Tag: celebration
member name: Ian B (in Toronto)
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November 07, 2008 05:46 PM EST --
When I was in grade eight (that's eighth grade to my American cousins) I had one bear of a teacher for English. He was known across the school as the hardest teacher for the subject. I guess I would . . .
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November 09, 2008 10:32 PM EST --
Okay, this is more a question than anything else. I went to church this evening, and the sermon was on "the image of God": which, of course, is us. Now I've never heard a sermon on this topic . . .
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November 05, 2008 10:59 PM EST --
Okay, okay, I have to admit I've always enjoyed taking pictures. These are a few from my new job at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. We had a pot-luck for Halloweeen, and people dressed up. . . .
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December 26, 2008 09:56 AM EST --
What is Boxing Day? It would appear that Rob beat me to the answer , but that does not decrease the purpose behind this post. (It just illustrates that I like to sleep in on Boxing Day.)
This is the . . .
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April 23, 2009 07:25 AM EDT --
Most people who have known me a long time could not believe it when I got involved in gay rodeo. They had generally assumed that I was more the type to protest rodeos than to join in an enjoy them... . . .
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November 01, 2008 09:43 PM EDT --
One of the things I like about Canada is that we have seasons: full seasons. Winter is just a little too cold, summer is just a little too hot (unlike the South, where the winter was not cold enough and . . .
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May 30, 2009 09:11 AM EDT --
It has been a busy month: I hope to be back to gather and have more time to write in June. Spring in Toronto is exciting because everything wakes up again!
Celebrations are popular at this time of year; . . .
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March 14, 2009 03:36 PM EDT --
I was surprised to find that Earth Hour only started a couple of years ago: but then that explains why I only participated once before. It is an initiative that started in Australia and has spread to . . .
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July 28, 2008 08:02 PM EDT --
I have told the story about attending Toronto Pride this year and how much I enjoyed it; yesterday (July 27) I attended a Pride celebration in London, ON (not London, England, you can be sure). It was . . .
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March 21, 2009 09:52 PM EDT --
Friday March 20 th was a milestone in our household. We had my mother and brother over for dinner, which we've done many times, but this time we decided to watch Marketplace afterward. The . . .
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March 22, 2009 02:49 PM EDT --
March 22 nd is World Water Day .
It's been around for 17 years. You would think that we knew all we could about something as simple as water. We see it every day, it's around us and in . . .
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July 23, 2008 05:58 PM EDT --
This morning I posted some pictures from this year's Gay Pride parade in Toronto. The event is something of an experience for everyone, not just the LGBTQ community. Some of my straight friends attended; . . .
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December 14, 2008 02:20 PM EST --
These are some pictures of life in Toronto this Christmas season... well, at least in my household. First, there is the promised Christmas Cactus shot; our cactus has bloomed once a year, and only . . .
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May 23, 2009 06:29 PM EDT --
When I lived in Toronto in the seventies, I remember that the city had not been a very expensive place to enjoy a day out and about. Now that might be a somewhat distorted memory from my past: I wasn't . . .
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June 16, 2009 10:16 PM EDT --
I was reminded last week about one of the things I love about my current job and my current boss. Part of working for the government of Ontario is that they do not discriminate regarding sexual orientation: . . .
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March 01, 2009 03:11 PM EST --
I walked through the Jane-Finch mall during February, which was Black History Month in Canada (and the U.S.) I was pleased to see displays about the contributions of people of African descent. I live . . .
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July 31, 2008 10:35 PM EDT --
One serious post deserves something a little lighter. And since this has come up several times in the last few days, I figured I would post the pictures of my brush with drag. As I am writing this I can't . . .
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