Author Archives: Brendan

I was walking in the forest this afternoon, and went by the Wampum Cave. It’s not well known, but some time in the 1700s a small team of Hurons hid a wampum belt in a cave in the Elora Gorge. … Continue reading →

Nicked from wire_mother and from the Washington Post. You must read this. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR2007040401721.html?hpid=topnews

In a comment to my post yesterday, conspiracy_girl asked me if there is anything so bad about ‘dumbing down’ one’s work. In her words: I am a huge fan of assessable writing. The hard fact is that very few people … Continue reading →

My oldest friend in the world is T.W., whom I have known from my early teens. He came by my house yesterday, saying that he heard our old high school was being torn down and he wanted to have a … Continue reading →

I was sitting here reading a few newspapers on-line as I do most days of the week. Looking through my window, I saw the most amazing thing: a young grey squirrel trotted along an overhead wire, stopped half-way, then flipped … Continue reading →

http://www.new7wonders.com Here’s an initiative (started by a Canadian!) to designate seven new wonders of the world. Over the last few years or so they had a long list of great monuments, and with a series of runoff-elections they’ve narrowed it … Continue reading →

Myt ever-luvin, long-sufferin’ sister Nuala sent me this list of ‘let’s get to know each other’ questions by email. It came with the following instruction: “Okay, here’s what you’re supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil … Continue reading →

The Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club (London, Ontario) 2006 / 2007 Season http://www.CuckoosNest.folk.on.ca presents Andy Webster of the award-winning Scottish supergroup Brolum plus special guest Kelly Hood (pipes, whistles) of LOKA Bren’s Editorial: Andy Webster is my brother in law. So … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I bought a cup of tea for myself and my TA, from an on-campus snack spot. Little did I know that among the coins returned to me in change, at that time, was a penny from 1940! I found … Continue reading →

Another example of someone out of touch with reality: http://www.guardian.co.uk/france/story/0,,1998805,00.html …although I’m not sure that pagans are all that much better sometimes. We go to aromatherapists and reiki practicioners more often than we go to regular doctors. I used to … Continue reading →