Allan and I have been greatly anticipating “Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story”, the new film by Martin Scorsese released this week on Netflix. When “The Last Waltz” opened at Radio City Music Hall in 1978, I was a senior in high school. My friends and I skipped school
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wmtc: spectacular photos of bald eagles in port hardy
Check out these incredible photographs of bald eagles at Storey’s Beach in Port Hardy, created by my friend sM. The story is here. I wish sM would post more photos! There must be dozens of other great shots that don’t meet her standards for public viewing. But these will give
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: running on the beach, jumping over the fence, and awesomely coming back to us
Things are going really well with the new pack of five. Having three dogs isn’t that big a deal! Who knew? But I should qualify: it’s not that big a deal with this particular mix, in our current, specific circumstances. I don’t think we’ll need to have three forever —
Continue readingwmtc: "at your library" in the north island eagle: jobs and careers: we’ve got you covered
Jobs and Careers: We’ve Got You Covered Recently I had the pleasure of attending a career fair hosted by the Kwakiutl First Nation. I wasn’t there to convince anyone to become a librarian – although it is an awesome profession! I was telling people about the resources our library has
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: first run on the beach, and puppies in love
We had been waiting to take Cookie for a run at the beach — waiting until she was more bonded with us, until she had a bit of training, until she seemed to understand that we five are a family. There are no enclosed dog parks near us — or,
Continue readingwmtc: five rules of small-town life
1. Don’t be in a rush. Everything takes time. Everyone has time. You have time, too. You might have to wait while people finish chatting. No matter. You have time. 2. Don’t try to make plans. People stop by. They want you to stop by. Or you can wait for
Continue readingwmtc: "at your library" in the north island eagle: life lessons are found in all kinds of stories
At Your Library: What Should Your Child Read? “All my son wants to read are comics!” “I don’t approve of those zombie or vampire books. Kids should read something more uplifting and educational.” “Do comic books count as reading?” “My daughter reads those ‘world record’ books. I want her to read
Continue readingwmtc: in which we become homeowners?!
We are buying a house! The list of things we said we’d never do is really beginning to pile up! An SUV, a third dog, and now this. All our lives — until now — renting was the only thing that made sense. The price of real estate in NYC
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: two kids and a bemused senior
This action photography is brought to you by Allan. Don’t worry, we are not neglecting Diego. I just didn’t have any good shots of him, and I wanted to get this post up. Kai and Cookie are little devils. Kai has gotten out of the yard three times in the last
Continue readingwmtc: abortion without apology: the war on women, the slippery slope, and how you can fight back
Tl;dr? Learn about the National Network of Abortion Funds, and give generously. * * * * Right-thinking Americans and Canadians are reeling at extreme anti-abortion laws sweeping through at least a dozen states: Alabama, Missouri, and Georgia, are the worst offenders, but Ohio, North Dakota, Kentucky, Mississippi, Iowa, and others
Continue readingwmtc: listening to joni: #8: hejira
Hejira, 1976 Front CoverPhoto by Norman Seeff; Frozen lake by Wisconsin. Hejira snuck up on me. I heard it was “wordy,” “cold,” and “cerebral” and that the music was “abstract”. I didn’t know what that meant, but it didn’t seem good. On the radio station I listened to as a
Continue readingwmtc: the north island report: alert bay, eagles, and our first ontario visitors (photos to follow)
When we moved to Port Hardy, I was sure that none of our Ontario friends would ever visit. It’s so far away, and not an easy place to travel to. I was so happy to be wrong! Two sets of close friends have reason to be in Vancouver this year,
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: that was fast: cookie and kai are best friends
Under a plastic chair: Cookie’s safe space It’s tough to get a photo of Kai without a toy in her mouth. I thought it would be difficult to get Cookie enough exercise…
Continue readingwmtc: thank you alex cora and many red sox for doing the right thing
Thank you Alex Cora, Mookie Betts, David Price, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Jackie Bradley Jr., Hector Velazquez, Christian Vazquez, Eduardo Núñez, and Sandy Leon! These players and their manager declined to attend the White House visit purporting to honour the 2018 championship team. The Trump White House could not be bothered
Continue readingwmtc: you’re not going to believe this… introducing cookie!
I fell in love with Cookie the first time I saw her outside the library. I knew her current people wouldn’t keep her. Yada yada yada, today she joined our pack. Cookie is a tiny slip of a thing, smaller than Kai, and very skinny. She has not had a
Continue readingwmtc: we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2018-19 edition
Time to change things up. I’ve (finally) gotten tired of my silly movie award categories, and need a change. I decided to go with a conventional one-to-five rating scale. But I wanted to use a good symbol, something other than stars (too common), thumbs-up (too cliched) or a maple leaf
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: diego progress report
Diego seems to be doing all right. He’s able to hobble around on three legs pretty well. The incision looks good, and so far he’s leaving it alone, so we don’t have to make him even more uncomfortable by putting a giant cone around his giant head. I say he
Continue readingwmtc: best of wmtc, 2018 edition
The “wmtc’s greatest hits” page is now updated to include 2018. Somehow Allan continues to find highlights.
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: good news
The surgery was a success. The vet was very pleased with how the procedure went, said the joint is in good shape outside of this injury, and Diego did well with the anesthesia. He’s currently sleeping it off and we’re picking him up shortly. Whew! Thank you for your good
Continue readingwmtc: pupdate: our temporary tripod
Diego is walking on three legs, a result of a ruptured knee ligament (ACL). Surgery is scheduled for Friday. Our first dog, Gypsy, had the same injury. It’s not uncommon in large dogs. In those days, surgery was new and experimental; we borrowed a car to see a surgeon in
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