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I want too much
I worship far too often at the alter of consumerism. At some point in my life (and I suspect it was pretty early) I began to lust after far too many toys. The latest example? I want a new lens for my camera. Oh I can rattle off a number of reason why I really…
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New Music
Somewhere, in the Kines family archives, there is a home movie of my cousin Jack and I boxing. Two kids, arms flailing at each other, while my Grandfather refereed. My Grandfather was actually an accomplished boxer, during the war he won the gold medal for his weight class amongst the Commonwealth forces in England. But…
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Christmas Parka and Amautiq
One of the great aspects of Christmas here is that there is frequently hand sewn gifts under the tree. Here is Travis' new Parka and Hilary's Amautiq.
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Dark wings
I stepped out the door about the time the sun stood still yesterday. It was solstice, and had I been somewhere south of the Arctic Circle the sun would have appeared to have paused in its apparent movement south. But of course I live much farther north than the Arctic Circle, where terms like the…
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The blog ate my homework
One of my favourite thinkers on the web, Dave Bonta, has a blog, Via Negativa, that continually astounds me. That he visits regularly and occasionally includes one of my posts in his Smorgasblog both amazes me, and makes me want to puff out my chest just a little further. Via Negativa just turned five, which…
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New holiday song favourite
I know I only posted my list of ten favourite Christmas songs the other day, but as of last night I have a new one. O Holy Night in Inuktitut by the Grade One class of Inuujaq School. Yep, that's my boy in the red track suit.
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Public Service Announcements
Megan, she of Reflections in The Snow-covered Hills, has changed her blog's address. With the change in locations comes a great new look. If you're a fan, (and really why wouldn't you be?) make sure you update your link/feed. I know that several of my readers are Tim Horton's fans. Timmy's is by far the…
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Best NWT Blogs
It is that time of the year, the time of year when the blog awards come fast and furious. Hot on the heels of the Canadian Blog Awards (and a tip of the hat goes to Fawnahareo's Place, the only northern blog to make the final cut, and the winner of third place in the…
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The Ten Songs of Christmas meme
Although this post by the incomparable Townie Bastard isn't a meme in the strictest sense, I'm treating it as such. Townie has shared with us his ten favourite Christmas songs, and I'm challenging you to do the same. Here are mine, which you may or may not agree with (but at least Snoopy's Christmas or…
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32-20 Blues
When I downloaded Bob Dylan's version of Robert Johnson's 32-20 Blues this afternoon I realized that it was the fifth version of the song I own. I have Robert Johnson's original version of course, plus ones by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Gov't Mule and Muddy Waters. Robert Johnson, who has been described as one of…
