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Sunday, July 12, 2026

Picturing: Gifts from a Lovely Brazilian Lady

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Ana, who hails from "The Big City" in Brazil, gifted me with two appreciated items a couple of years ago. They've been sitting...

Picturing: from Toronto's Beautiful "Annex" Streets

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On Madison Avenue, looking north from Bernard Avenue, here in Toronto's beautiful "Annex" neighbourhood. On my way to the Glea...

Quote: "Archie Bunker" Just Like a Conservative

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"No bum that can't speak poifect English oughta stay in this country—oughta be de-exported the hell oughta here!" The internet...
Thursday, July 9, 2026

Picturing: On a Music Video Shoot Near Lake Erie

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Producer/Director Barry Silverthorn and me. Barry looks through the Arriflex ST while I hold a light meter. Me lining up a shot, Jorge Parra...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

Picturing: Criterion Blu-ray of Desperate Living

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A couple of days ago I remembered that Criterion's release of John Waters' 1977 flick Desperate Living has hit the shelves. A quick...

Picturing: Church of the Redeemer Sculpture

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On my walk back home from an errand today here in the great city of Toronto, I noticed a beautiful bronze sculpture outside the Church of th...

Blog Post: Toronto Welcomes More-Bearable Temps

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A couple of hours ago I popped out to grab a coffee. Ahh, my skin could breathe again.... That extreme heat and humidity made for an uncomfo...
Thursday, July 2, 2026

Athot for the Day: What's Almost in a Name

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I just realized that the Toho monster Mothra, in name, is but one vowel change from "Mithra". The original Japanese name is "...

Picturing: An Extra Fine Corona Extra on Deck

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It's 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) here in Toronto right now... with friend.

Toronto Weather Watch: Already?!

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It's only 9:30am and already it's 30 Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) here in Toronto. For some reason I have the urge to pull out those 8mm ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Happy Canada Day! The Greatest Place on Earth

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Weather Watch: the Extreme Temperatures of Toronto

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From CP24: "According to the orange warning issued by the national weather agency for Toronto, temperatures could reach as high as 37 C...
Monday, June 29, 2026

Athot for the Day: To Affect an Effect

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Once one accepts that life is a lost cause, one cannot gain even a modicum of happiness. Or, as the great modern-day philosopher Allan Konig...
Sunday, June 28, 2026

Sunday Fun: Morning Fun at Paupers Pub, Toronto

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The Hand of Orlach It's becoming a bi-monthly ritual, the third Sunday morning visit since early March. I'm hardly a big beer drinke...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Picturing: A Shirt for Canada Day (and Year-round)

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The T-shirt is ready to go for Canada Day!
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Athot for the Day: An Inconvenient Reality

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No, it's not "life is what you make it"; it's "you are what life made you".

The Conservative Know-It-All of Today

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After some serious research online as to what makes up a real Conservative, I've come to the conclusion that they possess great knowledg...
Monday, June 22, 2026

Athot for the Day: The CPC Must Face Its Reality

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The Conservative Party of Canada is so desperate right now... they're too far gone. Constant attacks against everything Canada, certainl...
Sunday, June 21, 2026

Father's Day 2026: H.W. St. Laurent, RCAF / CAF

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RAF Bomber Command  /  Royal Canadian Air Force  /  Canadian Armed Forces.
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Friday, June 19, 2026

Quote: Stanley Kubrick on the Education Trap

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"I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting fa...
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Simon St. Laurent
Welcome! RCAF Brat duty: St. Hubert, QC; CFB Greenwood, NS; CFB Baden–Soellingen, Germany; CFB Borden, ON. Now living in Toronto's beautiful "Annex" neighbourhood.
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