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4. Of the Ghost of Franklin de Soiree
Ghosts sometimes perch at my shoulder as I take notes for my journals. However disquieting their whispers–– they are never to be ignored. Notable among such ghosts are those of a few characters briefly encountered nearly half a century ago: In 1975, I worked on a social service project in the Vancouver Fairview neighbourhood. Our…
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3. Reflections on “the Farm”
Since moving to our Port Coquitlam neighbourhood a decade ago, the most common route of my morning dog walks has been through “the farm”. That seemingly mundane reference is to a two-block expanse of incongruously agricultural-zoned land fenced off from surrounding townhouses, a Home Depot and a golf course. The only resemblance…
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2. Celestial Wonders Missed
‘Did you see the northern lights last night?’ My elder daughter asked in her text message from Toronto on the morning of May 11th. ‘I’ve seen tons of photos from my friends who just literally stepped into their backyards or onto their balconies and saw them clearly.’ It wasn’t that I hadn’t heard the prediction.…
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1. Old Bones
The results of a recent bone scan confirmed what was suspected–– that the septuagenarian skeleton is losing density. The rheumatologist who proscribed the scan advised me to be careful in strenuous activities. He informed that within seven years of diagnosis of osteopenia–– bone density loss–– 10% of the elderly suffer broken hips. Most of those…
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Q. Notes on Exodus and Exile (con’d)
I recall once hearing the theme from ‘Exodus’ in a dream from which I awoke in sobs. The version I had heard could have been either of the two that were popular in 1961. Most stirring was the instrumental–– with the dual pianos of Ferrante &Teicher. It was stunning in stereo. The other was a…
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Q. Notes on Exodus and Exile (intro.)
Introduction: In April 2022, on the final day of a guided tour of Jordan, my wife and I looked down over the Jordan Valley from Mount Nebo. In the bible, the area was referred to as the land of Moab. The 800-metre hill, just a few kilometers east of the present Israeli border, was believed…
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