Here be dragons!
I read a little about this group of young Irishmen. The group formed when everything was cancelled with school and work last year. Read more about them in an interview on the Irish Central website. Now, they are working to add a modern style to Irish Celtic dancing. Just nice to see young people working … Read more
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 … Read more
I don’t like the leftover attitude about stay at home Mothers or housewives and the idea that women should be homemakers who look pretty for their man and do what they are told to do. It’s a small minded and ignorant way to treat something which is so much bigger and more important. The world … Read more
This is his look for the high school prom. Will be wearing a blue shirt, white jacket and (so far) black pants. His date is wearing a blue dress and we picked out a white corsage for her.
Writing an advice column sounds fun and easy. Until you think about being responsible for the thoughts and actions of the person who takes your advice. Then it gets a little scary. None of us are omnipotent, all knowing. After all, how often do you take your own advice? If you want to be an … Read more
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 … Read more
Etiquette is about manners and protocol. You can get by with common sense and courtesy. But some etiquette rules really do have to be learned, especially when dealing with cultures other than your own. It could be an interesting career choice. If you wrote a character who is an etiquette consultant how would she look, … Read more
The Portfolio of Andrea Pacione Andrea on Facebook and Twitter Q: How did you first find ASCII art, ANSI art, Twitter art or text art? Which style came first for you? I remember seeing ascii or text art appear in some old-school programs on my Apple IIgs family computer that I grew up with back … Read more
The Typosphere – A term for bloggers who collect, use, and otherwise obsess over typewriters and other “obsolete” technologies, including, but not limited to, handwriting, pens and ink, paper mail and mail art, knitting and fibre arts, film photography, chip-less combustion engines, and related ephemera. Flickr: Anablogger Archives – “A repository of film photographs, doodles … Read more
When it comes to typing on the keyboard does being left or right handed matter? Will being left-handed be forgotten now that we don’t write in long hand very often? I’ve even seen people who think writing long hand will one day become a forgotten/ lost skill. My Mother is a leftie. Her Mother (my … Read more