Author Archives: Davd

About Davd

Davd (PhD, 1966) has been a professor, a single father keeping a small commercial herb garden so as to have flexible time for his sons, and editor of _Ecoforestry_. He is a practicing Christian, and in particular an advocate of ecoforestry, self-sufficiency horticulture, and men of all faiths living together "in peace and brotherhood" for the fellowship, the efficiency, and the goodwill that sharing work so often brings.

Blaming the Victim:

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Davd

… “It Happens all the time.” (c) 2018, Davd If you leave your car idling at the curb, run into a convenience store to get a pack of chewing gum, and some chick jumps into the car and steals it, … Continue reading →

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Modest[!]

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Davd

…even Prim and Proper: Defensive [and better] New Year’s Resolutions for 2018 (c) 2018, Davd “I resolve to dress modestly when in public, during this year 2018.” (Did it in 2017; should be easy to continue—for me.) “I resolve to … Continue reading →

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Cooking Breakfast for my Best Friend

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Davd

… with love and loyalty (c) 2017, Davd “If you want love and loyalty,” i read from some Feminist source or sources, “don’t get a wife, get a dog.” If any of you readers has a citation for that sneer, … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Day Lesson:

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Davd

…Consider the Effects of War on Men’s [and Social] Health (c) 2017, Davd The first poppy i bought this year fell off my jacket on the second or third day i wore it. This wasn’t the first year that happened, … Continue reading →

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HOTdog Relish

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Davd

… a livelier use for green tomatoes. (c) 2017, Davd In much of Canada, this first week of October if not before1, the first frost has come and the outdoor tomato plants have died — or maybe many of their … Continue reading →

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George’s Harvest Relish

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Davd

… with strong good flavours (c) 2017, Davd Some time ago, i published a Chili recipe, with the comment, “While pea soup and even pintos with oregano and chili powder, aren’t distinctively men’s [nor women’s] cooking, chili is very often … Continue reading →

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Brotherly Love

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Davd

… a Report and an Encouragement (c) 2017, Davd It occurred to me this week, that just less than twelve years ago, i began a visit to a Benedictine monastery in Saskatchewan. There i met brotherly love, philios free of … Continue reading →

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Men Being a Visible Minority

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Davd

… Some Lessons, Learning Tasks (and Opportunities?) for Us (c) 2017, Davd Women outnumber men in the Canadian population, and have for decades. I recently wrote arguing that rather than replace “he / him” as the generic human pronoun, with … Continue reading →

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The Neglected Merits of Fraternal Households

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Davd

…Social Efficiency is Not Trivial (c) 2017, Davd Three of the best weeks of my life were spent in a small cloistered Benedictine Abbey in rural Saskatchewan. There were a few unoccupied “cells” in the “Enclosure”, and i was housed … Continue reading →

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How Not to Celebrate Father’s Day!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Davd

… It’s not Fatter’s Day (c) 2017, Davd Somebody from whom i would have expected better, and who i will not “out” by naming, made up a circular advertising a Father’s Day Hot Dog Eating Contest, and somehow a copy … Continue reading →

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