Dark Sentiments 2013 – Day 13: Whither Thou Goest?

| October 13, 2013

I once convinced a small group of idiots that my birth certificate had an expiry date stamped on it. Don’t try this yourselves though, because my powers of persuasion exceed that of mere mortals, and I’d hate to be responsible for any of you hurting yourselves; at least if I’m not there to watch. Good […]

Dark Sentiments 2013 – Day 3: Another One Bites the Dust

| October 3, 2013

The title of today’s Dark Sentiment is taken from that toe tappin’ Queen classic we all know and love, and most particularly its use in one of my favourite commercials of all time. Behold: This brings me around to two animated short films that I present today for your viewing pleasure, both dealing with the […]

Dark Sentiments 2013 – Day 1: A New Beginning

| October 1, 2013

Welcome, Dear Reader, to yet another season of Dark Sentiments; being our traditional 31 October days of musings, revelations, exposé, poetry, literature, visual arts, and myriad dark expressions of the Human spirit, all chosen from the sort most in the world have spent the past year trying desperately to avoid, or pretend into nonexistence. This […]

The Apprentice

| September 14, 2013

In a recent telephone conversation with my Esteemed Friend Gary Carbone, we spoke of matters that included the taking on of students, and the choosing of training partners. Specifically, the filtering of those who truly want to know from those who simply want to look as though they do, and how one may come to […]

A Tale of Two Bints and a Bear

| August 27, 2013

The stupidity of sending out trappers after a bear who did nothing except be a bear is unbelievable. How about – if you’re going into bear country, expect to have a bear encounter. If you can’t handle that, DON’T GO WHERE BEARS LIVE!! And for fuck’s sake, wear something a little more appropriate on your […]

In Ferro Veritas – Chapter the Fourth

| August 17, 2013

Welcome back dear reader, and may I introduce you to this fourth chapter of In Ferro Veritas! This summer in Nova Scotia has seen an extreme escalation in highway accidents and fatalities therefrom. Along with this has come a constantly fizzling, crackling background noise of daily close calls, and it is a rarity these days for […]

There is Nothing that Pairs With This

| August 16, 2013

The Northeast Italian winery known as Vina Lunardelli is provoking the strongest response from organizations globally for the sale of what it calls “Hitler Wine”. Vina Lunardelli has started selling a product line of wines that feature images of the infamous leader of the Third Reich …. … Vina Lunardelli simply states that they are […]

Father Thomas and the Bear

| August 14, 2013

Father Thomas and the Bear By LFM Father Thomas crossed the sea With righteous blazing soul, In search of heathen sinners, Whose salvation was his goal. A month of sore privation Found him standing on a strand Wherefrom a forest primal Stretched across a trackless land. T’was there he met a people Who were naked, […]

Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics

| August 3, 2013

In an overly politicized, polarized world, seething with bullshit and wherein you can’t swing a severed arm without hitting someone who’s selling something, entirely too much credibility and trust is placed in statistics. Statistics have value only within very specific parameters, and for the most part those parameters do not include the broad, sweeping strokes […]

In Ferro Veritas – Chapter the Third

| July 21, 2013

Greetings gentle reader! If you’ve made it here to these latest musings without reading Chapter the First and Chapter the Second of this series, I respectfully suggest that you do that before proceeding. To the left is a photograph that I personally took last week, in the bedroom of an 82 year old woman who […]