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March 2010

Drillpress March 2


February 2010

Go west, part 4 February 25

Go west, part 3 February 18

Go west, part 2 February 11

Go west February 2


January 2010

The iPad isn't January 28

Tablet January 27

Five years ago January 20

Amaryllis January 17

Seven years ago January 15

15 years in the saddle January 8

Investing in the future January 7

Bread January 4


December 2009

3652 days of fear December 31

Avatar: a soldier's son? December 29

Predictions for the next decade December 21

Pinwheel December 17

An Historical Downpour: In praise of different December 17

Baby, it's cold outside December 16

An Historical Downpour: Critical Mass December 16

An Historical Downpour: Crashing the party December 15

An Historical Downpour: Schrodinger's Tiger December 14

Symphony December 7

Today in history December 2


November 2009

If you could go back November 25

The warm lie November 25

Art Gallery of Ontario November 23

The umbrella manifesto November 16

Winning at a game of chance November 12

Striker November 11

Pond in High Park November 10

Thinking about Berlin November 10

Where in the world is Holly Parker? November 2


October 2009

Sheep October 30

Evil is hot October 29

Westminster palace October 27

Harrowing October 26

Union station October 15

Tracks in the square October 15


September 2009

Apple pickin' September 19

Negative space September 10

You just don't see this in Toronto September 10


August 2009

And the kitchen sink August 31

Forget Shadowfax August 28

Never mind the mess August 24

Slate is great August 18

Let there be pie August 14

The story deflector August 13

Cupboard love August 12

The kitchen floor August 11


July 2009

State of the kitchen July 30

The wizard July 28

One small step July 20

Vera July 20

A proposal for the city of Toronto July 13

Walls! part 2 July 6

One reason Toronto rocks July 2


June 2009

Angry sky June 30

Walls! June 25

Electrifying June 19

Main floor hardwood June 10

Cake or death? June 4

Basement door June 3


May 2009

Kitchen Reno - Day 5 May 30

Kitchen Reno - Day 4 May 28

Kitchen Reno - Day 3 May 27

Kitchen Reno - Day 1 May 25

Summing it up May 15

So, we bought a house May 14

Busman May 5


April 2009

The worm within April 28

Rust, redux April 14

Squirrel April 9

Energy hog April 2


March 2009

Fascism (not) March 30

Rust March 25

Please stand by... March 16

Unreal estate March 6


February 2009

Tin man February 26

Abalone February 20

Je suis un polyvalant February 12

Now this is thinking! February 6


January 2009

Steel wars January 29

I do not think this word means what you think it means January 28

Four years January 27

Sometimes we need to be reminded January 27

Proselytize January 19

Origins January 19

Sort of like life January 9

Happy New Year Again! January 5


December 2008

Air Canada used to be cool December 29

Surprise December 29

A very Halal Christmas December 20

How an economy grows December 18

American Beauty December 17

Thinkers December 15

Imagine December 8

A gentle reminder, in his own words December 5

A game of Canadian thrones December 3


November 2008

Voodoo Retiree November 27

Itsy-bitsy spider November 25

Mitch Mitchell 1946 – 2008 November 13

The People's Mario November 12

A kind of hole in human history November 10

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald November 10

Piano November 5

Hope November 4

Goodbye Marathon Manor November 3


October 2008

Yellow October 23

Snow! October 21

1...2...3...cat...sank! October 20

Conservatives again October 16

Green tomatoes October 8

Not with a bang, but the whimper of a pig... October 3


September 2008

Apple fritters September 30

Cherry beach at dusk September 29

Freelance September 25

Apple pickin' September 22

iPhone September 16

Mobile me September 11

Business as usual September 2


August 2008

Outside the box August 19

That's dope August 13

Birds, snakes and aeroplanes August 11


July 2008

Money July 31

The Kibble Palace July 16

Postcards July 14


June 2008

Away June 29

Cherries Jubilee June 25

Drivers (ostensibly Canadian) June 19

Cycling June 11


May 2008

Retired May 31

Fundamentals of design: Rhythm May 22

Savage panther kitty May 12

Engine company #1 May 5


April 2008

Hybrid, schmybrid April 25

Fundamentals of design: Proportion April 21

April showers... April 15

No boat April 7


March 2008

Got me some paints! March 29

Tramonto March 24

Fundamentals of design: Balance March 17

Fundamentals of design March 10

Temporary leave March 2


February 2008

Back to design February 25

It's been quiet... too quiet February 19

Where I am February 5


January 2008

Making one's bed January 29

Cloverfield January 19

Broked January 16

A riot of color January 9

Retrospective January 2


December 2007

Happy New Year December 31

Lather. Rinse. Repeat. December 24

Stuff December 21

Review: The Golden Compass December 18

The metaphorical rabbit December 11

Hyperreal December 3


November 2007

Meaning something November 26

Lost sketchbook: Jackson November 22

Back in black November 21

300k November 13

Much to my surprise November 9

Remember, remember... November 5

Unquotable, yet quoted November 5

Build a man a fire... November 2


October 2007

St. George and the dragon October 30

Pastime October 24

Dedication October 17

Bird's Eye II October 12

Black ribbon II October 12

Bird's eye October 11

Black ribbon October 11

No more rules October 9

Two thirds October 9

Unclear October 3

Fictive October 1


September 2007

Of apples, sleeps and Sunday strippers September 24

Don't think so much September 19

Setting the 'flue free September 14

The clock September 10

Offset September 1


August 2007

Higher. And lower... August 28

High and low August 28

Laying eggs August 20

Maybe this is why... August 15

A road not (yet) taken August 14

Beige August 7

Provocative August 2


July 2007

Turnabout is fair play July 30

Eat worms July 23

Easing out the clutch July 16

Inside a caterpillar July 10

What if... July 3


June 2007

What do you want? June 26

Thingtide June 21

The good bits June 13

Realignment June 8


May 2007

Incandescent May 29

Union man May 23

Spent May 22

Changing the world May 15

101 in another 1,001 May 13

Lapsang Souchong May 11


April 2007

Mental energy April 30

Launched April 23

Study: Hand #5 April 18

Study: Hand #4 April 16

Study: Hand #3 April 13

Study: Hand #2 April 12

Study: Hand #1 April 11

Up in smoke April 6

Is that what I think it is? April 5

Kaboom! April 4

Cathedral of cards April 2

Draining April 2


March 2007

Are you? March 29

On anger March 28

Abra March 20

The disturbed March 19

A rain of songs March 15

Break March 13

Instant catharsis (we all cry on) March 4


February 2007

Self-important tools February 26

Nothing to say February 26

Why do I blog? February 19

A drizzle of information February 15

Obligation February 14

Goofy and sore February 10

Nine more February 8

Winter in Canada February 6


January 2007

Ribbons January 29

Cordelia January 24

Some good thinking January 17

So, what do you do? January 16

More than clay January 10

Tiny drawing 2 January 8

Tiny drawing 1 January 7

Rice in bowls January 4

Z equals January 3


December 2006

Prepare for a whirlwind December 30

A writer's dozen December 28

They'd call it "reboot" December 23

No cry December 21

The other site December 20

Nine December 18

It's time December 12

The ticket December 12

Tentacles December 11

Focus December 9


November 2006

Fortunate developments await you November 25

The world shows me how November 25

It's getting dark November 24

When green isn't November 16

Hands November 15

Fragile, this side up November 14

Wild, part 5 November 13

Wild, part 4 November 10

Wild, part 3 November 9

Wild, part 2 November 8

Wild, part 1 November 7

Service November 6

Coaster November 3

Loose wheel November 2


October 2006

A Hallowe'en horror October 31

Prompted - Petit mal October 30

Übercouch October 27

Mindfulness October 26

Coda October 25

It's not writer's block October 24

Tigers and frogs October 23

The quiet voice October 20

The biggest apple October 17

White October 12

Reflection October 10

Fear and space October 6

Crunch October 3


September 2006

Natasha September 29

The painters September 28

A rain of frogs September 13

Love and Darkness September 12

Search-o-matic September 8

4:54 and counting September 6

Closing September 5

Lenore, the cute little dead girl September 1


August 2006

Fifteen Minutes August 31

I'm back August 31

Doll August 26

Certainly August 21

Believe August 18

In the rye, who catches the catcher? August 17

The Secret Railroad August 15

The old man August 14

Grand irony August 11

Perfect August 10

A thought on human nature August 10

Hiatus August 9

Welcome to Jethro's August 8

Sally August 4

Enough August 3

Umbra August 2

Free willy August 1


July 2006

Old man and the sea July 31

Painted Black July 21

Grey Death July 20

Moonlight July 19

Broken wings July 18

Too late July 17

Happy birthday, dear Adrian July 13

Pieces July 12

A small price to pay July 11

The rapist July 10

Still breathing July 7

No dinner July 6

The girl July 5


June 2006

The park June 30

I'll tell you a story June 29

Just a sketch June 29

Empty and broken June 28

Carrie Adams June 27

Association June 26

Jay June 23

Golden Boy June 22

Maria Corvi June 21

Apogee June 21

Alien June 20

Irrelevance June 19

Duality June 16

I'll catch you June 15

Andy June 14

Change June 14

Textually visual June 13

Follow the leader. June 13

With your mind June 12

Sophomoria June 12

The office June 9

A brief stop on the road June 9

Draw something beautiful June 8

Democracy at work June 7

The Silo June 6

A four-pack of thoughts June 5

Captcha me if you can June 2

High ground June 1


May 2006

Spray paint judgement May 31

Twenty-nine reasons to smile. May 29

Revolve, redux May 25

Misty Mountain clue May 25

Service May 24

So a funny thing happened on the way to the bar... May 23

Book it May 18

Revolve May 17

An inherited earth May 16

Jagged Little Pill May 15

The smallest of worlds May 12

The island of misfit toys May 11

He'll bomb the F-key every night May 10

A happier medium May 9

On spirituality May 5

Fat head May 3


April 2006

Reorient April 27

Smashing Success April 24

Big girls and little boys April 19

The next big thing April 10


March 2006

It's not all about marketable March 29

It makes you laugh, it makes you cry March 27

WTF is wrong with people? March 24

An open letter to girls March 22

A Shakespearean special March 15

Two before midnight March 14

Time warp March 9

Where its at (cryptic remix) March 7

Three thoughts March 3


February 2006

Potential February 28

The hurdy gurdy man February 22

Sand and stone, part 2 February 14

Sand and stone, part 1 February 13

An Historical Downpour: Ash Lane February 9

An Historical Downpour: Star star February 8

Deficiency February 1


January 2006

Fear January 31

Any color you like January 26

Oh, Canada January 24

Represent January 23

Small but Legendary January 16

The Trap January 9

Lenin and Lennon January 3


December 2005

The Fruitcake December 20

On having nothing to say December 19

Sometimes I scare myself December 14

Red Sky December 14


November 2005

The most politically correct word book ever! November 29

Garbage in November 22

Messenger: Interrupted November 21

In black and white November 16

Dancy crazy ethnic funky cool November 14

As good as a rest November 8


October 2005

The secret in the well October 28

Quitter October 20

iBubble October 13

Lacking grace October 5

The sea in between October 3


September 2005

Live Music Night September 28

The Goat and the Sheep September 27

Liftoff! September 21

Considering her ways September 12

As I see it September 12

Four bucks to happiness September 7


August 2005

An Historical Downpour: Stupid Canadian Boy August 31

Why? August 29

New Orleans is Sinking August 29

A list unapart August 23

Almost Famous August 16

reject August 12

This brave new world August 8

Random acts of Randomness August 5

Psych August 3


July 2005

Pimp my fish fry July 29

Giving up July 28

Learning about yourself July 27

Why does the web still suck? July 27

Plumbing July 26

Fire coming out of a monkeys head, by The Gorillaz July 25

Let there be hockey! July 22

Tuque Guy July 20

Beautiful me July 19

Now What? July 18

Art History Event Horizon July 15

Three things July 14

A point of view July 13

An Historical Downpour: Buying back Goliath's soul July 8

Wheelchair of the mind July 7

I am deep fried greasy goodness July 6

An Historical Downpour: Sleepless in Toronto July 5

Five days in 110 square feet July 4


June 2005

The tragedy of technology June 28

A little bit of soul June 23

An Historical Downpour: Fat Elvis rocks June 22

Tick June 21

Imitation June 20

When I grow up June 16

Friends and Romans June 15

The butterfly and the lamp June 14

Centurion June 14

Can't erase the scarlet letter June 13

When blogs attack June 10

Negatively negative June 9

Changing Stripes June 8

Spinning wheels June 7

Birds, snakes and Aeroplanes. June 6

Tea Time June 3

An Historical Downpour: The big black smear June 2

101 in 1,001 June 1


May 2005

A picture is worth a billion words. May 31

Of shoes, high school, and underwear May 30

Get back to where you once belonged May 27

Flow May 26

Shhh May 26

A short dark life May 25

I am petulant May 25

An Historical Downpour: Licking the toilet May 24

Failure May 20

Desperate May 19

Caught in a trap May 18

Sameness May 18

Behind greatness May 17

A duck's arse May 16

Differently equal and equally different May 16

Think about this May 13

Paraskevidekatriaphobia May 13

An Historical Downpour: Is recreational incest wrong? May 12

A point of view May 11

Windows and mirrors May 10

Grievous May 9

Salvation May 6

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Absurdity May 6

Ten wasted seconds May 5

On being a parent May 4

The dumbassity of Canadian politics May 3

Remember May 3

Superficial vapidity May 2


April 2005

Polar April 29

Ghosts in the machine redux April 28

Ten things I refuse to believe in April 27

Horrorscope April 26

Miles of green April 25

Passion April 25

Sneak April 25

A drought of frogs April 22

You've got way too much mail April 20

Mental intercourse April 19

Ironical April 18

Fade April 18

An uploaded thought April 15

The ghost in the machine April 14

Seams April 13

Awful close April 12

The Wilder April 11

Falling off the wagon April 6

Perceive this April 1

Got soul? April 1


March 2005

Excessive lack of meaning March 31

Alright already March 30

Oddities and successes March 30

Two down March 29

Haystack in a needle March 28

Boom March 24

At the edge March 23

DY-NO-MITE! March 21

C O Double F Double E March 18

Zen and the art of Hitchhiking March 17

Grand Funk March 16

The responsibility of creation March 15

Chewing on metal, sitting on a flat March 15

Bent March 14

The Edge of Greatness March 11

Picture perfect March 10

Moist March 9

My god, I am apathetic today March 8

When I was March 7

Fits and Starts March 4

Queerer and Queerer March 3

Bovine Surface to Err Missile March 2

Render unto Caesar March 2

3 shakes of a horses a--err, tail March 2


February 2005

Debris! February 23

Agony, interrupted February 16

Agony, continued. February 16

Agony February 15

Chain of fool's thoughts February 11

Framed and hung February 7

The way you do the things you do February 2


January 2005

A touch of strange January 31

Jump! January 28

7 Days in the 'Net January 27

Vacant January 26

Judge not January 25

A drop in the holey bucket January 24

The suspension of disbelief January 21

Inaugural Drizzle January 20

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”
- Dr. Seuss