I grow old… I grow old… I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled ~ T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Hmmm, will those historical events have a lasting and positive legacy or prove to be only flash fires? When I grow older (I am already old) and wear the bottom […]
When I Grow Old: Historical Landmarks
July 12th, 2025 No Comments
Tags: gowing old · legacy · Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · T.S. Eliot
Trump’s Perky Petty Petulant Parrot
July 5th, 2025 No Comments
Confessing to the urge to hit White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in the face with a cream pie – and predicting the dead-end road of her carteer.
Tags: Donald Trump · Karoline Leavitt · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · White House Press Secretary
The Importance of Scattering Stones
June 28th, 2025 No Comments
Acncient wisdom from Ecclesiastes yp guide us in these uncertain times.
Tags: Ecclesiastes · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · scatter stones · Solomon · The Teacher
Trump Musk Crash & Burn: Vultures Circling
June 7th, 2025 Comments Off on Trump Musk Crash & Burn: Vultures Circling
What will the long term fallout be from the Trump – Musk feud. Is the worst yet to come in this shit stor
Tags: DOGE · Donald Trump · Elon Musk · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Tesla
Nature as a Quilt: Camo Katydids
May 31st, 2025 Comments Off on Nature as a Quilt: Camo Katydids
A look at the fascinating species Katydids and how they fit into the quilt of nature.
Tags: ecosystem · Katydids · leaf-mimics · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature
HP You Owe Me $3K
May 24th, 2025 Comments Off on HP You Owe Me $3K
My tongue-in-cheek claim to HP for reimbursement of expenses related to glitchy technology in their wireless devices.
Tags: HP · internet connection · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · tangled knot · technology
Russia Ukraine War: A Sinking Ship
May 17th, 2025 Comments Off on Russia Ukraine War: A Sinking Ship
Setting the facts straight about the Russia Ukraine conflict and where it is inevitably headed.
Tags: Donald Trump · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Russia Ukraine war · Vladimir Putin · Volodymyr Zelensky
Hudon’s Bay Company: The Curtain Falls
May 9th, 2025 Comments Off on Hudon’s Bay Company: The Curtain Falls
Paying tribute to the Hudson’s Bay Company – a true Canadian legend – as it winds down its operations.
Tags: HBC · Hudson's Bay Company · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Rupert's Land
Election Fatigue Smart Button
April 26th, 2025 Comments Off on Election Fatigue Smart Button
Suggsting an A.I. solution to the problem of election / voter fatigue.
Tags: artifical intelligence · election fatigue · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · voter fatigue
The Electorate: A Ship Tossed by a Storm
April 19th, 2025 Comments Off on The Electorate: A Ship Tossed by a Storm
Hmmm, which party will stay afloat in the stormy seas of the federal election? We are on the stretch drive to the Canadian federal election. It will be our second election in two months after the late winter provincial election. Hopefully voter turnout will be better this time than the dismal figures recorded for the […]
Tags: federal election · Jagmeet Singh · Mark Carney · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Pierre Poilievre