The Carnival Dream
An eminently Omphalos-like title for a post. Carnival, the sometimes riotous pre-Lenten celebrations in The Roman Catholic world, culminating in …
Category Archives: The City
Careful, You’re Crossing A Line
“He is, of course, attempting the impossible—to describe in words (which always lie) that which is beyond words.”—Timothy Leary, forward …
Life Of Community
Costco hot dog and 20 oz. pop: $1.50 Costco French Fries: $2.29 40 minutes alone with my thoughts and fancies …
Too Big (Complex) To Fail…
Was it early last week that an asteroid larger than the biggest football colosseum known passed close by our cozy …
The Freeze Up…
The world where I happen to live has gone to sleep. The trees have lost their leaves. It is as …
Before Blogs, There Was… Courage?
I was standing in front of the ‘Recent Arrivals’ shelf in a bookstore down a few steps from the busy …
A Wordless Odyssey…(Almost)
CHAPTER 1 *** *** *** *** CHAPTER 2 *** *** *** *** *** CHAPTER 3 *** *** *** CHAPTER 4 …
Saturday Afternoon And The World Of Art
Saturday afternoon and I am strolling along Ninth Avenue. The sun is high and the air is unseasonably warm. People …
Economic Malaise….Systemic or Soulstemic?
The Wall Street Protests are nearing the one month mark and showing no sign of abating. In fact, the movement …
Beyond The City Limits
This is a short post featuring shots of the countryside around Calgary. Having lived in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver, Calgary …
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