Randy | October 21, 2011
There were supposed to be two zombie inspired articles here this year, but thanks to the late breaking news of Lindsay Lohan’s zombification, we all got stuck with one extra. Tonight though, the coast is clear (I know because I’m almost literally sitting on it) and we can proceed with the way things were supposed […]
Randy | October 9, 2011
Signs leading into some communities on the south shore of Nova Scotia read, “We love the beauty that surrounds us and welcome you to share it.” Such a sunshiny bit of prose, but ’twas not always thus. The town of Lunenburg and its surrounding area was settled by Protestant immigrants of German, Swiss, and French […]
Randy | October 6, 2011
Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still. Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible To feeling as to sight? or art thou but A dagger of the mind, a false creation, Proceeding from the […]
Randy | October 2, 2011
In the world of Man we have seen grocery stores expand their services to incorporate pharmacies while pharmacies have opened extensively stocked grocery departments so that, store name notwithstanding, the distinction between the two is becoming blurred. Most so called “department stores” have gone that way too in the inexorable quest to be all things […]
Randy | September 22, 2011
In my 2 June 2010 article titled Contemplations on a Really Bad Idea, I talked about the abysmally stupid practice of “trail running” and its singular ability to enhance a practitioner’s likelihood of being assaulted by wildlife. If you haven’t read it, please do before going further. This morning, thanks to my friend Jim Keating, […]
Randy | September 11, 2011
In every war in every era, the lives of some have been ending violently at the same time those of others have been blossoming. Such is the way of things. In Lunenburg, the morning of 11 September 2001 dawned foggy enough to obscure the coffee cup in front of your face. Nothing surprising for late […]
Randy | September 10, 2011
As an outdoorsy, self-reliant guy, I carry and use knives daily. In my personal and professional life – which being self employed tends to be the same thing most of the time – it’s a rarity for me not to find reason to use the pliers, Phillips screwdriver, and one or both blades on my […]
Randy | August 15, 2011
Nature is unpredictable. All Nature’s creatures are equipped to work with that fact, and it’s why we humans created such damnable things as religion and statistics. It’s also why, without looking like it, I have a tool and first aid kit either on my person or within reach 24/7 that includes a heavy duty multi-tool, […]
Randy | August 14, 2011
Intrinsic (adjective) – Belonging to or part of the real nature of something/somebody. Safe (adjective) – Not likely to lead to any physical harm or danger. Not involving much or any risk; not likely to be wrong or to upset somebody. I obtained the definitions above from the online Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Please note […]
Randy | July 21, 2011
Recently Mrs. LFM and I rewatched the 1993 version of The Three Musketeers. While we love the story, the fact that, even this year, Hollywood is making yet another version has been causing me to finger the keen edge of my own blade with corrective measures in mind. A sporadic, though not uncommon, event. Ah […]