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Dancing Flies on a Dancing Bear
(July 21, 2011) - Mark W. Law
I have four flies on my monitor this morning, momentarily stopping to peek at what I am typing before resuming the tango on top of my head. They can be annoying, to say the least, as I try to compose a letter to Free The Children or research the final shuttle flight (which just landed by the way.
Yum Yum!
(July 20, 2011) - Mark W. Law
[caption id="attachment_6238" align="alignright" width="300" caption="All Hail Mr. Creosote!"][/caption] What is it with Summer that brings out the gluttony? A couple of weeks back it seems that all you could find on Sportsnet news were pictures of people eating gross amounts of hot dogs. Excu
The Mighty Internet Mice
(July 15, 2011) - PropellerHed
This is probably a bit of a segue from my usual column on new apps and systems, but if you bear with me there is a relationship... * * * [caption id="attachment_6200" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Rafe Mair (from TheTyee.ca)"][/caption] The boss wrote a few days ago about people t
The News We Want To Hear
(July 13, 2011) - Mark W. Law
[caption id="attachment_6187" align="alignright" width="254" caption="I wonder if the networks would hire Knowlton Nash today?"][/caption] There is a place for 'positive' news in Canada, but is there a place for 'the news we want to hear'? We live in the best darned country on the planet - per
And Then There Were 193
(July 10, 2011) - Mark W. Law
How quickly the world changes! My Grandfather was born during the reign of Queen Victoria and this past week we witnessed (via CNN) the last launch of a space shuttle. Even during my lifetime Canada split the Northwest Territories into two and Frobisher Bay became Iqaluit and the new capital o
The Cost of Saving Lives
(July 6, 2011) - Mark W. Law
Cheryl reminded me that this weekend is the Relay for Life, an annual fundraiser for cancer research. Knowing Cheryl and a number of other people who work very hard and commit heavily it was a bit sad this morning to read on CBC Online that a storm is brewing over how the money raised by The Cana
Coincidentally…
(July 2, 2011) - Mark W. Law
[caption id="attachment_6128" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Yes, this is a gratuitous picture of Ms. Connelly"][/caption] I must admit I am a 'knowledge junkie' - the kind of person who will think of odd facts that might seem only slightly connected to the conversation at hand. Perh
One Thing to Think about 144 Ways
(June 29, 2011) - Mark W. Law
Only two more days until the 'Big Weekend' - Canada's 144th birthday party. This year Canada Day falls on a Friday, meaning an extra long weekend to swim, visit family, take in a parade or two or sit on the beach at dusk and watch fireworks. There will be lots to do and even the weatherman seems
The Next Digital Rembrandt
(June 24, 2011) - PropellerHed
If you are into creating art there are quite a number of excellent places on the web you will want to take advantage of. Learning the techniques behind creating art is a lifelong process, and unlike the past where you would have to sign up for an art class the web brings some of the most creative
Here And There On A Friday
() - Mark W. Law
[caption id="attachment_6054" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The more things change..."][/caption] As MP's enter the second day of a marathon debate on forcing Canada Post back to work... On this date in 1918 the first airmail service in Canada occurred from Montreal to Toronto.
The Symbols of Unity
(June 22, 2011) - Mark W. Law
[caption id="attachment_6041" align="alignright" width="167" caption="Unity symbols simpy unite us!"][/caption] Yesterday was National Aboriginal Day, something that I surprisingly forgot amidst all the 'to-ing and fro-ing' (many thanks to Flora Visser for reminding me last night!). For those
.holycow!
(June 20, 2011) - PropellerHed
[caption id="attachment_6032" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Joanne tells me cows LOVE Brussel Sprouts..."][/caption] Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the Internet pool... In a membership vote this morning ICANN, the Internet domain name regulatory agency, approved p
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