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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Mt. Finlayson in Goldstream Provincial Park
Just outside of town, great place to go hiking. The most challenging trail in the park is the Mt. Finlayson Trail, an (at least) two-hour, roundtrip, strenuous hike that begins among massive 600-year-old cedars, climbs out of a Douglas-fir forest and … Continue reading
This is Halloween
Awesome video. /Victoria – Oct 31, 2011… / Recovering from a long sleep-deprived weekend full of parties, craziness, and… a treat ;-). Or was that a tease? Did I trick myself? Never mind. Happy Halloween!
Victoria Decentralized Dance Party
3:44 am – Another random night in a very mellow town that somehow knows how to have fun… Photograph by: © Darren Stone, timescolonist.com CLICK IMAGE to read article. — VICTORIA, B.C.: OCTOBER 28, 2011 – Participants in Decentralized Dance Party’s Halloween … Continue reading
Japan Ministry finally makes Fukushima fallout map like mine! (sorta…)
Oct 27, 2011 – Victoria, BC, Canada-occupied territories. I had a “No way! Finally!” moment… Tada!: Grey scale going from light to dark and legend colors that make sense, look at that! I doubt I have anything to … Continue reading
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Sold my Sweet ’94 Chevy Blazer…
[Afterword - unable to sell it through online avenues for $1500, $1200 or even a mere $1000, after a month and a half, I visited 8 car dealers and was "lucky enough" to get it sold for a sad mere … Continue reading
Cathedral Grove
Just past Port Alberni (or just before if you’re coming from Victoria or Nanaimo), coming back from Ucuelet/Tofino, on the road to the east coast of Vancouver Island, there’s a protected piece of ancient forest. I’ve written a-plenty in the … Continue reading
First Nations Languages spoken around here.
To continue on the track of local languages mentioned in this post yesterday… I was listening to the radio in the car… Scanning for good music. A station out of Vancouver apparently broadcasts in Chinese. A “multicultural radio station” here … Continue reading
The bogs
Continuing from last blogpost, in the already mentioned Pacific Rim National Park, http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/pacificrim/ne.aspx , there’s an ancient forest with a twist… on a bog. With a savanna-like vegetation distribution, trees that remind of neatly trimmed bonsai trees, and a soaked ground … Continue reading
Pacific Rim National Park – A glimpse of beautiful ha’houlthee of the Nuu-chah-nulth – with some ponderings on civilization…
- Shortly before the October 2011 New Moon - Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation – .… I just returned (to my swell chill pad in Victoria) from a couple spots within the ha’houlthee [chief territories] of the Nuu-chah-nulth [the First Nation “all along … Continue reading
Tagged allegedly apparent, ancient forest, art, Canada, cedar, civilization, clayoquot sound, dark side of christian history, driveabout, environment, Europe, first nations, flanders, indigenous, Kennedy lake, language, Maquinna, Mowachaht, mural, nature, Nuu-chah-nulth, Pacific Rim National Park, politics, port albrni, saami, sovereignty, spruce, Tla-o-qui-aht, tofino, treaty lands, Ucluelet, Vancouver Island
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New Painting (Oct 2011): Arrival on the Island (where lanterns are relit)
Victoria, BC – Oct 18, 2011 – Last touches of fresh paint are drying… Visit My Art Gallery & Store. Or go straight to My Art Store (on Zazzle): ’In the Arts Paradise’ for one-of-akind Greetings Cards, Posters, and more. Spread the word. … Continue reading
WE are the 100 %
[Let there be no mistake about it: this blog post, like my previous 170 or so blog posts, is part of some strange ongoing semi-unconscious typing accident.] VICTORIA, BC. (The City of Victoria and adjoining territory has been occupied by … Continue reading
Tagged 99%, adbusters, alternative, blame, Canada, choice, civilization, coercion, colonization, discontent, financial, Formal Consensus, global, http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/, indigenous, markets, money, occupy wall street, ows, paradigm, people assembly, politics, poor, poster, rich, semiotics, treaty rights, United States, Victoria
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Night Owl’s pick of some Belgian music…
4:40 am… on Vancouver Island… ♫♫ ▄ █ ▄ oh yeah… ▄ █ ▄ █ ▄ █ ▄ █ ▄ ♫♫▄ █ ▄ █ ▄ █ ▄ █ ▄ █ ▄ █ … ♫♫ Had coffee late. It’s been one … Continue reading
Tagged allegedly apparent, belgian, belgian joke, belgie, belgien, Belgium, belqique, chanson, cold wave, electronica, industrial, jon stewart, music, musique, muziek, rave
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10 Day Master Cleanse – done
For 10 days, my diet consisted of lots of water, with every now and then a mixture of fresh-squeezed lemon juice, a ton of cayenne and a bit of dark maple syrup. Disgusting, sure. But it works to alkalize the … Continue reading
German TV ZDF with Fukushima-Daiichi workers (from Oct 4)
From 10 days ago, but noteworthy: ZDF program on the ‘heroic workers’ working in extremely high radioactive conditions in the Fukushima-Daiichi ruins (broadcasted in Germany on Oct. 4, 2011): (German with English subtitles): The anchor ends with concluding: “Workers, … Continue reading
