Dark Sentiments – Day 3

| October 3, 2010

I am privileged to know a policeman with whom I have shared many a working and non-working hour, occasionally whilst quaffing an ale or ten. Our man is a retired member of the now disbanded Whynacht Security & Survival/Lunenburg – Mahone Bay Police Expeditionary Force who now plies his trade as a crime scene investigator […]

Dark Sentiments – Day 2

| October 2, 2010

Mrs. LFM and I were recently asked to dinner at the residence of the kind of friends that don’t require the services of a food and drink taster before anything passes one’s lips. In the course of the evening I had cause to mention our preferences for dark, even black, humour. I further recounted how […]

Dark Sentiments – Day 1

| October 1, 2010

Throughout human history and up to an amazingly short time ago, people lived in more intimate contact with Nature. The reality of what constituted a “work week” was driven by whether or not the sun was up, the current weather trends, the time of the month, and the season of the year.  Self-sufficiency of the […]

The Sandwich With the Dragon Tattoo

| September 20, 2010

The first time I read Lord of the Rings, I’m sure I was personally responsible for skyrocketing values of stocks for companies involved in the production of bacon, mushrooms, and dark, full bodied beers. I absolutely enjoy any literature that confronts me with a description of food consumed by the characters that leaves me wanting […]

Being in the Wild: The Original Control/Alt/Delete

| August 27, 2010

I’ve never been one to become bored by my own company. I was quite young when I realized that being alone wasn’t boring, and that to truly know boredom I had to be in the company of other people. For most of my childhood, and all of what has so far passed as my adult […]

A Meditation on Cloudy Thinking

| August 17, 2010

Too many people with whom I’ve to do Go through life with their reason askew. When their answers arrive Two plus two equals five Using very large values of two.

A Codger’s Lament

| August 16, 2010

A Codger’s Lament By LFM A hoary old codger out west Brought his doctor a special request, “This may seem rather queer, “But the reason I’m here, “Is to check out my sperm count, no jest!”

Another Piece of Ribaldry

| August 16, 2010

A teacher once offered a prize For a student to quickly devise What organ might When treated aright Grow 20 times larger in size.

A Bit of Irreverent Sunday Amusement Based on a Joke I Once Heard

| August 15, 2010

Renowned one-eyed whore, Cindy Lou Was in demand for the things she could do. For a bit more out of pocket You could screw her eye socket And she’d always keep an eye out for you!

A Shit From the Prairie Named Stu …

| July 29, 2010

I enjoy dabbling in the creation of humourous poetry. Some day I will write a poem beginning with the line that is the title of this post. Known only to my closest associates is that, when in my cups and sufficiently provoked, I’ve been known to throw one off the lip as it were, writing […]