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Please support Jeremy.

My friend Jeremy Paster, a well-known (and loved) US activist and photographer is struggling to beat metastatic prostate cancer which he was diagnosed with early in 2006. Because he lives in the US, medical treatments are costing him some money and he is of… Continue Reading “Please support Jeremy.”

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Private Journals – Colombia.

Private Journal – Colombia July 2006 (pdf) Defending Public Services: From Canada to Colombia (July 2006) I am making my private journal from Colombia available here for a few days, for those of you who are interested. When I returned in July, I typed… Continue Reading “Private Journals – Colombia.”

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Elasmobranches of the Pacific

So – some of you will remember an odd posting I made about Basking Sharks that included this drawing an old-codger friend of my Dad’s made to demonstrate the way in which the sharks were killed by Fisheries and Oceans back in the day.… Continue Reading “Elasmobranches of the Pacific”

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The Myth of La Gaitana

This sculpture in the city of Neiva, Huila Department of Colombia depicts the myth of La Gaitana. I have not been able to find an english version of the story anywhere online – This is the story as it was told to me on… Continue Reading “The Myth of La Gaitana”

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The Big Snit.

Probably one of the best pieces ever produced by the National Film Board – an eighties animation classic… The Big Snit (and many other NFB animations) are  now available to view online….. talk about bringing back my early days when CBC was one of… Continue Reading “The Big Snit.”

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