Randy | January 16, 2012
Doers and Talkers By LFM The Doers and the Talkers Are as a breed apart. While Doers work and get things done, The Talkers never start. The Talker never does a thing But bend the Doer’s ear, The noise he makes comes from his mouth, Not tools and working gear. This happens from a simple [...]
Randy | December 31, 2011
I’ll be looking at the past year in a retrospective tomorrow. In the mean time, here’s my favourite New Year’s Eve song, dedicated tonight to Sarge, a persecuted dog you’ll be reading more about here in the very near future because in my opinion, what’s being done to Sarge and his family in the name [...]
Randy | December 29, 2011
As promised yesterday, here we are for a romp on the dark side. What else is new? Northern Europe is home to a rich cornucopia of mythology centered around the doings of entities, deities, and personalities that practice their own rituals at this time of the rolling year. Born of harsher times, these are naturally [...]
Randy | December 27, 2011
“Relax the Eyes, See The Candle ‘Breathe’ ~ Now Take Time ~ Take Time for Reflection – Thank Your Ancestors, Regain your Direction & Become ‘Ready’….” ~ Master at Arms James A. Keating For those caught up in its currents, a lot of you are now in that all too familiar state of holiday depletion [...]
Randy | December 24, 2011
Mrs. LFM and I had traditional Christmas experiences in our mutual upbringings. We both grew up steeped in that peculiar amalgam of Christian observances, family traditions, seasonal flavours and smells, feverish preparation, and breathless anticipation that, for us kids, began with the arrival of the first Christmas gift catalogues mere weeks following the annual return [...]
Randy | December 22, 2011
“We plunged into the cornucopia quivering with desire and the ecstasy of unbridled avarice.” ~ Adult Ralphie narrating about diving with his brother into the gifts under the Christmas tree, A Christmas Story (1983) Today is the very day I talked about yesterday – the Winter Solstice is upon us and tomorrow the sun begins [...]
Randy | December 21, 2011
If there is one thing to be learned from history, it’s that from a practical standpoint, people don’t learn anything from history. The winter solstice – the interval of time that surrounds the shortest day, and likewise the longest night of the annual cycle, has held deep spiritual meaning for human societies as long as [...]
Randy | March 6, 2011
Oddly enough, this poem was born from an intention to write something with a pretty beginning that set the reader up for a funny punch line involving the way Spring unveils just how much frozen dog shit has been slumbering under the snow and ice in our yard, and that blessed day when Nature does [...]
Randy | March 27, 2010
“Earth Hour 2010″ occurs today, 27 March 2010, from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM local time. That means wherever you are. First taking place in 2007, Earth Hour is organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for the stated purpose of raising world awareness of climate change by encouraging people and businesses to switch off [...]