Remembrance Day 2011

Remembrance Day 2011, a set on Flickr.

Selected observances from the Canadian War Memorial and Peacekeepers' Monument, Ottawa, Canada, 2011.

One little design link for today

Ray Larabie pointed out a design-related rant that might be of some interest to all of us working...with our hands.

Go take a look. Might be worth at least ten minutes of your life.

Signage from the Local Protest

IMG_0154, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

I have to admit to liking the uppermost sign. Its contents are a Truth.

Chinatown Jellybean

From Sketches

the last page of a tale that was drawn first...in the Shanghai Restaurant on Somerset Street in Ottawa's Chinatown, and the tables all had bowls of jellybeans that night. Thank the Ottawa Comix Jam for that inspiration.

Market Mall Tower Mast

Market Mall Tower Mast, a photo by dwight_ew on Flickr.

Whoever said that antenna farms can't - or perhaps more importantly, shouldn't - be pleasing to look at?

I don't recall hearing or reading any such thing.

Randy Bachman - 13 October 2011

Randy Bachman - 13 October 2011, a set on Flickr.

Seen live at Southminster United Church, Ottawa, Canada! Promoting his first book, Vinyl Tap Stories courtesy of the Ottawa International Writers Festival.

Irshad Manji at the Mayfair - 21 Sept 2011

Irshad Manji at the Mayfair - 21 Sept 2011, a set on Flickr.

The author and newly-minted NYU professor returned to Ottawa for another interview by CBC News ancher Lucy van Oldenbarneveld at the Mayfair Theatre, courtesy of the Ottawa International Writers Festival.

While it wasn't Prof. Manji's first visit to Ottawa, or her first session with van Oldenbarneveld, it was the first time I'd ever been to a WritersFest event held with a police security detail.

We got plenty of long-winded answers to questions - which host and subject alike had fun making jokes about - but no more than that.

Planning to read her books at some point, though, along with the Qu'ran itself. Seems appropriate to add them to my literary "bucket list".

Counting Down to CAN-CON 2011

I've been meaning to get back "out there" in the convention and book sale circuit, and this convention newly revived was - is - part of an ongoing, improvised plan of solving that matter.

I'll be sitting on a few panel discussions telling tales and pretending that I have useful advice to give, but in reality, I'll be there to learn. From the other panellists, from the audience, from the rest of the CAN-CON 2011 organizers.

Two more days, and I'll see whichever of you cares to attend there.