Tag Archives: Linda Tooley
Convergence – 35 Years Ago Today
Reid Dickie As John Lennon would say, today is a “red lettuce” day in the history of Linda and Reid. On this date, 35 years ago, we formally amalgamated our households and our lives by moving into a small house … Continue reading
Filed under Accommodations, Art Actions, BEAUTY, dicktool co, Family, Linda, Love, video art, Winnipeg
Forcing a Light – Bruce Springsteen One and Two
Reid Dickie “Sandy, the fireworks are hailin’ over Little Eden tonight, forcing a light into all those stony faces left stranded on this warm July.” – Bruce Springsteen My high school English teacher, Mrs. Smith, along with my teacher Mom, … Continue reading
Four Docs
Reid Dickie I’ve been pillaging the Winnipeg library system’s terrific collection of DVDs for recent documentaries and have four to recommend to you. I’m sure you can find some or all of these on the internet. Gasland by Josh Fox Wanna … Continue reading
Filed under Art Actions, Diversions, Film, Linda, Love
New Video – Frozen Warnings Taxi Mix
Reid Dickie A blast from the past! Alternate take of “Frozen Warnings,” a Nico classic covered by beautiful Linda and myself somewhere in the early 1980s. (Find our original version here.) This time, join us on a taxi ride from … Continue reading
Filed under Art Actions, BEAUTY, DickToolery, Family, Humour, Linda, Video, Winnipeg
Lucky, Very Lucky
Reid Dickie “We never know how we will affect people by just being who we are.” – Chris Scholl Looking back over my six decades as Reid Dickie, I see patterns that define who I am. The older I get and … Continue reading
Nothing Virtual About It
Reid Dickie Six weeks after I had double bypass heart surgery in 2002, I wrote this piece about healing and prayer circles. Before we got our home desktop, whenever my computer-literate friends would talk about virtual reality, virtual communities, virtual … Continue reading
Sordid Amok (because we’re all just kids in a closet)
Reid Dickie After an exhaustive, year-long dig working under harsh and inhospitable conditions, a crew of experienced archies has unearthed something rare. Resurrected and dusted for carbon dating, this video relic from the distant past resonates even today in our post-communicative … Continue reading
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My Year of Being Grateful – 2011 Year-End Review
Reid Dickie I’m calling this My Year of Being Grateful because time after time, day after day all year I found myself expressing gratitude for an aspect of my present life. Wherever I was and whatever I was doing was exactly what … Continue reading
12 Days of Christmas Day Twelve
Once St. Luke’s Anglican Church, now The Plum, Souris, MB The plum in your Christmas pudding! The Souris area was barely settled when the former St. Luke’s Anglican Church was constructed in 1883. As the community grew, two additions were … Continue reading
Filed under Churches, Day Tripping, PRAIRIES
12 Days of Christmas Day Eleven
Emmanuel Anglican Church, Holland, MB This ambitious church is credited to architect Andrew Maxwell and constructed in 1893/94. An extremely pretty and well-maintained Gothic church, it has many enticing details. The tower doorway has a classic Gothic arch, triply repeated … Continue reading
Filed under Churches, Day Tripping, PRAIRIES
