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Category Archives: Personal ruminations & essays
No words
I need to properly acknowledge a beautiful moment in my life, even as I struggle to find the words. As I glance at the time, I immediately think about Sam’s schedule. At 5:28 my viscera know automatically whether she should … Continue reading
Brian Cox: Putting the Rabbit In the Hat
We had been hearing a lot about the tv series Succession from friends. Tom Power on CBC called it the greatest series ever on an episode of Q, the show he always watches as soon as it’s available. Power’s interviews … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Literature, Cinema, video & DVDs, Dance, theatre & musicals, Personal ruminations & essays
Tagged Achilles, Agamemnon, Brad PItt, Brian Cox, Dustin Hoffmann, Ed Norton, Gary Oldman, Homer, Iliad, Kevin Toolis, Laurence Olivier, Peter O'Toole, Priam, PUTTING the RABBIT in the HAT, Q, Succession, Ted Lasso, TED talk, Tom Power
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Lessons of the Paralympics
As usual I’ve been watching tv with my mom when I visit her to bring her lunch and dinner. During the Winter Olympics she would sometimes get up in the night to watch opening or closing ceremonies, given the time … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health and Nutrition, My mother, Personal ruminations & essays, Sports
Tagged curling, hockey, James Dunn, physiotherapy
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Chatting with Bruce McGillivray about the German bow, music and rehabilitation
After a short stay in Mt Sinai after collapsing in early September, my mother went to Bridgepoint Hospital for rehab, gradually seeking to re-cover her mobility with the help of physical therapy. The beautiful view through the window lifts patients’ … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health and Nutrition, Interviews, Music and musicology, My mother, Personal ruminations & essays, Popular music & culture
Tagged Berlin Philharmonic, Bridgepoint Hospital, Bruce McGillivray, busking, French bow, German bow, Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, Martin Heinze, physical therapy, rehabilitation, Sean Bennesch, string bass
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2021 False starts and #BellLetsTalk
That may be the goofiest headline I’ve ever written. I waited to post my review of 2021 until today for a couple of reasons, although the main one is simple. 2021 was not a normal year, not one where I … Continue reading
Things we do for love
This is a brief tale of tail, concerning two things that really happened to me recently. Event #1 was on Thursday when I was at my mom’s giving her lunch and dinner, as I will do a few times per … Continue reading
Missing church
The last thing I posted had the word “missing” in the title. A few days ago I wrote a rambly thing as I thought about a canceled show and one of its canceled performers, pushed off the stage by contagious … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, domestic & wild, Books & Literature, Cinema, video & DVDs, My mother, Personal ruminations & essays, Spirituality & Religion, Sports
Tagged Betty White, Christmas, Come From Away, Hillcrest Church, Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming, Muriel's Wedding, Nutcracker, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, The Time Traveler's Wife
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Missing Greg
In the final week of 2021 I ponder the year that’s passed and contemplate the one that lies ahead. We all may have something we miss doing, something or someone that we wish we could see or hear. Re-reading Dickens’ … Continue reading
Dogs are right about winter
This morning I had that magical experience of taking my dog outside after the first snowfall last night. I remember my home room teacher (sorry can’t recall his name) chewed me out in grade 7 when I blurted out “it’s … Continue reading
A Tafelmusik Christmas
Do you remember how, at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life (that great film encouraging us to be grateful, to appreciate what we have): George Bailey celebrates and appreciates a return to normalcy after the end of his nightmare? … Continue reading
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