Have you had the misfortune of knowing someone who has taken their own life? Sadly, I have known far too many over the years, including my own father. Besides him, I bet I could name a half-dozen or more without…

Before I get into the meat of this blog post, I want to introduce my new cartoon character, now known as Loaf Dubronovich. Earlier this year I wrote a book called Reflections. It was, for all intents and purposes, my…

For as far back as I can remember, I have wanted to be a cartoonist. In this blog post, I am going to talk about some of the cartoonists I have liked over the years and what I think it…

In Canada, one is typically called a senior citizen when they turn 65 years old. Some retail outlets will let you get senior’s discounts if you are 55 or 60, but that is rare. If you are lucky enough to…

Living with Parkinson’s Disease This blog post, for all intents and purposes is about living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), from the view of the sufferer and from those in their support circle, those affected by their loved one’s affliction. It…

What do you think of when someone says letting go, or the process of letting go? For me, this is one of the things in life that is a guaranteed requirement. Life is in a constant state of flux, and…

“Oh great,” you must be sarcastically thinking, or “yep, I am so looking forward to hearing about someone’s puzzle adventure, which I imagine will be about as entertaining as watching paint dry.” The truth of the matter is that I…

From as far back as I can remember, I have always wanted to be a grandpa at some point in my life, even before I was married and had a child of my own. My thinking on this stems from…

I often think back to the television series called Star Trek: The Next Generation. It was a TV series conceived and produced by Gene Roddenberry. In my opinion this TV series was his opus, his crowning achievement with regards to…

I would imagine that anyone reading this blog post is aware that artificial intelligence (AI) is now part of mainstream society and is likely to expand even further into the world around us, possibly in ways that we can’t even…

You may be familiar with my previous website, Textual Creations, and my related news blog. You may also be aware that I closed Textual Creation in the last months of 2023 and removed the website. It had served its purpose…