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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I was sitting in the old igloo when the newscasts began reporting a mugging that had occurred earlier at the Whitey House in ‘Murica. It apparently started when the Rump (the PREZ and KING IN WAITING) got together with his lap-dog, G.D. (Liberty) Valence and Vlod (the Beleaguered) of U-Crane. They were all sitting at …
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 …
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 - 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 - …
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 - 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 …
I’ve been sitting on the old ice block, tossing back a brewski and thinking about a billion dollars. It’s a BIG number, no doubt about it. I don’t know about you, but even without a brewski, I have difficulty wrapping my head around a billion dollars. It's the kind of number that goes with the …
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The ‘people’ in ‘Murica, by which I mean the little folk - not the billionaires, are pissed with the system and it’s no wonder. Federal Reserve data shows that the economic bottom 50 percent of U.S. households now hold less than 4 percent of the country’s assets, while the top 10% income earners hold over …
It’s official - Kanadoodle’s BOY WONDER, Dustbin Truthless, is stepping down as Prime Ribber. His Libelous Party is now beginning a process to select a new leader who will get to be the new Prime Ribber until an election is called - a period estimated to be about thirty-five seconds. Prediction: the new leader of …
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