I learned today that it is in fact Blog Action Day. And the theme this year is “the environment” — not far off our usual fare. * * * Well, the water levels are low around here these days. Just take a look at the … Read More →
Monthly Archives: October 2007
Worm & Hook
We were out fishing on Charleston Lake the other day. Pretty, isn’t it? It took a while to find just the right spot, but when we did there was no doubt about it. Both quantity and quality this time ’round — we were catching some … Read More →
Oh the Humanities!
A while back I attended a conference at the university on the subject of censorship. The plenary speaker began her paper by reading a particularly explicit passage, one that had evidently irked censors past. It was truly salacious, and I certainly won’t reproduce it here. … Read More →
Kettle Island
The Ottawa Riverkeeper organization held a community clean-up out on Kettle Island the other day. So that’s a view of the Ottawa River, just east of the downtown area. As you can see, the island is a good size — about three kilometres, stem to … Read More →