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♫ If You Could Read My Mind ♫ (Redux) Of all the Canadian artists rawgod listed when we first talked about doing a "Canada Week", I think Gordon Lightfoot stands out as being my favourite, although there are several others who run a close second. ...

The Thing That Divides Us … What really drives people to support and vote for one candidate over another?  Is it the promises (false promises) made by the candidate? ...

Some Middle O’ The Week ‘Toons! I think ... I think it's time for some 'toons, don't you?  Goodness knows the regime and its "leader" have been giving the cartoonists plenty to work with, so let's see what they've done with it ...

♫ Please Forgive Me ♫ One of the artists most frequently mentioned when speaking of Canadian musicians is Bryan Adams.  Only natural, then, that he be noted in Canada Week, right? ...

Good People Doing Good Things — Old Ladies! Today I want to share a story I came across in the New York Times that caught my eye, captured my interest, and made me say, "WOW" a few dozen times! ...

America Is Sick 🤒 America is sick ... in more ways than one, but today I'm talking about the physical, the fact that diseases once considered to have been eradicated are now making a comeback. ...

♫ OHIO ♫ One of the artists rawgod mentioned in his request for a Canada Week was Neil Young.  Today's choice is quite possibly my favourite song by him, although there are so many I love that it's really hard to choose! ...

A Surprise — Part XII This is the twelfth part of my latest fiction series ...  Twelve hours later ... most of which Jerry had spent locked in a small room waiting to be questioned. ...

Cowards Of The Week – Thom Tillis and John Cornyn I was cautiously optimistic last week that Felonious Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, was doomed to fail. ...

♫ Born To Be Wild ♫ A while back, our friend rawgod, responding to one of my weeklong music series, mentioned that he'd like me to do a week of music by Canadian artists. ...

Jolly ‘n Joyful Take The Reins … Okay, folks ... it's Monday ... time to stop having fun and get back into the dreary gloom of the work week ......

Painted Into A Corner … I was looking at writing a piece about the fiasco that has turned the Reflecting Pool into a free-for-all ......

♫ Surfin’ U.S.A. ♫ Okay ... last day of my summer-themed week and I thought this one was just about perfect to wrap up the week! ...

A Surprise — Part XI This is the eleventh part of my latest fiction series ... a shot in the dark ......

♫ Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer ♫ Gettin' ready to wrap up this week of summer-themed tunes and what better way than to travel back to 1963 and one of the most iconic "summer songs" I can think of! ...

Saturday Moaning ‘Toons … No, that's not a typo ... I said "moaning" 'cause that's what every and any bit of political news makes me do these days, even the 'toons. ...

♫ Hot Fun In The Summertime ♫ I just played this one last September, but ... it's too good and fits this week's "summer" theme too well not to play it again!  ...