Tag Archives: Canada

My Original “Rolling Stone”

Posted on March 26, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Pierre-Esprit Radisson I came face-to-face with a solid hologram of myself in last night’s dream: a hint, perhaps, of today’s post. I’ve waited long enough to connect the dots to that life from the middle of the 17th Century. It’s … Continue reading →

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Political Cartoons: March 2019

Posted on March 24, 2019 by cdsmiller17

United States   Why I Quit… New American Civil War US Constitution: Checks and Balances Canada Optics: Is the Picture any Clearer? United Kingdom Was the Queen’s Hat a Hint? Brexit: Article 50

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Hockey: the Greatest Defenceman Ever

Posted on March 20, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Bobby Orr It’s Bobby Orr‘s 71 birthday today. This man won two scoring trophies over the years he was still active in the NHL. And he was a defenceman. In real terms, not many hockey players make a lasting impression … Continue reading →

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Hockey: “The Big M” Shoots, He Scores!

Posted on March 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Frank Mahovlich When I started watching the NHL in 1958, Frank Mahovlich was already a big deal. A big, rangy skater, he scored a lot of goals and helped the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cup wins. If I … Continue reading →

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Hockey: a Canadian Coffee Legend

Posted on March 18, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Tim Hortons If you live elsewhere, you may or may not recognize this brand of coffee. In Canada, we refer to it as a cup of “Timmies”. Did you know that an NHL hockey player started the company carrying his … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Vancouver Actress

Posted on March 17, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Nicola Cavendish It wasn’t impossible to track this name down: I looked up the Vancouver Playhouse history for 1983-4  and there she was, one of the three writers of North Shore Live. When she acted in this production in North Vancouver … Continue reading →

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Account Reconciliation as a Symbol

Posted on March 11, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Creating Harmony It came up as a dream sequence last night. In my role as bookkeeper, I was attempting to reconcile the differences between an accounting system bank balance and the bank statement. It’s something that I did thousands of … Continue reading →

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Is This the World’s Most Hated Band?

Posted on March 10, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Nickelback (I chose their “Here and Now” album cover for my blog illustration because it features the steam clock in the Gastown district of downtown Vancouver.) In the news recently is an item about a debate being conducted in the … Continue reading →

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Pizzagate? In Canada?!

Posted on March 9, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Scheer Claims He Didn’t Hear the Word “Pizzagate” I’ve written about this fake news story before: way back in December 2016… But the other night, it showed up again at a town hall meeting in a small town in Ontario … Continue reading →

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Lots of If’s, And’s and Butts

Posted on March 6, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Gerry Butts Former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is testifying to the Justice Committee. His version of events leading to the SNC-Lavalin crisis will obviously be at odds with Jody Wilson-Raybould’s. In his opinion, the Attorney General’s decision … Continue reading →

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