Randy | December 24, 2012
This is a tale from a Christmas Eve long, long ago. I grew up with a younger sibling – a sister three years younger than me. As the oldest child, and a son at that, I was raised to be responsible, respectful, steadfast, and true; and it took. My sister, on the other hand, was […]
Randy | December 23, 2012
My late Esteemed Friend Michael Baker came from a long line of shotgunners – men who lived for the hunting of waterfowl and upland game. In Lunenburg County, where we both grew up, there lies an island connected to the mainland by a short causeway, and the name of that place is Herman’s Island. The […]
Randy | December 22, 2012
“The worst gift is fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other.” ~ Johnny Carson Here in Canada, fruitcake is a staple of this season, less often eaten as a dessert than as a point in itself. Much maligned by its detractors, I feel a […]
Randy | December 12, 2012
Today’s Worldly Wisdom Wednesday has been delayed for special treatment thanks to late breaking events, so to give you something fun to do while you wait, I want you all to learn this song.
Randy | December 8, 2012
If you spend more than five seconds next to a camp fire, you already smell better than anyone who hasn’t, and you’re painfully aware that you’re just your next shower away from ordinary. But fear not! Salvation is at hand, brought to you by Campfire Cologne. Serendipity brought this to my attention today. Priceless.
Randy | December 5, 2012
Here’s a thrilling little ditty that’s as unsafe for work as you can get at this hour of the day. Yes, writers are sexy. You’ve seen my Wife – I’m living proof! That’s why writers write – because we can’t contain all the sexy, even during sex! Here’s Rachel Bloom in the official music video […]
Randy | December 1, 2012
Before the foppery of fashion that surrounds us today there were old standards that stood the test of centuries. Most notably, the codpiece and the cloak. The latter is our subject today, presented by lindybeige as part of his A Point About series. If your accessory list for a night on the town includes daggers […]
Randy | November 24, 2012
Last Sunday evening, Mrs. LFM and I spent some exquisite hours soaking up the perfection that is Jesse Cook and his band of musical magicians, with the added spice of incomparable guest vocalist Emma-Lee. The tour is titled The Blue Guitar Sessions, and the venue was the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium at the Dalhousie Arts Centre […]
Randy | November 17, 2012
A hot woman who is also competent in the use of weapons is a mainstay in cinema, and yet when those skills are taken out of the realm of art and inserted into life, it’s often seen as remarkable – even bizarre – by the same people who thought it so wonderful in the movie […]
Randy | October 28, 2012
“Russian Roulette is not the same without a gun, And baby when it’s love if it’s not rough it isn’t fun …” ~ Lady Gaga, Poker Face The sudden upswing in popularity of such books as Fifty Shades of Grey is at once unsurprising and inexplicable to me. Unsurprising because the dark side of desire […]