I do not swear because I am A sweet and sober guy; I cannot vent a single damn However hard I try. And in vituperative way, Though I recall it well, I never, never, never say A naughty word like hell… more →
The Road Less Traveledjsundberg wrote 4 weeks ago: Back in March I posted a poem by Robert Service called “The Men That Don’t Fit In, … more →
Sherry wrote 2 months ago: Dawson City again. hehe. In fact, i’m really quite pleased to be back here… it’s … more →
antigerman wrote 2 months ago: Robert Capa’s “Mexican” Suitcase. photo © Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Gerda Taro, Air Raid … more →
sklyansky wrote 2 months ago: For years now a lot of us (well maybe not a lot, but I’m sure there’s at least one or tw … more →
Gary Spear wrote 4 months ago: ”The brush beyond the big hump has been calling me for a long time and maybe I better answer … more →
Leslie wrote 4 months ago: One of the interns gave me a book of Robert Service poems. Oh, how I like so many of them. Here … more →
jsundberg wrote 4 months ago: If you’ve never read any poetry by Robert Service, you should. To assist you in this endeavor … more →
bigrab wrote 5 months ago: When I was looking around for photos of industrial action this morning for my previous post I came a … more →
sesquiotic wrote 7 months ago: A blast from a few years ago, worth posting now that I remember it… A colleague noted the foll … more →
Ray Argyle wrote 8 months ago: I’m at the Bright Pearl Restaurant on Spadina Avenue in Toronto, helping celebrate the memory … more →
bigrab wrote 8 months ago: After an excruciating extraction a couple of weeks ago, it’s back to the dentist this morning … more →
Dawn wrote 10 months ago: The Call of the Wild They have cradled you in custom, they have primed you with their preaching, Th … more →
bigrab wrote 11 months ago: Moderation When pious people label vice I reckon mainly pleasure; I dream that w … more →
Suzanne Francis wrote 11 months ago: Spent all day yesterday rebuilding my system after DH replaced my hard drive with something bigger a … more →
Doug Geivett wrote 1 year ago: The second stanza of the five-stanza poem, “I Have a Few Friends,” by Canadian Poet Robe … more →
bigrab wrote 1 year ago: Here is the first verse of the original poem which provided the inspiration for Matt McGinn’s … more →
hwood295 wrote 1 year ago: Inspiration Robert Service How often have I started out With no thought in my noodle, And wandered … more →
thatsthebook wrote 1 year ago: Well, I made it back to Canada. I had a good flight the only issue I had was the horribly long wait … more →
thatsthebook wrote 1 year ago: For my seventh book in The Canadian Book Challenge I remained in the north. When I saw this book … more →