Randy | September 13, 2014
“The distance to the outpost by direct road was 12 miles but Laura feared she would encounter American guards that way and chose a roundabout route. She went first to St Davids where she was joined by her niece, Elizabeth Secord, and then to Shipman’s Corners (St Catharines). Elizabeth became exhausted and Laura continued alone, […]
Randy | July 23, 2014
The picture at left is of a new in the package Coghlan’s Brand machete, available as I type from the outdoor sports and leisure section of your nearest Canadian Tire store for $14.99 before tax. It’s posted here merely to illustrate that the machete is an inexpensive and easily acquired item of equipment pretty much […]
Randy | July 19, 2014
I am favoured in that I have the honour of knowing a precious few who live their lives on the Warrior Path. Some of those would be surprised to learn that I view them that way. To speak of the Warrior Path is to conjure images of life and death. Of strife and struggle. Of […]
Randy | June 15, 2014
Totally Organic By LFM Conveyor belts at checkout stands Are monuments to careless hands, For as each turns it brings to view Smears that range from “Yuck!” to “Eww!” It may be water, maybe not. It might be drool, or might be snot. One critter’s blood? Another’s jizz? No way of telling what it is. […]
Randy | June 8, 2014
For the information of anyone who has somehow missed the news of the tragic events that played out this past week in Moncton, New Brunswick, I’m going to recap here. For a complete time line of events as reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), see here. On the evening of Wednesday, 4 June 2014, […]
Randy | June 1, 2014
Spirit Messengers. The term conjures images of animals sent by a higher power to offer guidance toward the right Path. A Google search will turn up reams of pages identifying the characteristics of each creature, along with its “meaning” should it choose to make itself seen to you under a variety of circumstances. As with […]
Randy | May 25, 2014
I personally espouse and teach what I hold to be the necessity of being as self-sufficient and savvy as one can possibly be in seeing to the welfare of you and yours. I believe in community and lending a hand in defense of those who can’t help themselves, and in knowing how to recognize evil […]
Randy | May 12, 2014
Last December I posted a piece here called Drying Up and Blowing Away that spoke to my contempt for the Canada Post Corporation. From that, you won’t be surprised that I greeted last Friday’s announcement of a commemorative Hank Snow stamp with a snort of mirth born of irony. The choice was perfect. For those […]
Randy | May 8, 2014
This was inspired by a CBC article Mrs. LFM brought to my attention today on the subject of those items of produce most infused with pesticide contamination. Ode to the Marketplace By LFM The money’s spent, the thing is built, It’s time to market, screw the guilt. Though testers, testing, met their ending, Still they […]
Randy | May 3, 2014
Bloody Foreigners is the name of a four part series that aired on British television beginning in 2010. It tells the story of how pivotal events in British history were brought to a successful conclusion in no small part through the efforts of non-British people. The series title alone spoke to me because I am […]