W.J. Gibson
not William Gibson but William J. Gibson, nuff said.
Links
- - Gibson Library Bar and Grill
- bluetyger magazine
- Choice Photography
- Huronia Museum test blog site
- Kidney Disease Information and Current News
- Martin Howard Antique Typewriters Collection
- Nelson foto
- Ontario Archaeology Society Huronia Chapter blog
- Photo.net, a community of photographers
- Photography in Malaysia (Nikon info)
- rebekkaguðleifsdóttir – icelandic visual artist
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one of my favourite photos
Monthly Archives: February 2012
self portrait
Nikon D3100 w 18-55 kit lens w Metz 44 flash bounced off a white tiled ceiling and further editing in Corel Paint Shop Pro x4 software – a self portrait showing my 58 year old face
a few thoughts on tablets
What devices are in my current stable? Acer 17 inch laptop with a dead screen that is connected to an 18 inch external monitor, Windows Vista. A 15.6 inch Gateway laptop with a battery that won’t hold a charge, Windows … Continue reading
Posted in cat, journal
Tagged Apple, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPod, iTunes, Laptop, Microsoft Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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installed WordPress blog app for my Playbook with OS 2.0
Tried to install this Blackberry Playbook app yesterdsy, but no joy until just now. Looks good.
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SS Manitoba CPR Steamship
From 1912, Port McNicoll was home port of the CPR‘s passenger and package freight steamships, SS Keewatin and Flagship SS Assiniboia.[citation needed] The steamers would take on passengers from the “boat train”, arriving from Toronto, upbound to Port Arthur / … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian History
Tagged Alberta, Assiniboia, Athabaska, CPR, Keewatin, Orillia, Owen Sound, SS Manitoba, SS Noronic, steamship, Toronto
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Hogg Bay Trestle Bridge 2141 feet long, 1908-1978
scan of an old print of a photo I took back in 1975 — Spanning the waters of Hogg Bay, a great wooden trestle bridge was built in 1908 to carry the Canadian Pacific Railroad from grain elevators at Port … Continue reading
my lair in the warmer weather times past and future
It has been a mildish winter up here on the southern shore of Georgian Bay. Good for me, nervewracking for ice-fishing aficionadoes, and a few more snowmobilers have gone through the ice. Thankfully the last two to get dunked that … Continue reading
Sony H50 shot of the Coldwater Mill 1833
Grist mill in Coldwater, Ontario, Canada Plaque Text: In 1830 Indians of the surrounding region were gathered on a reserve along a newly opened road connecting The Narrows (Orillia) and Coldwater. The superintendent, Capt. Thomas Gummersal Anderson and a band … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian History, journal
Tagged Beausoleil Island, camera, Canada, George Copeland, local history, Narrows, Orillia, Rama, Sony, Sony H50
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pens – Parker and Cross
The future of handwriting is in question these days. With some schools embracing computers, penmanship has disappeared from the curriculum. I learned a long time ago with a cheap Sheaffer cartridge fed, plastic barreled fountain pen. A “nice” pen set … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertising, ball point pen, Ballpoint pen, Business, Cross pen, Fountain pen, Jotter, Parker pen, Parker Pen Company, pen, Penmanship, Rollerball pen, Sheaffer, Supplies, Writing Instruments
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Robert Parker Hundred Dollar Baby
I borrowed this as an ebook from my local public library. A Spenser tale with the return of an old character. Very satisfying story with turns by Hawk, Susan, Belson, Quirk. I will miss the talent of Mr. Robert B. … Continue reading
