FAYNE BY ANN-MARIE MACDONALD - Knopf 2022 - It’s not often I’m as conflicted about a book as I am with Fayne. For the most part the story is written in the tradition of a nineteenth century novel. With the main character occasionally speaking directly to the reader (Oh, reader…) and the story’s many unlikely …
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UPS – AN AMERICAN DELIVERY COMPANY YOU CAN CHEERFULLY BOYCOTT
A couple of pieces of background information will be helpful to make sense of this blog, including the fact that I’ve collected first edition children’s books as a hobby for many years. Most are purchased on eBay from either the USA or the UK. You also need to know that when items cross the border …
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IS IT JUSTICE?
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 …
CORPORATE CHUTZPAH
Have you heard the howls and seen the bitter tears from the billionaire Elong Musk-rat now his car company’s remuneration has been overturned by the courts? I’m sure Musk-rat pleaded with the judge about how hard it is to get by on a measly $56 billion a year, but it seems his lamentations fell on …
THE PROMISE
The Promise is a 2016 film directed and written by Terry George from an unproduced screenplay by Robin Swicord - While we generally view films as a commercial endeavor, ‘The Promise’ was created as a vehicle to raise awareness about the genocide of the Aremenian people by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 - something the …
THE TAXMAN COMETH
While no one is thrilled about being taxed, most people will agree that there are a few areas of responsibility that cost governments money. Defense of the realm is one that’s always been a given. Sure, we all think no one should have to spend money on armaments but, with the world situation continuing to …
THE JOYS OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
Citizens of Kanadoodle have been castigated for having the ‘highest household debt in the G7 countries’. When I went on-line, I found it wasn’t easy to check this bit of news. It’s all about statistics. For starters, other countries had one number that gave the average debt for everybody but Kanadoodle had debt shown by …
THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST
A group of elementary students are lined up in a school gymnasium. At the behest of the school, a dentist is in attendance to perform basic work on the children. Those funding this dental project don’t pay for fillings or anesthetics so, if the dentist finds cavities or other problems, the only option is extraction, …
STORYTELLER – THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF ROALD DAHL
Storyteller – The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl by Donald Sturrock, Harper Press, 2010 – Roald Dahl once boasted that children all over the world would invite him into their houses for a cup of tea. With 250 million copies of his books sold, he remains one of the best selling children’s authors in the …
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THE ‘LYMPIC CHAMPIONS FOR SILLY WALKS
There's nothing like the ‘lympics to bring out the competitive spirit. Sure, there's a few medals to be won by athletes, but the real games are in the political sphere. Jobe Bidinghistime, current Prez of ‘Murica announced recently that his government is boycotting the upcoming winter ‘lympics in Porcelain. This is in retaliation for the …
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