It is July 1, 2015. Canada Day. Preferably, the last Canada Day under Prime Minister Harper ( Read more... )

Before they were famous, some masterpiece painters like Vincent Van Gogh were compelled to overpaint their some of their works simply because they were too poor to purchase new canvass. Previously unknown Van Gogh works are now being revealed through synchrotron radiation-induced X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy which enables overpainted works to be ( Read more... )

During our Skype conversation of December 7th, geri_island commented on how gift exchanges in my family wouldn’t work for her. Prior to a birthday, Christmas, or other gift-giving occasion, members of my family publish a “wish-list”. While it remains perfectly acceptable to give an “off-list” gift, utilizing the list ensures that no gift will go unappreciated ( Read more... )

Trips are fun, but uploading a ton of photos at the end of one, all at one time is a bit of a hassle ( Read more... )

The Old Arts Building at the University of Alberta is, in my opinion, the second-most august building in Edmonton. It’s neo-classical, brick and stone facade is second only to our Provincial Legislature Building for projecting nobility and inspiring awe.


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Mike Hopster, long-time friend of Amandi’s, was visiting Edmonton from Winnipeg on a summer break from his career service in the Royal Canadian Forces. The two of them are northern-bound on a road-trip through Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and on to Dawson City. Along the way, they have been sending awesome recursive pictures to my iPhone ( Read more... )

I’m slowly working my way through that Photo Meme, which is so last year, I know, but still interesting. Usually memes are posts when you can’t get around to writing a real one, but Day 25. a photo of a night you loved has enough story tied to it that you get both the pictures and the thousand words.


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Friday afternoon on the Red Arrow inter-city motor-coach have the conditions I've been waiting for for months: 3 hours of isolation; no deadlines to meet for 48 hours. It doesn't seem to happen very often at all.

Three most recent comments heard about my blog:
1. Anthony Henry: Have you been writing The Ephemeral Tourist lately? I like it. It's ( Read more... )

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Between the regularly overlapping demands of school and her federal air file, by the end of March 2010 Amandi Khera was dying for a vacation. The design criteria for this much needed holiday event: fast, cheap, fun ( Read more... )