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Hogg Bay Trestle Bridge 2141 feet long, 1908-1978

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

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 →

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Hogg Bay Trestle Bridge photos

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

was torn down before 1980, near Victoria Harbour, Ontario   Spanning the waters of Hog Bay, a great wooden trestle bridge was built in 1908 to carry the Canadian Pacific Railroad from grain elevators at Port McNicoll. 2141 feet long … Continue reading →

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technosunday

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Sunday turned into a techno frenzy of discovery and rediscovery. First of all I tried for the first time to use my wireless home network to see if I could see files on my desktop from my laptop and that … Continue reading →

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techless drift

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

I am beginning a slight movement to less daily technoactivity, that is less not eliminating it. I am still dragging my DSLR around.  But I am less frquently checking email.  I have been hammering away on my vintage portable typewriters … Continue reading →

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Internet and the human brain, who knew? who knows?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

NY TIMES review by Jonah Lehrer of “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains,” written by technology writer Nicholas Carr. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/books/review/Lehrer-t.html?ref=technology This is a very thoughtful review in which Lehrer looks at a variety of studies to … Continue reading →

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A replacement for TELEVISION

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

This afternoon I had to head over to the hospital for a brief appointment with one of my doctors. I was sitting waiting and faced a medium sized photocopier.  Someone came to use it to make some copies. Suddenly many … Continue reading →

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magic lantern slide – dogsled and snake charmer

Posted on February 4, 2008 by

dogsled Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer (W.J. Gibson) a few years ago I bought a set of glass magic lantern slides from an antique store….most are in a heavy glass strip with lead edges, four images to a strip. I believe … Continue reading →

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