Divorcing the Matrix
From the editor…. We hope everyone had a safe and fun New Brunswick Day holiday! It seems like summer just got here, but now it’s already winding down to a close. But there is still lots going on in and around and about our River Valley communities, and you’ll...
The Town You Save May be Your Own
From the editor…. Foodland closed their doors forever on July 5th. In the few days prior to their closure, people came from near and far to partake of the going our of business feeding frenzy. There were great bargains to be had, to be sure, but it was still...
The Web
From the editor…. Last night I was laying in bed with my face buried in a book when I gradually became aware of an insistent and annoying buzzing noise. Kind of like a tiny, far away chain saw, it was over-riding even the sound of the fan turning in...
Alliteration Allowances!
I, analogously, actually appreciate alliteration. I find it an actual aid. So, allowing allegedly allegorical alliteration is appealing. Like – Pursuing potential philosophy possibilities! Like too – making a modern media modicum of modest materialism. Or – The “graduated” grammarian graciously granted that grand-scale graphic graffiti generally grandiloquently graces...
“Fiddle Dee Dee….. the political issue***”
the old man in the hat As the political machines cranks to life, there are important questions that must be addressed. Issues so vital to us that our future well being is at stake. Here on the Tobique one event is at the forefront of my concerns. Where...
I Got the Bi-Location Blues…
From the editor….. Last week Stacey and I travelled to Fredericton where we attended the fascinating Modern Knowledge Tour at the Fredericton Delta Inn. I’d planned to include an article about this exciting and informative presentation in this issue, but I ran out the space to do it justice....
From the editor…
Although it’s raining a bit as I write this the weather has definitely turned warm and Summer I, at long last, just around the corner. Finally. There are some great events and festivals coming up around our communities… The Gathering of the Scots starts on May 29th and...
Random Notes About Life
From the editor… As I write this Easter Monday Morning, Fright Week has finally ended for the Village of Perth-Andover and we can at long last disengage the pause button and get on with our lives. While we were all living through the nail biting suspense of wondering if...
Vampires and Other Random Thoughts…
From the editor…. Have you noticed how popular vampires have gotten lately? It’s like we’re living in a vampire obsessed culture, they figure in all kinds of popular literature and films, where they are portrayed as both blood thirsty killers and irresistible sex objects. For instance, the “Twilight”...
From the editor… The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect describes the condition in which a small change in one place can result in large differences in a later state . The flapping wings of the butterfly represent small changes in the initial condition of the system which then goes on to create a chain of...