Two court cases reported in the same newscast last week… CASE ONE - Nineteen year old Aiden Bell and Mark Harrison arrived at a park in Nanaimo, B.C., carrying knives, bear spray and looking for trouble. Fred Parsons, a gentle person with developmental disorders, and some of his friends, were occupying the swing set in …
Month: February 2025
SEARCHING FOR SENSE IN NONSENSE
Here I am, sitting on an ice block in the old igloo, reflecting on the current international situation. I have to hand it to my late father-in-law who had the ‘mot juste’ for our current situation. His perfect answer was stated around 1938, when he was asked his opinion about the international situation and responded …
WHAT JENNIFER DID
What Jennifer Did - Netflix 2024 documentary directed by Jenny Popplewell - A true crime drama about a young woman from Markham, Ontario who, in 2010 was responsible for the murder of her mother and attempted murder of her father. The events began with a 911 emergency call from Jennifer Pan pleading for help - …
ISN’T IT GRAND?
Gosh, what a time to be living! Waking up EVERY morning, knowing that ALL the problems in ‘Murica AND around the world, will be solved by dinner time - content that the remaining days before the Rump begins his third term will be devoted to basking in beds of rose petals. We in Kanadoodle would …
BABE
BABE - a Chris Noonan (director/co-writer) and George Miller (producer/co-writer) film from 1995, based on the children’s book ‘The Sheep-Pig’ by Dick King-Smith - I think any children’s book or movie that aspires to greatness has to appeal not only to children, but the adults who sit and read/watch it with them. ‘Babe’ is just …
Richard's Left Bank 