Category Archives: Geography

The Southwestern Ontario Elephant

Posted on 2 April 2011 by Larry Russwurm

As you can see, southwestern Ontario looks much like an elephant with a broken spear sticking out of its chest. We can locate certain cities by their position on the elephant. Windsor is the tip of the nose or the … Continue reading →

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The Scourge of the Nineties

Posted on 10 March 2011 by Larry Russwurm

Some say the scourge of the nineties was Kim Jong Il or maybe ethnic cleansing, either Rwandan or Bosnian. I have a different thing to nominate and this will hit home to anyone who lived in the developed world in … Continue reading →

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The Longest Street in the World

Posted on 15 February 2011 by Larry Russwurm

When I was very young, a kid really, the city of Toronto had a bit of an inferiority complex. It was only the second biggest city in Canada and didn’t have as many things to draw people from far away. … Continue reading →

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