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Exploring the coast of British Columbia by motorcycle
From visiting towns on the Sunshine Coast to ferry crossings between islands in the Salish Sea, riding two-up on a small-cylinder bike turned out better…
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Taking the itch out of wool, advancing credit and monumental guilt: three things that made the Renaissance
Selected notes from listening to historians online
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Hugo Pratt's magical creations
Admiring the work of a great pioneer of literary graphic novels
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“Feelings are just visitors; let them go”
A visit to a Buddhist temple reveals timeless truths and offers support on life's journey
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Experiencing my Moto Guzzi
Riding this motorcycle is like having a conversation
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Sketches and just a few words
A slightly different format to the newsletter this week, beginning with my little sketch of Mark Carney.
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Learning to be optimistic about the future of our planet
As difficult as it may seem, we still have time to turn away from apathy and come together to accomplish a lot of good
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Sketches and some recommendations from my Substack list
Themes: travel, Vancouver, Italy, illustration and a bit of history
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Wildfires devastate more surface area in Africa than anywhere else in the world
Also this week...a Japanese town finds a unique way to celebrate local heroes
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One aspect of social media that we can feel good about
Welcome to this week’s post.
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Puttin' on the Ritz!
A touch of elegance, a mind reboot and more
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Has the "Hum" bothered you ?
Also in this post... the origin of the names we give to the days of the week; James Lee Burke on the importance of friends for writers; park esthetics…
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Print publications still matter a lot to people like me
Plus, comments from Lady Gaga and Viggo Mortensen worth repeating.
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Notes inspired by Robert Caro
Also, a crackpot teacher from my past
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