Category Archives: Archive 2007-2009

The articles in this category were originally posted on the old Livejournal blog (at northwestpass.livejournal.com). I’ve moved them here so that people can read them and perhaps continue to comment on them, without having to navigate around LJ’s banner ads.

Andy Webster

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Brendan

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 →

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old penny

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Brendan

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 →

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dead woman’s body hidden in Lourdes

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Brendan

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 →

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Bren’s Tower – pictures

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Brendan

By popular demand… well, by request from oakmossone… anyway it was about time I bought a new battery for my camera. 🙂

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Dangerous Religion: Out of Print!

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Brendan

Last summer I was served notice that Dubsar House, the company that published my first book, Dangerous Religion, was cancelling the contract. No reason was given; probably no reason was necessary. The timeline for the expiry, stated on the letter, … Continue reading →

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Meeting Shakespeare

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Brendan

There’s a portrait of Shakespeare hanging in the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, University of Guelph. It’s called “The Sanders Portrait”, after the family that owns it. Here it is: Actually I’m just figuring out the feature that allows pictures to … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Brendan

Last Thursday night I went to the home of my sister Bridget and her fiance Terry, for a movie night. Bridget is a Drama major at the University of Waterloo, and so we were talking about her courses and projects … Continue reading →

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Canadian Arctic Sovereignty

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Brendan

To start off my livejournal “in theme”, here is a letter I wrote to The Globe And Mail web site (and it was published there!) concerning Canada’s arctic sovereignty. The article itself: “U.S. envoy says Northwest Passage is international territory” … Continue reading →

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