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This is a picture I did not take of a middle-aged woman and an elderly woman walking out of the local mall, the elderly woman carrying a cellophane-wrapped gift basket of Justin Bieber’s Someday perfume.
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This is a picture I did not take of a middle-aged woman with elaborate, bleached blonde hair, a black miniskirt and strappy, sky-high stilettos, leaning very heavily on a cane while walking slowly from...
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Help me showcase interesting design in Waterloo Region
Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge… and beyond! What do you see on your daily commute, while walking the dog, or out for a night on the town? What buildings or architectural features do you love, hate, or...
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This is a picture I did not take of an Old Order Mennonite woman at the St. Jacobs Farmers’ Market giving a “weirdo” look to a young man decked out in his finest steampunk garb (including top hat and...
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This is a picture I did not take of an elderly man wearing an oxygen tank breathing tube, driving a beat-up and Bondo’d Honda Prelude, and running a red light at incredibly slow speed.
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This is a picture I did not take of a little boy trying to climb a wrought iron fence, with his mother trying to haul him off of it by pulling on the long “tail” of his Winnie the Pooh backpack, which...
View ArticleNetherlands and Belgium, Sept. 28th to Oct. 6th, 2012
Finally got around to putting up the trip diary, which is here if you’re in the mood for a leisurely read. Alternatively, just the albums, for the visually inclined: Amsterdam Utrecht Marken, Volendam...
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Sockbeasts
Recently I was trying to remember when I made my first sockmonkey. I was home at my parents’ for a few days around Christmas, and I still have the result. His name is Jean Chaussette. But he’s not...
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This is a picture I did not take of a little boy in Spider-man jammies, sitting in the kid seat of a grocery store cart, singing/chanting a fairly catchy made-up song to his toy car, which, in hand, he...
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This is a picture I did not take of a gaggle of skinny Asian teenagers standing just up from a downtown street corner, huddled against the wall of a restaurant and sharing a pair of iPod earbuds. At...
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This is a picture I did not take of a woman wearing a parka, pink pyjama pants, and slippers, sitting on a dining room chair with her feet up, and sipping coffee in zero-degree weather on the balcony...
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This is a picture I did not take while Sherry and I were on our way to a Hip concert. Stopped at a light, I noticed loud music after a moment, unexpected music: the Hallelujah chorus from the fourth...
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This is a picture I did not take while standing in a field at the dog park, the breeze redolent of honeysuckle and lifting the damp hair off my neck. And watching the local osprey casually soar past on...
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This is a picture I did not take, looking in on Perimeter Institute on a Friday evening while walking my dog, when their Christmas party was in full swing. Bright colours, music, groups socializing,...
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Here is a picture I did not take of a kid deciding to do some impromptu sledding by taking a running leap down the hill behind the tuck shop at the park. Lacking a sledding device was of no concern, as...
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This is a picture I did not take of myself at the local coffee shop, working and scrolling through social feeds — wall to wall Ghomeshi verdict reactions — while We Are The Champions plays over the...
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