• With no idea what to write tonight, I went and visited TED.com to surf for inspiration. I didn’t come away with the killer idea for my blog. That’s okay. I found lots of things to make me think, and they might lead to tomorrow’s post, or the one after that. No. Tonight I want to…

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  • Life is like driving. Looking back while moving forwards can have unpleasant consequence. Cheers, Winston

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  • Happy 40th Greenpeace!

    Despite the fondest wishes of so many who opposed it, Greenpeace turned forty this year.  I remember as a child back in the early ’70s listening to all the talk about this group of “hippies” that were interfering with nuclear testing.  Because of the cold war, it seemed pretty obvious to a child like me…

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  • Okay, you’ve finally got me. I can’t take it any more. Our society is caught in a feedback loop and just like the feedback at a live concert, the whining is driving me nuts. Someone says, “One percent of the population controls most of the money while the other ninety-nine percent struggles.” and a media…

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  • Aimless Wandering

    It’s eleven p.m and I sit before my keyboard bereft of inspiration.  This is not as uncommon as I might prefer.  Tonight I may actually have an excuse. You see, last night, I didn’t sleep.  Not at all.  Lately that’s been happening a fair bit.  I lie in bed and toss and turn.  I do…

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  • Today's Technology

    Connectedness. That one word best sums up my enjoyment of technology. I’ve got friends scattered all over the place. Today’s technology means I can chat with my buddy in California. Or I can tell my father in Sudbury about my new job. I complimented a friend in Montreal for getting some pro-level exposure for his…

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  • The other night, Lynn and I stopped at Wendy’s for supper on our way home after being out taking pictures all day.  We parked next to the handicapped parking spot.  I walked our dog while she went in to get the food.  When I returned to the car, someone had parked next to us.  Not…

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  • Didn’t Vote? Shut Up!

    So our provincial election is over.  Dalton McGuinty and the Liberal Party returned for a third round but with a minority this time.  That just gives them a handy excuse for anything they promised but don’t deliver on.  All of that is irrelevant because so few people showed up to vote.  We could have elected…

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  • Yes, that is part of what made my day glorious.  Followed two of these through the bush of about twenty minutes.  Took a ton of pictures.  Really low light on the edge of dusk under the trees, so jacked up the ISO.  Made things a little grainy, but hey, it’s not a shot I get…

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  • Lynn and I drove back into town from our trailer to vote. Unfortunately, we came in at rush hour. Or in this case two hours of not rushing at all. The upside, such as it is, is all the time it gives to people watch. People in dense, slow moving traffic tend to do some…

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