You understand the world and just may change it

 

You Are Unique

You are open minded and a visionary. You understand the world and just may change it.
You are knowledgeable and well-read. If no one can teach you, you’ll teach yourself.

You are innovative and progressive. You come up with a lot of original ideas.
You believe that the path not imagined is usually the best path for you.… Read the rest

Continuing My Obsession to Know Everything…

HubPages has a lot of good posts about Toronto and area history, with photos. Here are links for you to follow, if you dare share the obsession.

The Gooderham Family

Fort York

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building, 1905

Campbell House

Dominion Public Building

Riverdale Farm

Central Technical School

Cornell House

Vaughan’s Belltower Landmark

Zion Schoolhouse

Post Hill House, Ajax

Ashbridge’s Estate

‘In the Way of Progress’ Mural

Thomas Foster Memorial, Uxbridge

Gibson House

Castle Frank

Alexander Muir Mural 

Spooner’s Garage Mural

York Memorial Collegiate 

1845 Commercial Bank Building

Confederation Life Building

The Don River

McCowan Log House

Pioneer Memorial Cairn, Pickering

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Paraprosdokians

This was an email forwarded to my from my Mother today:

PARAPROSDOKIANS

They are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected, and frequently humorous.
Winston Churchill loved them.

1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

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Google+ Just Needs to Lurk in Wait

Today I’ve begun to think Google+ will end up besting Facebook if they just wait long enough.

I don’t think Google needs to do anything, other than keep the service maintained, eventually Facebook will finish crashing and burning itself out. A lot of people have already stopped using Facebook, or they keep it for Facebook exclusive people and connections.… Read the rest

Geofiction?

What Is Geofiction?.

Geofiction is a hobby in which people design imaginary places: cities, countries, worlds, even entire universes! Unlike most worldbuilders, geofiction hobbyists do not necessarily create their worlds as a background for a novel or role-playing game, they create them for the fun of creation.