The members of the Occupy Movement have a long winter ahead of them. It would be a winter well spent if they used it to read and discuss the work of Halldor Laxness.
Laxness experienced firsthand a society where the one percent exploited and abused the ninety-nine percent in ways that, today, are shocking. It
Intergalactic Resurrection
The title of this edition which is called Under the Glacier instead of Christianity Under Glacier offends me.
It offends me in the same way that the White House calling a Christmas tree a holiday tree offends me. The titles of books are usually chosen by marketing departments. The author has little, or even, no say in the title. Nor do his descendants. I assume that Kristanhald Under J
Craft Fairs
I know Christmas is coming because the craft fairs have started. As we get closer to December, there will be as many as two or three on a weekend. There
American Thanksgiving
This is a difficult time for America. Strife stalks the land. There is division even at the highest levels of government. Yet, when I think of America, I always feel a sense of gratefulness.
Silence of the Grave
If you know someone who likes murder mysteries, you have to put this book under that person
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from my dining room window
The Garry Oak tree in the immediate foreground is mine. The display of colour behind is my neighbour’s yard. My goal is to turn the disaster that is mine into the colourful symphony across the street.
On Prostate Cancer
(from my diary)
I was to leave for my regular summer holiday in my home town of Gimli in two days so I nearly cancelled my physical. I hadn
