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A Quality of Light – A Great Read
A Quality of Light by Richard Wagamese I really enjoyed this book. It tells the story of a First Nations boy, Joshua, who was adopted by a white family. He lives on a farm, completely isolated from his cultural roots. When his friend, Johnny, starts to tell him of his warrior heritage, he doesn’t quite…
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Chesney Wilderness Area Trail
Let’s explore Chesney Conservation Area, also known as Chesney Wilderness Area Trail. You can access the trail quite easily off of Highway 401. Take exit 250 and pass the truck stop. The trail is only a kilometer or so down the road on the right hand side. There were quite a few mosquitoes out when…
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Jericho – Season 3
Jericho: Season 3 – Civil War Jericho kept me on the edge of my seat for two seasons. I don’t know how they did it but they managed to continually ramp up the tension every single episode. The writing was brilliant and it was superbly acted. It is one the best television series I have ever…
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Transmedia Storytelling
Transmedia 2.0 – How to Create an Entertainment Brand using a Transmedial Approach to Storytelling by Nuno Bernardo I am interested in seeing just where all of this new media will take us in the future. Right now, it seems like a lot of it is just distraction. We waste time scrolling through images on…
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Thames River Trail
The Thames Valley Trail is a 110-km hiking trail along the Thames River Valley through London to St Marys, Ontario. The southern end of the trail links up with the Elgin Hiking Trail in Payne’s Mills. The northern end of the Thames Valley Trail connects with the Avon Trail in St. Marys. I started this…
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Chasing Content – The Best of Last August
The summer is slipping by . . . It’s August already and I am wondering where the time went . . . And as I look back at what was happening on Silent Cacophony last year at this time, I remember some of these posts like they were yesterday. Time is such a strange thing, isn’t…
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Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone is Connected
Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone is Connected. Connect Your Business to Everyone by Mitch Joel In this day and age we are all connected via the power of modern communication devices. Everyone I know has access to the Internet, whether at home, on a mobile phone, or at the public library. And with the proliferation…
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Thames Park Trail
Thames Park is located close to the downtown core of London, Ontario and it is the starting point for the latest Visual Running Tour! I started off at the Wortley Road entrance and ran past the playground and community pool. I went over the main bridge to get to the other side of the river.…
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West Lions Skatepark (London, ON)
I’ve been living in London for a few years now and I only just discovered this amazing skatepark. It has the best half-pipe that I have ever seen at a free outdoor facility. I like that the ramp is wide and not too tall. It is also very well-maintained. West Lions Park looks like a…
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The Tenth Doctor Lives On
Doctor Who – Tesseract I love the fact that the Tenth Doctor lives on in graphic novels. I was fortunate enough to find this book in a discount bin. I didn’t matter that I hadn’t read Volume One, this book was still a great read. Doctor Who: The Forgotten This is the first graphic novel…