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Sandy Bray has a question that you may be able to answer “I’ve been enjoying your site very much,” Sandy Bray writes, “and have been thinking alot of memories and questions, etc. etc.” Sandy has recently sent a question to her dad, Jim Bray, asking if he remembered the address of the house called “Robins Nest” […]
I send out a message about once a week to an email distribution list, which I set up around November 2010 at the start of the Parkview School project, which I became involved in by happenstance. Email distribution list Sometimes the message is sent out once a week, sometimes more, and sometimes less. Contact me […]
Alistair Thomson has posted some great comments regarding Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) at the following post: A Long Branch resident passed along to Barry Kemp this photo of the Eastwood Park Hotel To access his observations, go to the Comments at the end of the above-noted link. In a subsequent email Alistair Thomson […]
I’m pleased to share with you the following comment from C. O’Marra: The Museum For Human Rights in Manitoba now sits on top of a treasure trove of ancient native artifacts.Construction went ahead in spite of these early finds.Thousands of items have been located around the site and photographed for the public. One can only […]
I much enjoyed the Etobicoke-Lakeshore Campaign Kick-Off BBQ at Peter Milczyn’s Campaign Headquarters. You can access Peter Milczyn’s campaign website here. You can request a lawn sign here. Alternatively, you can request a lawn sign by calling 647-748-8683. I’m serving as a volunteer in Peter Milczyn’s by-election campaign. My support is in continuation of my support for […]
Because Laurel Broten, among her many other contributions to the well being of our communities, played a key role in keeping Parkview School in public hands, as explained at this website, I served as a volunteer in her previous campaign and am serving as a volunteer in Peter Milczyn’s campaign. I’ve also discussed Laurel Broten’s […]
Update: A Feb. 21, 2014 New Yorker article is entitled: “Why is academic writing so academic?” [End of update] We can speak of rhetoric from a variety of perspectives. Rhetoric is a great topic for academic study. By way of example, early in his career Marshall McLuhan developed expertise in rhetoric as a field of […]
Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) has many characteristics. The characterization depends upon the observer. I much appreciate a recent message from Colleen O’Marra (see below), which has given rise to this blog post. My friend Sid Olvet of Oakville has remarked that each person who encounters Long Branch encounters it according to the era, […]
Pecha Kucha is a presentations format in which 20 slides are screened at the rate of 20 second per slide. I like this format because it keeps presentations brief and to the point. When I began to work on a recent Pecha Kucha presentation for a Jane’s Walk event, I calculated that I’m looking at […]