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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
A Song for Canada Day
I’ve posted this tune before, maybe even several times. Why? Because it stops me in my tracks every time, and before he’s done Mr. Allen has my eyes welling up. Turn it up loud. Here’s Ward Allen performing his masterpiece, Maple Sugar.
Moonrise Kingdom
We trundled out to see Moonrise Kingdom last night, the new Wes Anderson film with an ensemble cast that includes Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Ed Norton and most importantly, two young actors, Jared Gilman as Sam and and Kara Hayward as Suzy. What… Read More
Leap Second
The earth is slowing down friends. Just a little bit, but it’s slowing down. Or so they say. The world’s atomic clocks are being adjusted on Saturday and an extra second is being added, just in time for some added Canada Day enjoyment.
A creature of habit
I think I’ve become a creature of habit. There is a regular rhythm to my life which I don’t realize until something or another induces a little change. It could be something small. Like today, instead of taking the dogs for their usual 6:00 walk,… Read More
Not On Hold Music
What’s the worst “on hold” music you’ve ever heard? Today I was on the phone with a help desk when I was put on hold to the piano stylings of a computer attempting Wichita Lineman. It doesn’t get much worse than that. I’ve got a… Read More
Hedgehogs
Over the past couple days there have been searches on hedgehog mushroom identification that led people to this blog. There are two kinds of edible hedgehog mushrooms and I start finding both in the forests I haunt in Southern Ontario, sometime in August and into… Read More
The Chemnitzer Concertina
When I grow up, I want to get me one of these babies and learn to play it. and one more…
A morning walk in the Enchanted Mushroom Forest
Sunday morning, the dogs and I headed up to the Enchanted Mushroom Forest for a good long walk. Well, I’ll admit I had an ulterior motive. The forest has enjoyed the magic combination of rain and heat that leads to the fruiting of mushrooms. In… Read More
Ooh Poo Pah Doo
Here’s a Daily Dose of Ooh Poo Pah Doo Jessie Hill Tina Turner on Shindig – man, she really had it happening back in the day, didn’t she? Ronnie Dio and the Prophets! Finally from the Treme soundrack, here’s James “12” Andrews and Trombone Shorty.… Read More
27th Street 