Saturday, March 26, 2011
Earth Day
Tonight between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. city skylines and rural landscapes will be in darkness. Power will be out. Or will it? The percentage of power saved last year during Earth Day was less than the previous year. Has the public lost interest in Earth Day? The World Wildlife Fund optimistically predicts that 400 Canadian cities will participate this year, up from 300 last year. Raising awareness for climate change and conservation is every one's responsibility. Let's turn off the power wherever we can ~ it is only for one hour.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Smile for Today:
William Allen White, the editor of the Emporia Gazette, Kansas, described his war against his staff's over-use of the word 'very' this way:
If you feel you must write 'very', write 'damn'. So, when the urge for emphasis is on him the reporter writes, 'It was a damn fine victory. I am damn tired but damn well ~ and damn excited.' Then because it is the Emporia Gazette, the sub-editor deletes the profanity and the quotation reads. 'It was a fine victory. I am tired but well ~ and excited.' That's how the Gazette attains its restrained, simple and forceful style.
Restrained, simple and forceful.
Writer's Guide and Index to English
Joan Harkness, Wise and Witty Observations of a Word Watcher, Andre Deutsch Ltd. 1998.
William Allen White, the editor of the Emporia Gazette, Kansas, described his war against his staff's over-use of the word 'very' this way:
If you feel you must write 'very', write 'damn'. So, when the urge for emphasis is on him the reporter writes, 'It was a damn fine victory. I am damn tired but damn well ~ and damn excited.' Then because it is the Emporia Gazette, the sub-editor deletes the profanity and the quotation reads. 'It was a fine victory. I am tired but well ~ and excited.' That's how the Gazette attains its restrained, simple and forceful style.
Restrained, simple and forceful.
Writer's Guide and Index to English
Joan Harkness, Wise and Witty Observations of a Word Watcher, Andre Deutsch Ltd. 1998.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Day of a THOUSAND Canoes
A Community Information Night will be held on
Thursday, April 7th, 2011, 5:30 - 8:00.
at the Golden Horseshoe Antique Society Parish Hall, Corner of Hwy. #54 & #9, York, ON.
A Grand Event like we have never seen before, Day of a Thousand Canoes, is planned for Saturday June 25th, 2011. This is a great opportunity for Haldimand residents, community groups and businesses to promote the Grand River and area. We all benefit from the right kind of tourist dollars spent here.
Be part of it. . . Canoes will launch in Caledonia at the fairgrounds and move down river through York to Cayuga with entertainment and event stops along the way to interact with the people and culture of Haldimand County.
Come out on April 7th, 5:30 - 8:00. Drop in anytime and tell us how you can be available to participate in a daylong festival. Spend a day outdoors. Can you paddle? Bar-B-Q? Tell historical river tales? Juggle? Sing? Dance? Let us know.
For more information and contacts, visit http://www.1000canoes.com/
A Grand Event like we have never seen before, Day of a Thousand Canoes, is planned for Saturday June 25th, 2011. This is a great opportunity for Haldimand residents, community groups and businesses to promote the Grand River and area. We all benefit from the right kind of tourist dollars spent here.
Be part of it. . . Canoes will launch in Caledonia at the fairgrounds and move down river through York to Cayuga with entertainment and event stops along the way to interact with the people and culture of Haldimand County.
Come out on April 7th, 5:30 - 8:00. Drop in anytime and tell us how you can be available to participate in a daylong festival. Spend a day outdoors. Can you paddle? Bar-B-Q? Tell historical river tales? Juggle? Sing? Dance? Let us know.
For more information and contacts, visit http://www.1000canoes.com/
Sunday, March 20, 2011
William Biddle SPRING ART CLASSES
Starting Monday, April 11th. For more information:
905-701-6897
Gallery ~ 162 Queen St., Dunnville. Wed. - Sat. 9:00 - 4:00.
"Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day ~ like writing a poem, or saying a prayer."
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906 -2001) American aviator, writer.
"Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted."
~ John Lennon (1940 -1980) British musician.
Starting Monday, April 11th. For more information:
905-701-6897
Gallery ~ 162 Queen St., Dunnville. Wed. - Sat. 9:00 - 4:00.
"Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day ~ like writing a poem, or saying a prayer."
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906 -2001) American aviator, writer.
"Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted."
~ John Lennon (1940 -1980) British musician.
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