Category Archives: paranoia

School Bus Close Call II

Posted on April 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Boxed White Truck My nemesis on the road yesterday is quite nondescript. It just goes to show me that maybe white is the new black. I don’t know anything except that an astrological analysis of the near miss reveals … Continue reading →

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School Bus Close Call

Posted on April 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Stop When the Red Lights are Flashing It’s not a difficult law: perhaps a little bit frustrating when you want to get to your destination a bit quicker; but rules are rules, right? Today’s close call came without warning. We … Continue reading →

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Pierre Radisson…Icebreaker

Posted on April 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17
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Can What You Don’t Know Hurt You?

Posted on April 13, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Unacknowledged My daughter, Rosanna, and her husband watched this film on Netflix the other day. When they told me, I checked it out on YouTube. The whole film cannot be seen here, but a trailer can: So this film, by … Continue reading →

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You Can Check Out Any Time You Like…

Posted on April 12, 2019 by cdsmiller17

But You Can Never Leave (from Hotel California) Just so you can stop reading here, if you’re not interested in what happens after death, I had a dream last night that reminded me of The Good Place. In a huge … Continue reading →

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It’s the End of the World…

Posted on April 11, 2019 by cdsmiller17

As We Know It The image shown above is the closest approximation of what I dreamt about last night. The lead up to the solar event was probably inconsequential to what happened, but I will share a bit of it … Continue reading →

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Recruiting a Spy

Posted on April 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Hook Just let me say from the outset that I am not reviewing Len Deighton’s trilogy here, although I could because it is an excellent way to tell a story. In the first and second books, he presented the story … Continue reading →

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Decoding a New Advertising Catchphrase

Posted on April 8, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Bonvoy! Marriott Hotels have created a new rewards scheme. They want it to stand out from the crowd, so they decided to call it something that people can say to each other in a TV advert. Nothing else is said, … Continue reading →

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Sometimes We’re So Caught Up in Details:

Posted on April 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

We Can’t See the Forest for the Trees Have you ever really thought about that phrase? Look at the photograph: what do you see? Trees? You’re no alone. I’m not sure if it’s been programmed in, or it is just … Continue reading →

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The Other Side of the Coin in New France

Posted on April 4, 2019 by cdsmiller17

De Lotbiniére-Harwood In the early 1980’s, my mother challenged me to discover who the family of her first husband was. So I went to the Vancouver Public Library and started the bury my head in the Who’s Who of Canada. … Continue reading →

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