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Sundries on the Road to Confederation Day
Jun. 26th, 2006 08:43 pmYeah, I know. I call it "Canada Day" too as a rule, and I grew up too late to keep the Monarchist League and their friends happy on the subject. But, I figure if there's ever a push for yet another name change to the National B-Day's Official Name(and if we last long enough as a nation, I know that there's going to be at least one such change), this is what I want to settle for.
Speaking of preserving Good and Ancient Things: I was listening to Ontario Today on CBC Radio One, and happened to overhear an interview of Oakville Town Councillor Allen Elgar about a Great White Oak located in the Halton Region. This tree's been around for at least a century before Confederation was kicked off in that triple-conference led by Sir John A. and his gang of cronies and rivals.
Councillor Elgar and his allies are looking to do some fundraising to save this Oak from the roadbuilders' axes, according to the weblinks I've added. It strikes me that this might be something worth helping out with.
Comics Progress Note: Still working on pages for Local Hero. Finished inking and digital compositing yesterday on one page, and hoping to wrap up another tonight before bed. This page is the one before the one I excerpted a couple of days ago in my mock complaint about comic-book lizard-men. (More on "Gator" Jones in due course, I promise.)
And speaking of beds...
I've Got a Question on Sleep: Some bright soul, I forget exactly whom, pointed out on the front page of the National Post today that a lot of the world's past and present Movers and Shakers are what they are now because they manage to forgo your normal 6-to-8 hours a night.
What are these people thinking, viewing sleep as an impediment and a crutch?
Just nosy is all. :-)
Speaking of preserving Good and Ancient Things: I was listening to Ontario Today on CBC Radio One, and happened to overhear an interview of Oakville Town Councillor Allen Elgar about a Great White Oak located in the Halton Region. This tree's been around for at least a century before Confederation was kicked off in that triple-conference led by Sir John A. and his gang of cronies and rivals.
Councillor Elgar and his allies are looking to do some fundraising to save this Oak from the roadbuilders' axes, according to the weblinks I've added. It strikes me that this might be something worth helping out with.
Comics Progress Note: Still working on pages for Local Hero. Finished inking and digital compositing yesterday on one page, and hoping to wrap up another tonight before bed. This page is the one before the one I excerpted a couple of days ago in my mock complaint about comic-book lizard-men. (More on "Gator" Jones in due course, I promise.)
And speaking of beds...
I've Got a Question on Sleep: Some bright soul, I forget exactly whom, pointed out on the front page of the National Post today that a lot of the world's past and present Movers and Shakers are what they are now because they manage to forgo your normal 6-to-8 hours a night.
What are these people thinking, viewing sleep as an impediment and a crutch?
Just nosy is all. :-)
