Gulls and Newspapers

I saw gulls in the parking lot of our local rec centre/public library complex yesterday on my way to and from my grocery/newspaper run.

Why hardcopy newspapers? Because in addition to all the other stuff we have to be concerned about, I'm also still trying to heed one of Timothy Snyder's 20 pieces of anti-tyranny advice: pick an institution and defend it. So I'm working on buying and reading newspapers, apart from their internet incarnations. Mental health, along with the physical.

VIDEO: Dog and Capybara

Giving ourselves a break.

More Design Practice

It's a small thing.

Political Rashomon: Intercept and Guardian

Different POVs on the same press conference:

https://theintercept.com/2020/03/19/republican-operative-press-corps-helps-trump-use-briefing-pandemic-attack-critics/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/20/trump-coronavirus-question-attack-reporter-over-fears

Bookmarking

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

ART: Wallack's

For a longish time, my main art supply shop - aside from some stuff I needed from the campus store at Algonquin College and a couple of other venues - has been Wallack's. They're locally owned and operated, and have been here since well before I moved to Ottawa-Gatineau.

They've had a rougher go of it in recent years, and this latest pandemic has been one more kick in the teeth to them. But despite having to close up their storefront to walk-in traffic for the duration of this crisis, they're still game for sales over the web for either pick-up or delivery. Please check their website as linked above for the rules of the process, e-mail them any questions you might have, and if you see something you like and can afford....?

Whether or not you tell them where the suggestion came from is up to you.