A Codger’s Lament
Randy | 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!”
Shock Collar Containment Systems for Pets – Not Recommended by the Large Fierce Mammals
Randy | June 18, 2010
Mrs. LFM and I work professionally in the field of dog rehabilitation and dog owner training. It also periodically happens that a dog can no longer remain in its present home and we are called upon to be involved in the re-homing process. Some of these dogs have issues and require rehabilitation before they can […]
Time Wounds All Heels
Randy | June 11, 2010
I have just received word that a particularly vile enemy of mine, a person I have always detested to a degree I find difficult to put into words, has done me the courtesy of dying. I am happy to report that, by this act, a life that rejoiced in the misery and misfortunes of others […]
More Kitchen Knife Technique
Randy | March 29, 2010
In a previous LFM article titled Kitchen Knife Technique I exposed you all to the teachings of Chad Ward, author of An Edge in the Kitchen. Today’s post introduces some exquisite knife work using what many of us would regard as an unlikely tool – the Nepalese khukuri.
Observations on the Best Food Show on Television
Randy | April 18, 2009
As unrepentant carnivores, Mrs. Large Fierce Mammal and I have small tolerance for those among the Great Unwashed who see nothing wrong with eating meat while at the same time idiotically attempting to expunge their “sin” by repeatedly reminding everyone in earshot of how bad or guilty they feel about it. We have the utmost […]
Promiscuity Can Lead to Demonic Possession
Randy | October 26, 2008
In an article written by Hilary White posted to LifeSiteNews.com on 15 August 2008 titled “Westminster Exorcist Says Promiscuity can Lead to Demonic Possession“, 73 year-old Father Jeremy Davies is quoted as saying that, “Promiscuity, as well as homosexuality and pornography … is a form of sexual perversion and can lead to demonic possession … […]
What’s Worse Than Finding a Blue Jay in Your Car?
Randy | September 26, 2008
Everybody’s heard this riddle Q: What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? A: Finding half a worm. Many years ago I was driving through the Annapolis Valley on a beautiful late summer day. In the car with me were my ex- wife (front passenger seat), her mother (rear right seat), and her mother’s […]
Nevermore! What WAS in your wallet?
Randy | September 25, 2008
You never know who’s watching. Readers please note that, while certainly not innocent, the raven in this picture was in no way implicated in the sordid tale that follows. One day in the summer of 2000, while I was on duty working police/fire dispatch in Lunenburg, I received a call from a tourist who was […]
Don’t Ever Change
Randy | September 24, 2008
About 15 years ago, one of my medical alarm clients dropped her panic button in her toilet. She fished it out right away, but in trying to wash it off, water penetrated the casing and caused an alarm. After the dust settled, and she told me what had happened, I went to her residence to […]
Musings as Hallowe’en Approaches – Part the Second
Randy | September 7, 2008
In 1984 I moved into a large house on Lincoln Street in Lunenburg. The layout of the stairway to the second floor prevented me from taking my bedframe up to the master bedroom, so I had to sleep on the mattress on the floor as a stopgap measure. On the first night I slept in […]