Another Visit to Le Massif

About a year ago, I wrote a post where I went skiing at Le Massif, which is about an hour northeast of Quebec City. I liked it so much I came back this year. By far, the scenery here is better than any ski hill you’ll find, east of the Rocky Mountains. On a clear [...]

The Toller Stare

When you babysit a Toller, they’ll often stare at you. In the kitchen…in the living room,  while you’re taking a bath, or sitting on the john. No wagging the tail.   No movement.   Just an intense STARE. When most dogs look at you, they’ll drop their gaze after a few seconds. But not Tollers. [...]

Be Prepared to Wait When…

Grandma Moses blows her months’ pension check on lottery tickets, and needs to check the whole stack for winners. a   The only thing you can see in the slow-moving car ahead of you is a big FEDORA. a a Chuckles the PowerPoint King insists on reading each and every slide…VERBATIM. a The  vehicle next [...]

Study of a Northern Lake

Here’s a simple Northern Ontario scene,  just the lake, trees and sky.  The kind I’ve done time and time again. But I like painting these scenes.  I just love the scraggly black spruce trees of the boreal forest.   It reminds me that I’m “up there”, far away from the big cities and shopping malls. [...]

Yet more Viking nursery rhymes revised

Still updating my old drawings for my book. I’m about halfway done.

Friar’s Random Management-Speak Generator

Counting my Blessings: Things I’m Grateful For

That squirrels are so small.    Because if they were our size, those asshole varmints would no doubt try to kill us all. (Same goes for Canada Geese). That Céline Dion is in Vegas….thousands of miles away. That you can see still see the uncut, uncensored Bugs Bunny cartoons on Youtube. That I’m presently not [...]

Negative Watercolor Spaces

Snow Ghosts. Argh.   They’re hard to paint.  

Popular Misconceptions Commonly Found at Ski Resorts

Pointing your ski poles straight up makes you go faster and look like a racer. FDSFDSD “Trail closed” or “Out-of-bounds” is on open invitation to go for the extreme. FSDFSD Dressing like an ass-clown makes you superior to everyone else, especially those who don’t board. fdsafsd The rest of the ski resort is delighted and thrilled [...]