350 or bust: Chasing Water: Examining The Human Toll On A River
Chasing Water, follows photojournalist Peter McBride and writer John Waterman (great name, I know!) as they set out to document the flow of the Colorado River from source to sea. A Colorado native,...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Getting Water from Air
With water wars becoming a concern for nations around the world a small French company has come up with a way to get water out of thin air. Well, humid air, and it’s for more than just providing peace...
View Articlemark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: An Unlikely Apocalypse
At first, it had seemed possible to continue moving through the desolate landscape on foot, but soon, it was obviously impracticable. Many bad things happened to the people travelling in traditional,...
View Articlemark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: A moment of gritty...
Delores always liked to take a few moments between shows and get a little alone time. Of late the circus had been touring in the Southwest and they’d seen lots of desert. Delores liked the desert. It...
View ArticleWalking Turcot Yards: William Close plays the Earth Harp at the Temple of...
As good as it gets department.
View ArticleA BCer in Ottawa: Eating OFF the Hill: Perkins Bakery & Reasturant not worth...
When my famly moved back to Canada from a posting in Germany in 1990, we picked up the vehicle in Trenton and drove accoss the continent, through the U.S., to our new home in Comox. Staying in hotels...
View ArticleA BCer in Ottawa: Eating Off the Hill: Summerlicious Prix Fixe at Bannock
I’m in Scarborough for the summer, so expect some even more off the hill food reviews in the weeks and months to come. My first installment comes from a trip downtown to Queen and Bay to sample the...
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