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Spark Photo Festival Sept 2021

August 26, 2021 Ken Powell 12 Comments

Theme: Fishin’ Casting about for a theme for my 2020 Spark photo exhibition (now September 2021) I reminded myself of…

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Posted in: Personal, Photography, Spark Photo Festival Galleries

On Humour – Attachments

June 1, 2021 Ken Powell 2 Comments

Attachment #1: Early History of Satire and Comedy Attachment #2: Jesters, the Circus, Clowns, and Tricksters Attachment #3: Different ages…

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Posted in: Life

On Humour

Ken Powell 8 Comments

(“Humour is just another defence against the universe.” Mel Brooks.) Sitting in the choir boy seats, one of the early…

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Posted in: Life

Personal Travel as a Window into Dark History

March 26, 2021 Ken Powell 3 Comments

Travel provides many things. Through experiences, education and understanding we’re more informed of, and tuned to, the elements that bring…

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Posted in: Personal

Letter to the Editor re COVID-19 Vaccine Booking

March 15, 2021 Ken Powell 9 Comments

Today, Monday, March 15, I tried to make a COVID-19 vaccine booking appointment. What a frustrating, time consuming, almost Kafkaesque-like…

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Posted in: Personal

Attachments to Blog on Intractable Issues in the U.S. and the Role of Media/Social Media

February 21, 2021 Ken Powell 1 Comment

Index: Attachment #1: Extremist Groups (those that are in the open) Attachment #2: Conspiracy Theories Attachment #3: Media Choices, Changes…

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Posted in: Politics

Intractable Issues in the U.S. and the Role of Media/Social Media

Ken Powell 15 Comments

Preamble: I didn’t quite anticipate what I discovered when I began the research on this blog. My eyes were opened…

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Posted in: Politics Filed under: USA issues Role of media

2020 Newsletter, Ken Powell & Penny Rush

January 22, 2021 Ken Powell 1 Comment

Here again is our year-end newsletter. Like everyone on the planet, it was a year to remember – and forget!…

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Posted in: Personal

Trump as a “floater”

November 23, 2020 Ken Powell 8 Comments

I know it’s rude, but when a man displays no dignity or class and demeans the presidency of the most…

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Posted in: Politics

Canadian/American Differences

November 11, 2020 Ken Powell Leave a comment

To aid in understanding my piece entitled “The US Presidential Election: Two Questions From Canada”, I’ve prepared the following sketch…

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Posted in: Life, Politics

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