Blog block again today – writer’s block for bloggers. Nothing jumped out at me by way of an idea for a blog this morning and I am sure that this happens to a lot of writers. I warmed a little to the idea of writing about body parts that were named after people, such as, […]
I have to pay tribute today to another pioneer who has died – Ray Harryhausen. He played a major role in stop motion photography and moved animation based on this technique dramatically forward. Here is a tribute to him published online in the CBC news. He is also credited with influencing so much of the
Hot on the heels of May the Fourth (force) is an Audi commercial that just might win awards. I have to pay tribute to the creative minds that dream up these amazing scenes. Who would have thought that you could “star” Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto in a car commercial that included a rendition of
Names are really personal, unless you are 1 of 5 Jennifers, 3 Katherines, 4 Jasons and few Nicks in a group. Maybe this is why parents try to give their kids distinctive names. I know there are some parents who give their children really ridiculous names. Either they are set on going against the grain,
I sometimes have trouble finding a particular poem on the internet, because I have remembered a line or two, but have forgotten the title and/or the author. Yesterday, I was looking for a poem to go with a picture that I had taken that reminded me of summer somewhere in small town North America. I
Yesterday, I posted about the healing power of music and linked to an old folk song that I had never heard before – The Broom of the Cowdenknowes. I decided to do a little more research on the song and the plant called Scotch Broom. Broom comes in many varieties and grows almost everywhere. In
I read two blogs recently on new studies that use music to heal. The first was written by Ann Mullen on the power of music in transforming the lives of Alzheimer’s patients. The video in her post shows an elderly man who has not communicated in years. He is in an institution, now, but he loved
I love this pun. The original expression “may the force be with you,” is powerful. I don’t think that it is diminished in anyway by the humour of the wordplay. In fact I think that the pun adds another dimension to the phrase. We actually have a day dedicated to the wish that everyone will
I am fortunate that I live very close to a 200 acre arboretum. It’s actually a huge cemetery right in the centre of the city and about 5 minutes from my office. Yesterday was a beautiful Spring day – 18C, full sun, no wind, so I decided to go for a morning walk. It was
Here is another lift from a FB post. I apologize, but some are very funny. They are excepts from court records and I have to believe that they are true statements. WTF??? HOW DO COURT RECORDERS KEEP STRAIGHT FACES???? These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually
