So many of the images I’ve seen about the death of Stephen Hawking are basically about the wheelchair, and how now his body is free. I think it’s a bit of low hanging fruit really, compassionate, easy to grasp, literal, christian imagery. I think they all miss a deeper point,
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Dead Wild Roses: Why Age?
I’m pretty happy right now firmly in my middle age. Extending this period if I could…I think I would. Filed under: Housekeeping Tagged: Age, Death, LIfe
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: A Tale About Buying an Electric Car
There’s no place to buy a used Electric Vehicle in Regina, in 2017. This is a problem. It’s one I don’t have the ability to solve, but it affects me because I’m interested in helping people know how to get an electric car if they live in southern Saskatchewan. There
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: What A Week
A week ago my Dad passed away from complications due to his cancer treatments. I last saw him in person 3 weeks ago on Labour Day Sunday, and he seemed to be doing about as well as anyone who has been through months of chemotherapy. Earlier in the week my
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The worst news
For those who didn't get to meet him, here he is in the National Film Board short film about Wood Mountain, Sask. https://t.co/emQenWXNeP — Saskboy (@saskboy) September 22, 2017
Continue readingcartoon life: Just a few magic numbers
I was born August the 8th, 1953. Yes, thats 08/08/535+3=88+8+8=242×4=8And today I turn 648×8=64 Yes. I know its all coincidental, and there is no secret meanings. Just a bit of fun. Filed under: life
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Moose Jaw Reunion
I was in Moose Jaw for a family reunion on Sunday. My Dad was in hospital fighting off another infection, while his immunity is compromised by chemo. The rest of the Kleins who could make it were in Wakamow Valley Park. Some other family had taken over the pavilion we’d
Continue readingcartoon life: A dark and broken cup
Just an unpleasant interaction. Its over. It passes. We move on. Filed under: art Tagged: comment, life
Continue readingcartoon life: Paper periodically posts personal profiles
Paper by 53 periodically
Continue readingcartoon life: This is almost as old as me
Does the past haunt? or catch up with you? This has to be a pretty rare treasure. Glen Mullaly here. Illustrator, occasional comic book artist, pal of Mr Ken Steacy Esq. Weird question… you wouldn’t happen to be the same Douglas Rogers that illustrated the 1975 Pop Shoppe giveawy comic
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wonder Woman
Last Tuesday I went to see Wonder Woman [9/10], with Jeri. We tried the reclining seat theatre at the Southland Mall. The chairs were no so great. They had cool electronic buttons to kick up the foot rest, but they didn’t recline worth a darn. As a Klein, I know
Continue readingcartoon life: Improv and a mark
Something for a coldish day It was a small thing at the time. Or so it seemed. But watching the after-show improv set at Second City, and doing some time with London’s small Theatre Sports group prompted a kind of license. I learned that it was okay to say, “Yes”,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Arbourist’s Anecdata – When Do Standards Get in the Way?
I’m not buying into the idea that there is some sort of perfect way of living one’s life – some ways are better than others, and those various ways appeal to different people…and so on and so forth. We’re not here talking about *your* choices and and preferences, but
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: 5 Steps to Creating Something Universal
As is the purpose of the Political Road Map, the goal is to always question your government, politics and the overall direction of society with regards to both. In questioning, we come closer to discovering the truth or at the very least, somewhere we can aim to improve. Yesterday, the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Paved Paradise Because Parking Was Already There
July 5th, 2016, after years of a mud pit following the rip-out of the previous playground: Now it looks like this again: Reasoning given: A project of this scale requires a large site and staging area directly adjacent to the building. The site, the courtyard immediately west of the building
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: As Humans Do
Obituary: Great Barrier Reef (25 Million BC-2016). Killed by coal, ocean acidification and climate change: https://t.co/V4npCbP1yR — 350 dot org (@350) October 14, 2016 Idle conversation among strangers around the office printer: -“How are you today?” “Fine… aside from the problem that the world might end due to climate change
Continue readingcartoon life: A shaggy black dog
This is our childhood dog. His name was Scotty. Who knows why. He makes a number of appearances in my sisters little commemorative memoir and biographical book about her life and childhood adventures in our neighbourhood East of Adelaide in London Ontario. Book and ebooks to come soon. There will be a post about it […]
Things Are Good: Smart Kids, Depression, Existential Crisis, And What You Can Do
Kids think a lot about the world around them thanks to their natural curiosity. As adults we can embrace their curiosity and encourage it or we can dull their intellectual indulgences. How we react and support kids in their process of learning can have a big impact. At various ages kids learn that their lives […]
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Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Being a Cyborg Can Leave a Lot to Think About
Pacemakers and Piracy: The Unintended Consequences of the DMCA for Medical Implantshttps://t.co/uGz68CtR7V pic.twitter.com/ZXFrZgRCBd — Cory Doctorow (@doctorow) April 25, 2016 “Today there are well over 3 million pacemakers and over 1.7 million ICD’s in use.” What should you do to close potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities in your wireless implantable design? For one, make device security an […]
cartoon life: Black cat on rocker
A quiet, dim corner, pale late evening light.Filed under: art Tagged: black cat, Cat, digital, life, rocking chair, sleeping
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