Randy | May 12, 2013
This is a picture of my Mother. Yours too. Honour our Mother. Let our gift to Her be not limited to one date on a calendar, but rather that every one of us remain Truly deserving of the Life She gives and sustains every day of the year.
Randy | May 3, 2013
Advice to a Young Lad By LFM If ye canno’ mak’ a woman laugh, M’ lad, ye dinna ken th’ haf! Jus’ bring her mirth each dawn of da’ And ‘fore th’ noon, yer kilt’s awa’! By light o’ dee an’ dirk o’ nicht, Th’ ladies like their humour licht, An’ all forgettin’, keep this […]
Randy | May 1, 2013
Training – Perfection – Practice – Training – Perfection …. By LFM “Practice makes perfect,” is what people say, But few things are further from true. It misses the fact that what’s perfect in me Is quite different from perfect in you. In fact, TRAINING’S the thing that will build up our skills, And hone […]
Randy | April 24, 2013
Yesterday, Mrs. LFM and I learned that the child we are expecting to be born this coming August is a boy. Evidently, even in matters that are beyond the reach of conscious control, we are still traditionalists. So now, the subject of naming this boy can be addressed. Unlike other parents who go at the […]
Randy | April 14, 2013
“This is my passion: how do animals relate to the stories we tell ourselves about who we are? Where does the line between human and animal identities blur? These questions are the seeds that my films grow out of, and I’ve been surprised and challenged by the answers I’ve found so far.” ~ from About […]
Randy | April 13, 2013
There is a sign by the main drag in Bedford, Nova Scotia right now that makes reference to a historical event – that the first telephone in the community was installed in the office of the local physician. This begs the question of exactly who, in the name of Hell, was expected to call it? […]
Randy | April 12, 2013
Last Sunday’s feature, Rightful Indignation and Facebook Need to Meet, put a spotlight on some particularly vile bullshit that was being permitted to exist and circulate all too freely on facebook. I asked for the support of all loyal LFM readers who were users of facebook in targeting the offenders through complaints to the website’s […]
Randy | March 17, 2013
It’s all about the booze and the music today. I can’t pour you a dram through the internet, ‘though you all know I would if I could, but at least I can share a little LFM musical preference. This Dennis Leary classic should need no big fanfare of introduction. Have a listen! My Friend Peter […]
Randy | March 10, 2013
In human reference, “al dente” is a word used to describe a cooked state of food, typically pasta, in which it is still firm when bitten. But to an Australian Cattle Dog, al dente isn’t about food. It’s about everything! To them, it describes a state of mind and a way of being! In the […]
Randy | March 9, 2013
Sixteen weeks as of yesterday, and the SFM is ticking along like a little but fast growing clock. As I meditate on life with whoever has the honour of bestowing the treasured Title of Mother on Mrs. LFM, and Father upon me, I’m honing my repertoire of musical talents against the day when they will […]