Back in 1949, Joseph Campbell, a follower of Carl Jung, wrote a book called The Hero With a Thousand Faces. It traced the story of the 'hero's journey' through the world's mythology, showing how every major tale, regardless of culture, shared common elements and archetypes. It detailled 17 quintessential steps along the mythic...
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The past few weeks I've been a bit pre-occupied with several tasks and pursuits, so I haven't been blogging much, although I have been busy. About a month ago, I bought an Epiphone Viola bass from Blue Mountain Music. It was the culmination of several months' exploration and investigation of bass instruments that began with an electric...
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ukulele,
guitar,
bass,
music
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It seems Council's honeymoon ended last night with the defeat of Councillor Hull's motion. Four members of council* opposed what should have been an easy motion to accept. But - because we had only eight members at the table - it was defeated by being tied. And I think the defeat will have much greater implications for council in the...
Last week, Councillor Keith Hull gave a notice of motion that read, "THAT Council of the Town of Collingwood herein petitions the Province of Ontario, Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to change legislation to permit municipalities across the Province the ability to prohibit smoking in public places that...
Finally finished my site for vintage ukulele music, a place where I can write a bit about the music, composers and performers from the 1920s and 30s. And it's a place where I can show off (and sell) my collection of song sheets and song books scanned to PDF. I have developed a real passion for the music of this era since I started playing the...
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vintage,
ukulele,
music
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I haven't blogged much about local politics over these first six months of this term. That's because:
In general, it's been uneventful;
In general, everyone's been respectful;
In general, we resolve our differences without rancor or animosity;
In general, meetings are short and speeches shorter;
In general, we recover from our...
In general, it's been uneventful;
In general, everyone's been respectful;
In general, we resolve our differences without rancor or animosity;
In general, meetings are short and speeches shorter;
In general, we recover from our...
There's a front page story in this week's Enterprise Bulletin about self-professed ghost hunters looking for a "haunted" house in Collingwood to feature on a new TV series called "Paranormal House Inspection." That really bothered me because it reads like an advertorial on the front page (and equally that the Discovery...
Conservative: 167 (majority and a stunning win, 39.6% of the popular vote)
NDP: 102 (now the official opposition for the 1st time, 30.6% of the popular vote)
Liberal: 34 (a huge drop and a crushing defeat for Ignatieff and the Libs; 18.9%)
Bloc Quebecois: 4 (collapse, and not even an official party now; 6%)
Green: 1 (first victory, but popular...
NDP: 102 (now the official opposition for the 1st time, 30.6% of the popular vote)
Liberal: 34 (a huge drop and a crushing defeat for Ignatieff and the Libs; 18.9%)
Bloc Quebecois: 4 (collapse, and not even an official party now; 6%)
Green: 1 (first victory, but popular...
Tags:
election 2011,
results,
national
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The typewriter is dead. That news didn't surprise me, but it certainly saddened me.
The clatter of typewriter keys was sweet music to my ears, when I was much younger. I remember banging out stories and poems on my grandfather's ancient Underwood, watching the mechanical arms rise and fall, the letters not quite aligned on the paper. That...
The clatter of typewriter keys was sweet music to my ears, when I was much younger. I remember banging out stories and poems on my grandfather's ancient Underwood, watching the mechanical arms rise and fall, the letters not quite aligned on the paper. That...
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writing,
reporting,
typewriter
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How many cats and dogs are there in Collingwood? No one knows. In Canada, such statistics are not kept by Stats Can. But we can make an educated guess.
A recent survey done by Colin Siren of Ipsos Reid estimated there are 7.9 million cats and 5.9 million dogs in Canada. The survey also shows that 35% of Canadian households have a dog, while 38%...
A recent survey done by Colin Siren of Ipsos Reid estimated there are 7.9 million cats and 5.9 million dogs in Canada. The survey also shows that 35% of Canadian households have a dog, while 38%...
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Inter Press Service
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