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instead of a proper update, here is...shameless self-promotion!
I just learned that my book, The Uncomfortable Pew: Christianity and the New Left in Toronto, is now available in e-reader format. Go to the book's webpage at McGill Queen's University Press, hover over "e-book available," and that should take you to the options for purchasing and downloading an electronic copy ( Read more... ) -
books arrived!
Late yesterday afternoon, I opened the front door to discover a box on our doorstep, containing complimentary copies of my new book. For the first time, I held a hard copy of a published book with my name on the front. Needless to say, I'm as happy as a dog in a creek. To quote Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (which seems appropriate given that ( Read more... ) -
i have partaken of the apple (and have paid the price)
On March 6, I took a leap and purchased a MacBook Air. After opting for the extended warranty coverage, the total price was not cheap. I had the option of: (a) selling my soul, or (b) auctioning off a kidney. And I'm not giving away my kidney! (Don't worry. I didn't sell my soul for a MacBook. For what shall it profit if a man gain a ( Read more... ) -
summer in northern ontario is bear-able
Two days ago, in the early afternoon, I was sitting in the dining room with my laptop, when I noticed a black bear loping across our front lawn, followed by two cubs. They headed down the slope to our neighbour's property. The cubs explored, and soon, one of them found a bag of garbage (which Brad had just put on his step minutes earlier, because ( Read more... ) -
yet another picture post: my trip up to the bell-tower of the cathedral
Sometimes you don't need to travel too far to have an adventure. Heck, sometimes, you can have an unusual tourist-style adventure at a place where you work. This picture post is a case in point ( Read more... ) -
cenotaph
This week, in "Historical Memory," we are focusing on commemoration. Thursday's class will centre on commemoration of World War One. So, this morning, while downtown, I decided to take some pictures of our local cenotaph in front of the courthouse. Unveiled in 1924, it was designed by sculptor Alfred Howell (who also was repsonsible for war ( Read more... ) -
rewind: pictures from the ottawa trip (april 2014)
Two months ago, I visited Ottawa. This field trip was a part of the course I taught in April. We visited the Museum of Civilization, the House of Commons, the Canadian War Museum, and (on our way out of town), the "Diefenbunker" in Carp, Ontario. (I also visited with a few of my Ottawa friends -- none of whom appear in the following pictures ( Read more... )