29 January 2013
Black History Month: Seraphim Fortes "Joe"
BCIT News Magazine on YouTube
Black History Month, City of Vancouver calander of events
VIFF/VanCity Theatre screenings
26 January 2013
22 January 2013
random sounds 52: Dionne Brand
in anticipation of Black History Month 2013:
" ...why, the touch of everything blushes me,
pigeons and wrecked boys,
half dead hours, blind musicians,
inconclusive women in bruised dresses
even the habitual gray-suited men with terrible
briefcases, how come, how come
I anticipate nothing as intimate as history
would I have had a different life
failing this embrace with broken things,
iridescent veins, ecstatic bullets, small cracks
in the brain, would I know these particular facts,
how a phrase scars a cheek, how water
dries love out, this, a thought as casual
as any second eviscerates a breath... "
From: thirsty, 2002
Canadian Poetry Online bio
Canadian Encyclopedia bio
Celebrating Black Canadian History
" ...why, the touch of everything blushes me,
pigeons and wrecked boys,
half dead hours, blind musicians,
inconclusive women in bruised dresses
even the habitual gray-suited men with terrible
briefcases, how come, how come
I anticipate nothing as intimate as history
would I have had a different life
failing this embrace with broken things,
iridescent veins, ecstatic bullets, small cracks
in the brain, would I know these particular facts,
how a phrase scars a cheek, how water
dries love out, this, a thought as casual
as any second eviscerates a breath... "
From: thirsty, 2002
Canadian Poetry Online bio
Canadian Encyclopedia bio
Celebrating Black Canadian History
19 January 2013
turtles at home: part 2, Myrtle
Myrtle is a Fly River turtle, an aquatic fresh water species
^^Fly River turtles are fully aquatic and need room to swim. This little guy lives
in a 210 gallon aquarium with an upgrade to a 400g planned for the near future.
^^big fruit and veggie eaters. This is melon.
^^cucumber
^^tomato
^^technique is important... first subdue
^^ ...then conquer
^^filtration is everything.
^^resting areas are important
^^turtle naps, FRTs only need to surface several times an hour when sleeping
^^not all FRTs make great neighbours, even when small. Mostly, they're
a hazard for bottom dwelling fish.
photo credit: all photos by Juice
read more about Myrtle and other Fly River Turtles at BCAquaria
turtles at home: part 1, Buddy and Yurdle
15 January 2013
adieu
C.G.P. Grey on YouTube
C.G.P. Grey blog
Royal Canadian Mint Phasing out the penny
CBC News Canada's last penny minted
9 January 2013
random sounds 52: Toni Childs x3
^I've Got To Go Now, live, 1991
This man I married is buried deep
And the more I try to wake him, the more he sleeps
I used to think I knew this man
The tenderness, not the back of his hand
It's been two weeks since he last had a drink
But the time bomb's ticking, I can never sleep
It would be easier if he did
Why do you stay here, stay with him...
^Don't Walk Away, studio, 1988
^House of Hope, soundtrack, 1991
Children cry
They're the ones who will survive
Will they know what we've sold
Nature's gift we've turned for gold
I don't like what I see now
In my life, what I see now
I don't like where we're going
I don't like it, no
You and I, we're getting older now
You and I, who will show them
If we don't show them how
Wiki bio
on YouTube
home page
lyrics007
and on iTunes
5 January 2013
2 January 2013
Malala Yousafzai
Time Magazine Runner-up for Person of the Year. Photograph by Asim Hafeez.
Thinking Atheist on YouTube
CNN on YouTube
Time Magazine