I been trying to adopt the mantra of "just love". I think it reduces the human experience to its purest and most simple level. Just love myself, just love my situation, just love those around me... just love.…
Read moreSaturday Song - Peace Within
This has always been one of the favourite songs I have written. It was inspired midway through the reign of Mike Harris as Premier of Ontario when I realized the common sense revolution didn't have a lot of common sense.…
Read moreImprovising for Fun and Profit
I've always had an interest in comedy. My earliest comedic performances took place in elementary school classrooms where I was quick with a zinger in response to what was happening around me. It often got me into trouble with the…
Read moreContemplating Joy
I should awaken each day and fully breathe in the joy of being alive. Certainly there is suffering, my own suffering, suffering among those I love and all living things. But there is also great joy and beauty. The green…
Read moreSaturday Song - Seeds of Love
An original song recorded in my childhood home that we are vacating after 55 years of continuous occupancy. It is difficult to leave but we take with us a lifetime of memories.
This Machine Kills Fascists
As citizens, we have given up ownership of our democratic system. It has been taken over by special interest groups and the friends and financial supporters of those in power. Wealthy men clothe themselves in the trappings of populism…
Read moreContemplating Mothers
Mothers. Where would we be without them? Nowhere. Who else carries us day after day for nine months having no idea who we are or might become? Then after we're born, mothers attend to our every need for at least…
Read moreWhy Do We Love Music?
Why do we love music? Why can music move us to tears or arouse us to a state of euphoria?
According to scientists, listening to music stimulates the same areas of the brain that are stimulated by good food…
Read moreSaturday Cover - Willy Plays Driving My Life Away
Cousin Willy takes over the YouTube channel again this week with his rendition of the Eddie Rabbitt trucker's anthem Driving My Life Away.
Moving Towards Minimalism
It's difficult to let go of things.
You've probably noticed this if you've ever moved, decluttered or had to deal with decommissioning an estate. Objects and items retain deep emotional attachments even when their functional value has long passed…
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