and yell “Fire!” But you don’t because that
November 16, 2020
August 9, 2021
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