Dark Sentiments – Day 25

| October 25, 2010

Artist Ray Villafane lives in northern Michigan with his wife and six children. Among other noteworthy accomplishments, he is famous for his pumpkin carving, and today I’m presenting a selection of seasonally appropriate creations that struck me as having come from the darker part of his soul.

Dark Sentiments – Day 13

| October 13, 2010

One of the advantages of writing on the subject of dark sentiments is that, by disturbing such a pond, one finds some interesting particles coming to the surface from delightfully unexpected sources. A case in point is this little gem sent to us by our treasured fan Pootz, along with the message that it reminded […]

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 […]

Results of a Few Hours on the Road Without My Woman

| July 27, 2010

Mrs. LFM and I work as a team in all our endeavours and hence, each of us rarely goes abroad in the land without the other. Well, today was an exception – she had some field work to do with a couple of our dogs while I got to do a fire alarm inspection in […]

World Domination and Parties of the Same Name

| July 19, 2010

In my 27 June 2010 article titled “The End of the World” As We Know It, I mentioned the party I hosted on New Year’s Eve 1999, the night the world transitioned into 2000 and everything was supposed to go to shit. The party was held at my place of residence and business which I […]

QCS-2B Or Not QCS-2B – That is NOT the Only Question

| July 18, 2010

Not counting cellular and satellite providers, there are two options for telephone and internet service in Nova Scotia – Aliant and Eastlink. This article deals with the former company. Eastlink has so many issues I’ll be dealing with them in coming weeks. As a heavy user of the services provided by both companies I would […]