Swan Song for Jon

Swan Song for Jon

by | Jul 4, 2025 | Blog, My Writings, Personalities, Profiles

I originally wrote this as a tribute to Jon McDonald on Facebook shortly after his untimely passing in early 2019. I’m posting it here as a tribute to the enduring influence of a man who continues to mean so much to so many of us.   During my early years of...
Bringing the Stanley Cup back to Edmonton

Bringing the Stanley Cup back to Edmonton

by | May 24, 2025 | Blog

Jim Algie reminisces about the last time he saw the Stanley Cup celebrations in person and how they stacked up against the bedlam in Barcelona after a football victory by Barca against their chief nemeses from Real Madrid.  The Oilers’ overtime winner to...
5 Canadian Teams Make the NHL Playoffs

5 Canadian Teams Make the NHL Playoffs

by | May 4, 2025 | Blog

It’s great to see five Canadian teams make the NHL playoffs this year, but nostalgic or sentimental allegiances can make it the thorny task of untangling the winners from the losers and the roses from the pricks all the more difficult, writes Jim Algie. ...
The Tribulations of the Trial by Franz Kafka

The Tribulations of the Trial by Franz Kafka

by | Sep 18, 2024 | Blog, Book Reviews

The Trial by Franz Kafka is one of those books that continues to bewilder many readers even a century after it was written. As a student and critic of existential lit and philosophy, Jim Algie makes a case for the novel’s ongoing relevance.  Among the dwindling...