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Music Review—An Olde Farewell

Artist: Todd Mosby Single: “An Olde Farewell” Award-winning composer and guitarist, Todd Mosby, has released his new single “An Olde Farewell”.  The song is a jazz, new age, and fusion re-imagining of the holiday classic, “Auld Lang Syne”, and is available for streaming anywhere you get your music.  It features Todd Mosby as composer, as… Read more »

Beyond Literary Landscapes—Postcolonialism

From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge.  Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. For one bookworm to another, this column can serve as an… Read more »

Fly on the Wall—Reality and Remembrance

As we remember those who fought and died in past wars, we could easily feel like all of this carnage happened in far away places and times, in landscapes sequestered into monastic cells of historical periods where the rest of our life need not tread.  Or at least not for more than the morning of… Read more »

Homemade is Better—Tuna Melts

Recently, one of my daughters was asking for tuna melts.  I cannot recall why; I think they were off school that day, and we were trying to come up with a lunch or something.  My spouse and I have made a trade with meal planning; she plans the meals, and I execute them.  What a… Read more »

Course Exam—HIST/INST 370 (The Métis)

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Dear Barb—Sister Acting Up

Dear Barb: My sister and I do not get along!  It seems like she is always competing with me, even about things like our childhood and who had it the most difficult.  Our parents divorced and my sister went with my dad.  My mom and her did not get along, while I got along great… Read more »

The Struggling Student Rants—Setting Up Shop

If you’ve read “Setting up Shop, Part I” and “Setting up Shop, Part II” then you’ve already made progress, including: Social media profiles (and reputation). Check! Laws and regulations. Check! Check! Porter and his forces; suppliers, buyers, and the competition. Check, check, check! This, however, is just the beginning and there is still work to… Read more »

Music Review—Snakes and Ladders

Album: Snakes and Ladders Artist: Our Darkest Days Canadian melodic/skate-punk band, Our Darkest Days, is releasing a new album entitled Snakes and Ladders.  The album will be available digitally and on CD November 19th 2021, with vinyl shipping in early 2022.  In the meantime, the band has released a single from Snakes and Ladders entitled… Read more »

Local Shout Out—Calgary & Area, Part III

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) estimates potential permanent closures of up to 222,000 small and medium-sized businesses, depending on how the situation evolves.  That’s 21 percent of all Canadian businesses.  The corresponding job losses would range between 962,000 and 2,951,000 Canadian workers. While most of us are struggling financially right now,… Read more »

Beyond Literary Landscapes

From my early beginnings as a young introvert, the public library has always been a bit of a refuge.  Years later, not much has changed, albeit with an additional affinity for endless hours spent scouring second-hand bookstores to add to my ever-growing “to-read” pile. In this weekly column, I, a self-proclaimed bookworm—and, unsurprisingly, an AU… Read more »