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Airplane

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:25:00 +0000

Ottawa International Writers Festival News

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:08:00 +0000

- A new venue for the OIWF: the Mayfair Theatre in Old Ottawa South
- some of the authors OIWF will be hosting this Spring are:
Non Ficition: Sarah Elton, Jeff Rubin, Joe Laur, Harvey Cashore, Andrew Potter, Susan Juby, Tom Jokinen, Terry O'Reilly, Mike Tennant, Wade Davis, John Ralston Saul, Adrienne Clarkson, Mark Kingwell and Douglas Coupland.

Fiction: Tim Wynne Jones, Jeffrey Moore, Miguel Syjuco, Andrea Levy (UK), Michael Helm, Adam Lewis Schroeder, Peter Hedges (USA), Guy Gavriel Kay, Amir Gutfreund (Israel), Horacio Castellanos Moya (El Salvador), Jessica Grant, Rabindranath Maharaj and Jonathan Miles (USA).

Poetry: derek beaulieu, Weyman Chan, Frank Davey, George Bowering, Michael Lista, Suzanne Buffam, Steven Heighton, Rachel Zolf, Jesse Ferguson and Erin Mouré.

- call 613.562.1243 or email leslie@writersfestival.org for these and any upcoming spring events at http://www.writersfestival.org/

the next viral video...

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:20:00 +0000

Gold!

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:11:00 +0000

A golden re-enactment of Sidney Crosby's winning goal for Team Canada last night.
He shoots, he scores!!!

BEST GAME EVER!

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:59:00 +0000

Prorogued: For Your Safety

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:16:00 +0000

Launch of a poetry anthology inspired by the Prime Minister's prorogation of Parliament.

'Speakers, poetry readings, artists and performers came together in a lighthearted protest against the prorogation of Parliament.'

Edited by Stephen Brockwell and Stuart Ross
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogued Parliament (for the second time in a year!) on December 30, 2009, he punted many vital bills into oblivion. But he also inspired hundreds of poems after Mansfield Press announced this government-toppling anthology. This book gathers a range of responses—from outrage to slapstick—by acclaimed poets (including Canada’s first Parliamentary Poet Laureate and several winners of the Governor General’s Award for Poetry), previously unpublished poets and, to paraphrase Stephen Harper, ordinary working Canadians.

Featuring poems by:
Sandra Alland ✺ Larissa Andrusyshyn ✺ Steven Artelle ✺ Tara Azzopardi ✺ Jonathan Ball ✺ Gary Barwin ✺ derek beaulieu & Andrew Topel ✺ Jonathan Bennett ✺ George Bowering ✺ Shannon Bramer ✺ Stephen Brockwell ✺ Mike Buckthought ✺ Alice Burdick ✺ Stephen Cain ✺ Chris Chambers ✺ George Elliott Clarke ✺ Stewart Cole ✺ Claudia Coutu Radmore ✺ Linda Lee Crosfield ✺ Michael Dennis ✺ Ann Diamond ✺ Adam Dickinson ✺ Christopher Doda ✺ Mark D Dunn ✺ Amanda Earl ✺ Hermann Eberl ✺ Amatoritsero Ede ✺ Maureen Egan ✺ Chris Faiers ✺ Laura Farina ✺ Andrew Faulkner ✺ Jesse Patrick Ferguson ✺ Laurie Fuhr ✺ Patrick Gass ✺ yaqoob ghaznavi ✺ David Greer ✺ Gwendolyn Guth ✺ Nathan Hauch ✺ Jamie Hawes ✺ Jason Heroux ✺ Joanna Lilley ✺ James Lindsay ✺ Jeanettes Lynes ✺ Nyla Matuk ✺ clay mccann ✺ Marcus McCann ✺ christine mcnair ✺ Peter McPhee ✺ kevin mcpherson eckhoff ✺ Bruce Meyer ✺ George Murray ✺ Leigh Nash ✺ Lillian Necakov ✺ Fraser Nelund ✺ The Poets of Nova Institution ✺ Vincent Ponka ✺ K.I. Press ✺ Robert Priest ✺ Michael Eden Reynolds ✺ Stan Rogal ✺ Joe Rosenblatt ✺ Stuart Ross ✺ Ingrid Ruthig ✺ Jeremy Sandler ✺ Greg Santos ✺ Brenda Schmidt ✺ Guy Simser ✺ Jim Smith✺ H. Masud Taj ✺ Daniel Scott Tysdal ✺ Priscila Uppal ✺ Steve Venright

http://www.mansfieldpress.net/Titles/rogue_stimulus.html

tony fouhse - american states

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:12:00 +0000

story here:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Southern%20spell/2630328/story.html

Duck

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:52:00 +0000

To request the above photograph*:
Send an email (Subject: Duck) to john @ johnwmacdonald.com with your name and address.

If you are the first person to respond after this posting, you will receive this photograph in the mail. The 5"x7" photo is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
*Photo is no longer available.

Kel Morin Parsons

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:44:00 +0000

from a shoot in the summer of 2009

Back of My Head

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:49:00 +0000

No. It is not a social commentary. I have just been cutting my own hair for about 25 years now and it never struck me to see what the back of my head looks like, you know, what it *really* looks like. In detail. Permit me some self-indulgence will ya?

Not having visited a barber in this long time, I really don't know what the average cost for a men's hair cut is. But for ballpark figures, let's say it's $10 for this type of cut. So, I usually cut my hair once a month on average: that's $10 x 12 which equals $120 per year, and for a quarter century it would be...uh...carry the two...hmmm...$3000. It's nice to see that round figure savings realized in my pocket. Plus, there's the savings of getting to and from the barber, the time spent waiting for a barber, etc. etc. anyway, I always get repeat business from a very satisfied customer.

Got New Glasses

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:14:00 +0000

Kelly & Megan

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:12:00 +0000

Playing in the living room, having fun.

Tan Man

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:14:00 +0000

Canal Skaters

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:09:00 +0000

The Kids in the Hall

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:28:00 +0000

The 'kids in the hall' before bedtime.

Witton Flatware

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:59:00 +0000

This would have been a typical setting at the dinner table circa 1975-1985 and beyond. These are just three of many similar pieces of flatware sitting in a shoe box unused for a future purpose - lord knows what. Oh, and Happy Birthday, Mom!

Charlie Brooker - How To Report The News

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:59:00 +0000

via: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2010/01/news-according-to-charlie-brooker/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+duckrabbit%2FNrks+%28duckrabbit%29

Matthew & Silhouette

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:45:00 +0000

When the sun goes down the light passes through the house from the backyard window and reflects off the wall in the hallway creating a pseudo-camera obscura
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura
I say pseudo in the sense that there is no pin hole and the windows aren't entirely covered up. I don't think Matthew really gets the concept of "pseudo" just yet but he thought the shadows of the swaying branches on the wall was pretty cool.

Block & Burin - No. 42

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:14:00 +0000

I received a complimentary copy of Block & Burin in the mail today. They published an earlier photo of mine of Elke & Tim Inkster who received the Order of Canada last year. Block & Burin is the (gorgeously illustrated - my emphasis) newsletter of the Wood Engravers' Network based out of Nashotah, Wisconsin.

Infinite Solutions Carpet Cleaning Quick Tip

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:53:00 +0000

;-)

NAC Balcony

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:01:00 +0000

The Boy in the Moon

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:05:00 +0000

CBC News - The National - In Depth & Analysis - The Boy in the Moon

Valentine's Day Engagement Photo Shoot in Ottawa?

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:19:00 +0000

Just under one month till Valentine's Day!
Are you thinking of proposing to your mate?
Want to photograph this special event in Ottawa?
Give me a call for details. 613-821-5501 or email me john@johnwmacdonald.com

Captain Simon Mailloux

noreply@blogger.com (John W. MacDonald) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Capt. Simon Mailloux, who lost a leg to an IED blast, is seen finishing the 2009 5K Canada Army Run, placing fifth in his category. Mailloux is the first Canadian amputee to return to active duty in Afghanistan. More info here:
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100111/afg...

Captain Simon Mailloux at 2009 Canada Army Run