Barbaric Yawp

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  1. “Time Will Explain”

    2025-04-16 15:10:51 UTC

    “Time will explain.” - Jane AustenI brought some books to house sit, but I really didn’t need to as there are many, MANY books on every wall in this house. I picked up this one on the first day and finished it yesterday. A great read for many reasons. I…

  2. Thoughts On A Sunday Morning (from away)

    2025-04-13 15:18:54 UTC

    “I walked a mile in your shoes/ Now I’m a mile away/ And I’ve got your shoes” - Kings of LeonI’m a big believer in the idea that the best way to understand how others can see things so differently is by putting yourself in their situation. Which is one…

  3. Media Monday - The Media Construct Reality

    2025-04-07 17:13:39 UTC

    Good News! (for some) - I’ve decided, unless directly asked for my opinion, I will no longer be talking about or commenting on anything political in nature on social media. The main reason being that there seem to be very few who actually want to discuss what their preferred candidate…

  4. Beginning Again!

    2025-03-31 23:45:16 UTC

    “Prepare for Take Off” (click on photo for larger version) My first official post of my beginning again is this black and white image I took outside Pearson airport in Toronto almost exactly a year ago. “I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world!” Thank Buddha I…

  5. Announcement - Owen Sound Artists’ Co-op

    2025-02-25 16:17:24 UTC

    UPDATE - my temporary membership at the co-op ended much sooner than I had hoped.  Currently looking for another home for my art. I’m super excited (my family would argue that’s not possible) to announce that I am now a temporary member of the Owen Sound Artists’ Co-op located in…

  6. The Ordinary is Extraordinary!

    2024-10-20 15:14:49 UTC

    Thoughts On A Sunday Morning My frustration with Meta continues to grow mainly because my Good Noise reach is increasingly throttled since I refuse to pay to “boost” my posts. I understand that Meta is a business and since I choose to use it, I have to do so under…

  7. Media Monday - Truth and Falsity in Images

    2024-05-06 17:18:16 UTC

    Something I learned while teaching my Media Literacy course is that our minds have a much more difficult time dealing with images than the written word as there is no truth or falsity in an image. Which is why much of our modern advertising (and now memes) are image-based rather…

  8. Thoughts on a Sunday Morning

    2024-05-05 16:42:43 UTC

    Some people tell me I talk about death too much. But how can we appreciate life if we don’t acknowledge that we are all going to die? I was reminded of the precariousness of our lives a couple times this week. I lost a relative who lived a good, long…

  9. Media Monday - Ontario’s Cell Phone and Vape Ban

    2024-04-29 16:03:53 UTC

    Vaping and Smartphone ban As a newly retired teacher, I can already predict there will be some who say I am out of touch, but as I experienced the slow creep of cellphones and vaping into my classroom/school and because I touched on both in what I taught in my…

  10. Thoughts On A Sunday Morning - A Community of Trees

    2024-04-21 16:50:46 UTC

    You know how once you become aware of something, you see it everywhere?  Like when we bought our new to us car not so long ago, I started seeing the same model of car everywhere.  Well, community was like that for me this week.  It’s been on my mind a…

  11. Sunday’s Community Thursday

    2024-04-18 19:23:23 UTC

    Sunday’s Community Thursday! Owen Sound and area has been very good to me. Because of this, much of what I do is an attempt to share my love for this community. And because of my photography and writing I’ve come to an even better understanding of how important community is…

  12. Thoughts On A Sunday Morning - From The Thought Tub

    2024-03-10 15:20:09 UTC

    There are a lot of “C” words that are connected to being a good teacher (and maybe a good human being?) - compassion, courage, cooperation, community. But the most important, in my opinion, is curiosity. Holding on to your curiosity in the face of the many forces, including school, that…

  13. Goodbye, Trees

    2024-02-10 19:34:07 UTC

    Yesterday was a tough day around our place. For over 20 years, we were lucky to have the run of the acreage next to us. Last year it was sold and yesterday the new owners started the building process by clearing the forest. We understand why they have to do…

  14. Wednesday Wisdom

    2024-02-08 19:12:13 UTC

    I’m going to start adding some of my writing to my posts occasionally, as it’s really all good noise. And it’s what I do. Below is my first.Wednesday Wisdom If you feel down about the state of the world or depressed because life isn’t fair, rather than following the same…

  15. Get Lost!

    2023-12-17 16:54:52 UTC

    Yesterday, two very close friends and I went for a hike to try and find the back corner of one of the friend’s property.  Although we ran out of time and had to turn back before we got there, we did make it to the back fence of the 100…
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