A Book House
I found these on Etsy. This would be a simple woodworking project for someone. It’s a clever idea, even a place for your glasses.
books
Posted to Ontario Barn Preservation – Cars in Barns Are Barn Finds
This is the post I wrote about old cars being found in even older barns, for the Ontario Barn Preservation newsletter, January 2023.
Cars in Barns Are “Barn Finds”
I like to photograph old buildings, farm houses and barns included. I’ve met a lot of people who also have an interest in old places. Not everyone is about photographing them.… Read the rest
Modern Censorship is Running Amok
I understand the idea about pulling down statues, burning books, and trying to change how history is viewed, but I am concerned about censorship.
Changing a point of view can be done without destruction, like burning books, toppling statues, defacing graves, and so on. People don’t need to destroy things in order to change perspective.
The people in history had a different perspective, a different lifestyle.… Read the rest
Second Hand Books are Wild
Do you remember BookCrossing? It’s been years since I last logged in. Funny that I was thinking of the book which I had last read the last time I was at the site. I couldn’t remember the author or the title, but there it was, first on my profile page.
… Read the rest“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.”
My Idea – Build A Lot More Gamification into Online Shopping
Why don’t stores, with online shopping, use more gamification?
Games online use it, but they don’t have the merchandise to take it farther. I think an online shopping retail outlet, like Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, Etsy, etc should combine with an existing game site. Or go on their own with a game developer of their choosing. But, it would be simpler, cost effective, to work with an existing game and merge together.… Read the rest
Secretly Handling the Canadian World Domination Plot
A long, long time ago I wrote a profile for a friend’s website. The posts I wrote are mostly lost I think. I did save at least one. But, I did find my profile, with some digging via the archives.
… Read the restLaura is secretly handling the Canadian World Domination plot. It’s all very polite and litter free but for the odd moose rampage.
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Movie Macabre
I started typing in this post and then the Internet decided to die. Usually, the post would manage to be saved as a draft, this one didn’t make it. So, although it only matters to me, this post is being written a second time around. Kind of right when thinking of Cassandra Peterson, better known as her character, Elvira.… Read the rest
Ontario History in Rocks
I’d like to read the books by Nick Eyles, about Canadian geology. Two of his books are about Ontario history and places to see for the rocks.
Road Rocks Ontario and Ontario Rocks.
I have always liked rocks, one of the oldest and most enduring things on our planet. Really, is there anything that can top a rock for endurance and long life?… Read the rest
I’ve Become Super Noob
I started writing as Super Noob on Lindsay’s blog, Web Design for Idiots. Tonight I wrote the following as an introduction to who I am and why I’m someone who might have a reason to be writing there.
… Read the restI’m posting this from my very messy desk with the TV on to my left and my nearly cold coffee at my right hand, in danger of wrecking my faithful little scanner.