Author Archives: Robert Hubbard

“Yer not gonna die!” – Hazel Lindberg, circa 1958 That was my mom’s initial reaction to the bleeding stumps or the askew angled limbs of her five children as they paraded before her, each in turn. It was a statement intended to stop the damn screaming long enough for an assessment of damage. It sometimesContinue reading “January 27, 2021”

More changes but more steady as she goes, too. The covid landscape is barren as tundra yet the stock market is hitting new highs again. Curious, to me. People are grinding down to a halt financially and the housing market is still booming? Who is buying the houses? Who has that kind of money whenContinue reading “January 26, 2021”

Yeah. I do have some random thoughts and some observations about the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States. “Bully for you..” I hear. Yeah. “Take a number and have a seat.” On Poetry: For a little while (week? ten days?) poetry will be all over the place. CNN will regurgitate one orContinue reading “January 22, 2021”

Jesus or Charlie Manson “Hello?” she swore she heard,then,almost in smirk,came the word, “Hello?” again.Elizabeth looked up from the work.She was knitting sweatersand nearly done one,ready for a little break.She rose from her expensive chair,which relieved back-ache andwent to the diamond shaped windowwheredaylight peeked in.Elizabeth peeked out. There is magic enough aboutany single day tocauseContinue reading “January 20, 2021”

When Memory Becomes Fact I am in an odd mood today or possibly I am aware of my consistent odd mood. I have to do some running to catch up with myself and verify which is which. Ha. I am prepared, I have my requisite bagel and tea at the ready while my fingers flyContinue reading “January 18, 2021”

Many years ago, I Iistened to the U.S.’ National Public Radio news programs each day while driving home from work. It has now been quite some time that I haven’t had NPR on my radio set, haven’t listened. I changed residence and have CBC Radio 2 on a worn and stuck-in button these last twentyContinue reading “January 11, 2021”

Sunshine – blue skies. Our long greyness has dissipated. That is a nice word, dissipated. It applies to fog, to misspending youth and vigor, to melancholy, to a circle of friends… There are so many ways to use such a lovely little word. I like words that have a lot of applications. In the caseContinue reading “January 10, 2021”

Grey day number 347? Ya. I never realized that just being 45 minutes closer to the lake would change my skies. Wow. With the weather difference and the giant cannery chimney, they should call this ‘Greystack Tomatoe’ not Leamington. Maybe, in a nod to the recent development of cannabis greenhouses, they could call our townContinue reading “January 8, 2021”

Last week, I watched, witnessed several murders, horrific accidents, cars flying in the air, bombs going off, a rape or two, a major financial crime, a bizarre political plot and people just behaving badly. Every day, another dead person, another investigation. I sat on the jury in a dozen kangaroo courts as the inaccurate orContinue reading “January 5, 2021”