An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
It’s great to be getting feedback from many sources regarding the ideal setup for the Malcolm Campbell High School Sixties Reunion, taking place October 17, 2015 in Toronto. Here’s what we have so far, regarding some key concepts related to the format: Should reunion be by classes or one big group? Several people have offered […]
Jim Carr, who passed away suddenly on June 3, 2014, some time back helped us to identify the make of the motorcycle – a Henderson – in a 1927 photo taken by the radial railway bridge at Etobicoke Creek. We’re assuming it was taken in 1927 because, as Mike James of Brampton has pointed out, […]
I’ve posted a number of previous posts regarding the Development Permit System. See the link in previous sentence and the next link below. The following message is from the Lakeshore Planning Council: City of Toronto – Statutory Open House There will be a Statutory Open House held on Monday, June 9, 2014 from 4 p.m. […]
I’m not a member of the Confederation of Resident and Ratepayer Associations in Toronto (CORRA). I’m posting the following text for the purpose of sharing information. Because of time constraints, I have not included the attached PDF files that accompanied the message. The following message is from CORRA: To Members, Resident and Ratepayer Executives:Please […]
By way of an introduction: 1) Truthiness refers to sense making in the absence of evidence. 2) What does the work of stage magicians tell us about how the mind works? The link to a May 3, 2008 Boston Globe article about this topic can be accessed at the previous sentence. The article notes that […]
I’ve recently been in touch with a Malcolm High School Sixties grad who does not get to Canada every year. When she does get to Canada she usually passes through Montreal on her way to Prince Edward Island where her mother lives. She’s travelling to PEI in 2014 – this year. She will likely not […]
As I’ve previously noted, I’m a strong supporter of Peter Milczyn as the Liberal Party of Ontario candidate in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. Peter is doing well in the polling, according to one poll I’ve read. The following overview is from a June 7, 2014 article in the Toronto Star: Etobicoke-Lakeshore — (polled May 30, 681 people, accurate […]
A June 5, 2014 New York Times article is entitled: “Fund Manager Sets Goats Grazing in Blighted Detroit.” Below is a photograph from the article and opening paragraphs: To most of the world, the solution to debt-ridden Detroit is money. But for one hedge fund manager, it’s goats. Mark Spitznagel, the founder of the […]
I haven’t sent much time in archives, because my time is limited, but am delighted when archival photos are sent my way. You can click on the images to enlarge them. I’m pleased to share with you the following archival jpeg images that John Easton of Long Branch has shared with me. I’ve posted a […]
“Explaining Magic: Pictorial Instuctions and Disinformation Design” is the title of Chapter 3 in Visual Explanations (1997) by Edward Tufte. Visual Explanations (1997) The chapter provides one of the best accounts that I’ve encountered anywhere about how to make a presentation. In essence, Tufte says: “Do the opposite of what a stage magician does.” I […]