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Posted in General on Jul 22nd, 2014
All my life I have had a “thing” about machines. I have never been able to make them work much less fix them when they don’t. Going back to an outboard motor when I was a youngster I have always felt that I was at a horrible disadvantage with the machine and sooner or later […]
Posted in General on Jul 19th, 2014
The Conservative government of Stephen Harper and his lackey John Baird ought to be ashamed of themselves as indeed the country should be ashamed of them. Their position with respect to Israel and Gaza is so short sighted as to be a national disgrace and should be condemned by all Canadians. It would be idle […]
Posted in General on Jul 17th, 2014
My old radio station, CKNW is in a lot of trouble. Its ratings have fallen to the point where they are ridiculous. They are losing their online people, which is natural as time goes by, without any obvious replacements. There was a time when NW always had a farm team, as often as not employed […]
Posted in General on Jul 16th, 2014
I am in the process of ridding myself of about 700 to 800 books because of lack of shelf space. I was astonished then, to get a call from Wendy, from 32 Books, asking if I would like her to buy me a book. She brought it home and I sat down and read it […]
Posted in General on Jul 14th, 2014
I am not a soccer fan. I did not watch any of the World Cup except the final which I mildly enjoyed. It’s not that I have anything against soccer. It is obviously the most popular game in the world – did you know that if attendance is the criterion that Cricket is the second […]
Posted in General on Jul 11th, 2014
I am very alarmed and not a little annoyed at the Christy Clark government’s lackadaisical and casual attitude towards the dangers of liquified natural gas ( LNG) right from the source through to the last tanker leaving the Strait of Juan De Fuca. We are told that this production and sale of LNG will be […]
Posted in General on Jul 10th, 2014
They are pretty thick in central Canada – especially in the media. They simply do not understand what makes BC tick. There seems to be this misapprehension that large international predators can pounce upon British Columbia at will and hack and slash away to their hearts content. The central Canadian media has chided us for […]
Posted in General on Jul 8th, 2014
This is a sad, two hanky, story. Over the years I have collected over 1000 books. Because I became ill, it was necessary to convert the room at the very bottom of our townhouse into my bedroom and workshop. This required pulling down most of the bookshelves. Our townhouse is very small so now we […]
Posted in General on Jul 5th, 2014
This a great year for anniversaries for Canada. 50 years ago we had D-Day, at which we distinguished ourselves greatly, and Dieppe where we got our asses waxed thanks to the brilliant strategy of Lord Louis Mountbatten. For the purposes of this essay the anniversary of importance is the 100th of the First World War. […]
Hi everyone! Yesterday I returned from 4 1/2 months in hospital where I had three brushes with death. I’m home now and though I’’m still pretty weak, I feel stronger and stronger as each day passes. Thanks for your patience. Best to you all. – Rafe
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