walking

 

Saturday morning I cycled the new Shelbourne Street bike Lanes.

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I cycled the the southbound lane five month's ago as it was the first lane completed.

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Now, it was time to ride the northbound lanes as they too are now completed.

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Yes, we have photos and videos-to-prove-it.

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Northbound Bike Lane

 Southbound bike Lane

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B'day at The Ranch

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Labels: birthday, century

 

Tom's 37th Book Launch Video 

Sunday I drove the Benz 91km to Nanaimo, BC

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Tom Paterson was hosting the launch of his 37th published book: Unknown Nanaimo

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The Wellington firehall was a fitting venue as the book leans heavy in the diretion of Nanaimo's former coal mining days.

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I highjacked his 37th book launch with my own 8th book launch.

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After giving a copy of my book: Flogging My Blogging to Tom I gave one to Belinda Wright.

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Belinda is Tom's IT person

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P.S. Tom and I are friends since 2009

 N.B. TWP is British Columbia's most prolific writer and publisher of this province's history.

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Hi, Bill. 

It's always good to hear from you--when I don't, I worry! Congratulations on your latest epic. And I certainly empathize when it comes to printing costs, having my own latest at press as we speak. But it's not the printer who's killing self publishing as a business, it's the retailers' 40%. Yes, they most certainly do have overhead of their own. But it has reached the point that after the costs of printing and wholesaling there's nothing left over. Sadly, e-books just aren't the same thing even though a superior business model. 

Maybe, if I would invest the time and thought that I give each new book into studying how to more effectively market the finished product I'd make a buck!But, of course, I'm driven by the need to research, write and share my stories--it's who and what I am--and if that makes me a poor businessman, well.... This Sunday is the bi-annual South Wellington Day at the SW Community Hall and Belinda and I will be there to soft-launch my newest (37th) book, Unknown Nanaimo. 

Then, hopefully, walk up the E&N to look around the PCCM for the 1000th time. I haven't bushwhacked since I lost Jennifer but I need to revisit all the mine sites for my next book, Along the Black Track. (You'll recognize the term.) Speaking of which, that's what I want to work on today so I'd best get started. 

BTW, I count 21 people in your photo besides you. That's quite a clan! I'm down to my brother. Belinda tells me I have a second cousin or two that I don't know, and there are some of mom's relatives in England that I have met, but other than that, I'm all alone, sob, in this cruel world. Not even a cat or a dog any more. 

 Seriously--stay well and please continue to stay in touch. Oh, and keep biking and hiking, as well, eh? Cheers, TW

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