War and Remembrance
Mutterings And Murmurs . Poly Tics . Social StudiesLetter to Alberta’s Premier, MP, MLAs and Airdrie Corporate UNDRIP Enterprises To All Elected and Unelected, How much more of Canada’s slide into post nationhood are you willing to accept? Remembrance Day was once a solemn event to honor members, past and present, of our once proud military. Declining recruitment is being attributed to
On Fear, Anger and….Forgiveness?
Mutterings And Murmurs . Poly Tics . Social StudiesAn unpleasant truth is that human civilization has not progressed very much from the prehistoric times of roaming groups of hunters and gatherers. How warring tribes of humans went from great discoveries like fire and the wheel through to the iron ages and various industrial and technical revolutions and then progressed to this latest mess
And When I Die
Cancer Stories . Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesFrom the day I died, things started to get strange, but eerily familiar…but in a good way. The sky was blue as it once was, the clouds formed in natural white shapes. The air was warm and clean and fresh as if it had just rained on apple trees and fresh cut grass. The trees,
When Soul Leaves Body (That Thing We Hope Never To See)
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Social StudiesMost humans have an essence, an essential energy that keeps their body moving, their brain working with their body to find a use for itself and to somehow find meaning, joy, and purpose. This essence is often referred to as the soul. A brief definition of soul is : the spiritual essence of a person, which includes
Love Is Love…You Must Hate Hate…Or Else!
Mutterings And Murmurs . Poly Tics . Social StudiesTo: Peter Brown; mayor@airdrie.ca; Danielle Smith Cc: Airdrie-Cochrane; Airdrie-East; ron.chapman@airdrie.ca; al.jones@airdrie.ca; darrell.belyk@airdrie.ca; Heather Spearman; Candice.Kolson@airdrie.ca; tina.petrow@airdrie.ca Elected and Unelected Officials – For Your Discernment, I’m sure that you are all aware of the Canada wide assemblies that took place on September 20, 2023. Regardless of your own personal views on where the motivations of either side of
Cartwheels on a Gravel Road
Social Studies“Car Wheels On A Gravel Road” – Lucinda Williams Sittin’ in the kitcken, a house in maconloretta’s singing on the radiosmell of coffee, eggs, and baconcar wheels on a gravel roadpull the curtains back and look outsidesomebody somehere i don’t knowcome on now child we’re gonna go for a ride car wheels on a gravel
Dear Airdrie Corporate Management and De-Facto Government
Poly Tics . Social StudiesDe Facto Government – A de facto government is a government that is in actual possession of authority and control of the state. It is a government where all the attributes of sovereignty have, by usurpation, been transferred from those who had been legally invested with them to others, who claim to act and do really act
Dear Elected and Unelected Officials
Poly Tics . Social StudiesTo Our Elected and Un-elected Officials, As governments start to ramp up the rollout and fear of the next wave of pandemic emergency narratives, it might be useful to consider a perspective of how governments reacted to phase one of the COVID experience and perhaps gain some insight on the dangers of further, proposed
Dear Premier Smith – Affordable Energy
Poly Tics . Social StudiesDear Premier Smith, Doubtless you are as concerned with the high cost of everything in Alberta as are so many of us, and especially those on fixed incomes. Inflation and shrinkflation are eating away at the savings of pensioners and those trying to get there. The hard working class citizens of Alberta and those hoping
This Land Is Our Land – Scenic Biways
Motorcycle Vapors . Mutterings And Murmurs . Poly Tics . Social StudiesWoody remains an icon of folk music history. In addition to the national anthem of “This Land,” Woody’s songs—like “Reuben James,” “Roll on Columbia,” “Union Maid” and “Pastures of Plenty”—have been some of the most significant contributions to American folk music of this century. To some, he was the father of the American folk song