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Monday, May 15, 2017

Thematic Photographic 412 - Architecture

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Stone-faced Toronto, ON February 2017 If you find yourself staring at buildings because you find them neat, know you're not alone. ...
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Saturday, May 13, 2017

Sitting in the subway late at night

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All angles Toronto, ON February 2017 The scene: Valentine's Day night. I'm in this city a couple of hours from home because of ...
Sunday, May 07, 2017

On reading - and life

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"Read in order to live." Gustave Flaubert So if anyone's looking for me, I'll be in the corner over here, reading. I...
Saturday, May 06, 2017

The 10 things I HATE about social media

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We're a little over a decade into the so-called social media era, long enough that's it's now a normal, everyday thing for most...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2017

On making the world a happier place

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"There are two ways to spread happiness; either be the light who shines it or be the mirror who reflects it." Edith Wharton
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Monday, May 01, 2017

Thematic Photographic 411 - Gardens Galore

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Colors of nature London, ON April 2017 I don't know a whole lot about plants or gardens beyond the sad fact that I tend to kill the...
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On volunteerism and Muhammad Ali

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"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." Muhammad Ali
Sunday, April 30, 2017

Reflected sunset

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Where glass meets sky Toronto, ON February 2017 Thematic. Reflective. Here . May as well fess up now: I'm not the world's bigge...

On technology, change, and survival

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"Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road." Stewart Brand ...
Saturday, April 29, 2017

When reflections outshine the real thing

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Sunrise framed in a window London, ON January 2017 To share your own reflective-themed Thematic, head here The scene: I've just dr...
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On the impressions we leave behind

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"Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don'...
Monday, April 24, 2017

Thematic Photographic 410 - Reflections

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No longer alive London, ON April 2017 I took a photowalk the other morning, my way of killing time while our daughter was at work. I ha...
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On questions vs. answers

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"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers." James Thurber

Fitbit saves woman's life

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Can a Fitbit save your life? Patricia Lauder would doubtless say it can. The 73-year-old Connecticut resident originally bought the weara...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

On liberty - and its obligatory flip side

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"The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave." Thomas Jefferson
Friday, April 21, 2017

The Facebook Killer: Who's responsible?

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By now, everyone's familiar with the horrific story out of Cleveland, where Steve Stephens walked up to a random stranger last Sunday a...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Thematic Photographic 409 - Stuff you find in the basement

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Dirty old cables London, ON April 2017 Some folks see basements and storage areas as icky and dirty. They may be right. But that doesn...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

On art, music, and decoration

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"Art is how we decorate space, Music is how we decorate time." Jean-Michel Basquiat
Monday, April 10, 2017

Thematic Photographic 408 - Orange

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Multicolored London, ON April 2017 This week's Thematic theme, orange , marks a return to the world of colors. My brain was having ...
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On the subtle difference between "won't" and "can't"

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"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read." Mark Twain