It was only months after Black Sabbath’s debut scared some people into panic. Others turned it up loud, and drew themselves in to a music revolution. When the music world woke up to a heavier sound. The second album from the Birmingham quartet would set a definitive standard for heavy metal music. There is not […]
One of the best gifts of the digital age has been advances in archiving. We listen back in time to classic theater of the mind. Some of that content is now approaching 100 years old. Sirius XM has a great channel devoted entirely to old-time radio. Appropriately named “Radio Classics” it is a splendid look […]
I was in eleventh grade. My writing was inspired by Leonard Cohen, the various blues, heavy metal, and hard rock lyricists who kept me thinking, and one of the other masters of the songwriting form, Bob Dylan. In the spring of 1996, Bob Dylan was on a tour taking him through some stops in Atlantic […]
The most widely shared post on this site is my story of the second ship to be called the MV Abegweit. There is a more recent story of forced early retirement for Marine Atlantic ships sold and scrapped too soon. The MV Caribou and MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood entered service in 1986 and 1989 […]
It was a phenomenon. An Independent film breaking box office records. A story that gave youth a team to cheer for. Thirty years later Netflix has made it available for a trip down memory lane. I’ve seen this film three times in a cinema setting. Now at home I just cannot get through it without […]
For the second time, I’m happy to welcome back to these pages my colleague Sudesna (Sue) Ghosh. Based in India, Sue is an author, cat mom and advocate for mental health and animals. You will find her Amazon Author Page here and on Twitter . Anxiety sucks. It’s been my friend/enemy for some years now. […]
When sound science speaks. Everyone should be listening. The COVID-19 pandemic has rightfully been putting lifestyle and better living back to the front pages. Wet markets are still abundant. Like SARS, H1N1 (Swine Flu) and BSE (Mad Cow), the world has been reminded of the origins of these illnesses. These are Zoonotic diseases passed on […]
Just because a market focuses on meats, does not mean it has to be avoided in order to buy produce. While I understand the opinions of many in the global vegan community who might disagree, hear me out. Where I live, there is a nearby small market with such a focus. It has “meat market” […]
My earliest memories of soda sipping revolved around a community rink. After spending some time on the ice, I remember my parents going to a machine with coins in hand. The sequence even stands out to me. One coin, then two at the same time for some reason. Brother would get a Pepsi while I […]
They are neither right-wing, nor left-wing. They are my own. They are Independent. You do not need to be compared to others. Even if they are people you respect. My voice is my own. As is yours. Respect individuality. Especially when that individual is not causing harm.
