Culinary Red and White

October 26, 2010

It’s not all politics all the time at my house, although for today’s meal I managed to find a political angle to describe even the preparation of vegetables. After my success with re-plumbing the kitchen sink this afternoon, I decided to do something vaguely creative with the beet and the cauliflower in my fridge. Naturally, […]

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Wilkinson Eyre’s concept proposal for the New Johnson Street Bridge

October 25, 2010

Tonight I took myself to the Victoria Conference Centre to listen to Sebastien Ricard (of Wilkinson Eyre Architects) and Joost Meyboom (latterly VP of Engineering at Delcan, now at MMM) talk about the proposed New Johnson Street Bridge. Given the scope – more on that in a moment – of the project and what it […]

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The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

October 24, 2010

E-books—No Friends of Free Expression This is a very important article by Ted Striphas about a serious issue. Among its many points, consider this: QUOTE Also troubling is the potential of e-readers like Kindle to render users vulnerable to new levels of government surveillance. Library loan records and bookstore sales receipts are well-established mainstays of […]

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A different kind of guide book

October 20, 2010

Yesterday afternoon I purchased Rebecca Kennel‘s new guidebook, Victoria Bench by Bench. This is a really great “little” book – not so little when you start unpacking it! From the backcover (and website): In Victoria—Bench by Bench, Rebecca Kennel takes you on her journey of discovery in and around spectacular Victoria, British Columbia. Visit historic […]

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Off ramp: easy. On ramp: harder.

October 19, 2010

I went a bit quiet during the last few days… My navigational instruments are seriously compromised. It’s all too easy to go – even if only by increments, which are nonetheless steady and dreadfully cumulative – down the off ramp. Inch by inch by inch. And before you know it, you’ve landed yourself in a […]

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The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

October 17, 2010

Technology Review: Clearing the Way for Cheap, Flexible Solar Panels Could this move solar panel use into the mainstream? I hope so: QUOTE The film is 3M’s answer to demand by solar-panel makers–particularly manufacturers of certain thin-film solar cells–for an alternative to glass. Glass has been the armor of choice because it’s cheap, weather-resistant, and […]

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Contempt

October 14, 2010

When respect dies, contempt takes its place. That’s a theme taken up by, say, movies, which analyze the relationship between lovers (when, for example, the relationship is breaking down). But having fallen more or less out of love with a non-human entity – let’s call it a place – I’ve noticed that the horrible alchemy […]

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What’s in hand?

October 13, 2010

As a child, I loved salted licorice. I frequently pestered my mother to get me some (although I don’t recall how well I succeeded – or failed). When I was around five years old, she gave me some coins and pointed me at the store. “Go in there and buy it yourself,” she said. “I […]

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Do green and make green

October 11, 2010

There are times, I think, when having a tumblr (vs a blog) would be cool – then it would be enough just to post, free-standing, the smack-down that Peter Busby (“one of Canada’s leaders in green architecture”) gives Bob Rennie (“the influential Vancouver condo marketer who is the last say for many developers on what […]

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The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

October 10, 2010

The real meaning of “back to school” Loved this insight into “back to school” by Sam Ladner: QUOTE Why is the father in the Staples ad so happy? Because his children are reminded that they do not occupy a privileged state in today’s culture. Dad likely works for a company. He likely lives on the […]

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