‘Sunrise, with Geese’. Dog Lake, ON 🇨🇦

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I present this year’s reads, with ratings out of five ⭐️s. 8/X

Zeitoun (2009) ~ Dave Eggers 🇺🇸

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Viking ‘Polaris’ upbound en route to Toronto.

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Maybe it came from Royal Roads?

Big Japanese vibes.

The Moon Waited Too
Billie Rae Busby
2025

I present this year’s reads, with ratings out of five ⭐️s. 7/X

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 (2006) ~ Andrew Roberts 🇬🇧 (A multi-year read)

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I wouldn’t describe Canada’s previous (and not completely lost) close relationship with the U.S. ‘bandwagoning’ but I take your point.

I visited Prague in ‘82. I, my two friends, and a few East German tourists had the city to ourselves.

I present this year’s reads, with ratings out of five ⭐️s. 6/X

History of Art (1962,1977 Second Edition) ~ H. W. Janson 🇩🇪🇺🇸 (A multi-year re-read)

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“Also, the militant conservative, though he will go to the barricades to keep a Federal dollar from filtering down to a state school, sees nothing wrong with Federal billions subsidizing a corporation in which he owns stock.”

from ‘Edmund Wilson, Tax Dodger’ ~ Gore Vidal (November, 1963)

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The St. Lawrence Seaway has opened for the year! Here’s Algoma Strongfield passing Brockville, Ontario. 14:20 EST

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I present this year’s reads, with ratings out of five ⭐️s. 5/X

Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World (2025 CBC Massey Lectures) ~ Alex Neve 🇨🇦

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Ominous but St. Patrick’s Day washes it all clear.

I present this year’s reads, with ratings out of five ⭐️s. 4/X

Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling (2021 CBC Massey Lectures) ~ Esi Edugyan 🇨🇦

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I present this year’s reads, with a rating out of five ⭐️s. 3/X

The World of the Victorians: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose (1964) ~ E. D. H. Johnson (ed.) 🇺🇸

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Non

‘Zeitoun’ by Dave Eggers. About Hurricane Katrina.

Mourning doves have returned to southeastern Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦. I heard a pair yesterday. A promise of spring. 😊

Well done.

Hey Boo.

And our Canadian trade negotiators have to deal with this consummate tool.

I present this year’s reads, with a rating out of five ⭐️s. 2/X

Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights: A Novel (2015) ~ Salman Rushdie 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

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Guy Mannering is my favourite Sir Walter Scott novel.

I’ve been saying it for years. When Obama said, after another mass shooting, “This isn’t who we are.”, I thought sorry but that is indeed who you’ve chosen to be.

We don’t either. 🇨🇦

This morning’s jam. RIP Bob Weir.

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Is that Reagan in a beige-y suit? Shame! 😊