part of the turn http://ben.youaretheturn.com the blog of ben davidson Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Flame a la Gimp http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/10/06/171/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/10/06/171/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:52:46 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/?p=171

Flame

Drawn in Gimp. The open-source, 100% free image editor. Based on the Photoshop tutorial available at Veerle’s Blog.

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/10/06/171/feed/ Algonquin Wallpaper http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/23/algonquin-wallpaper/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/23/algonquin-wallpaper/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:53:35 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/23/algonquin-wallpaper/

algonquin wallpaper, originally uploaded by tukanuk.

A mix of the wood from my crawl space, a holiday picture and a little bit of weathering.

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/23/algonquin-wallpaper/feed/ What Your Global Neighbors Are Buying http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/22/what-your-global-neighbors-are-buying/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/22/what-your-global-neighbors-are-buying/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:11:48 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/?p=164 Comparison of how people around the globe spend their discretionary income. Looks like Canadians love their household goods and prefer to get outside, rather then pay for free recreation.

What Your Global Neighbors Are Buying - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/22/what-your-global-neighbors-are-buying/feed/ What good would it do? http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/15/what-good-would-it-do/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/15/what-good-would-it-do/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:48:47 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/?p=157 Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?

 

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/15/what-good-would-it-do/feed/ Cliff Jumping on Lake Manitou http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/07/cliff-jumping-on-lake-manitou/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/07/cliff-jumping-on-lake-manitou/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:04:38 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/07/cliff-jumping-on-lake-manitou/

lake jump sequence, originally uploaded by tukanuk.

My wife, Michelle, taking the plunge.

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/07/cliff-jumping-on-lake-manitou/feed/ Cloudy Morning http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/04/cloudy-morning/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/04/cloudy-morning/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:25:41 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/04/cloudy-morning/

Cloudy Morning, originally uploaded by tukanuk.

A calm, overcast morning on Lake Manitou in Algonquin Park, Ontario.

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/04/cloudy-morning/feed/ Algonquin is Great! http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/03/algonquin-is-great/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/03/algonquin-is-great/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:28:41 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/03/algonquin-is-great/

Algonquin is Great!, originally uploaded by tukanuk.

Photos from our summer holidays. I’ll be adding more in the next few days. View the entire set here.

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/03/algonquin-is-great/feed/ Piñata Head http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/02/pinata-head/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/02/pinata-head/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:10:43 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/02/pinata-head/  

Piñata Head, originally uploaded by tukanuk.

I’ve posted pictures from my recent missions trip to Slovakia on flickr. Check them out here.

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/09/02/pinata-head/feed/ Souljourner: A refreshing reminder of the Sh’ma http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/07/30/souljourner-a-refreshing-reminder-of-the-shma/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/07/30/souljourner-a-refreshing-reminder-of-the-shma/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:37:24 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/?p=135 Hands down the best Jewish Reggae Rock I have ever heard.

Ask Hashem for mercy and he’ll throw you a rope

You’re looking for help from God you say he couldn’t be found

Searching up to the sky and looking beneath the ground

Like a King without his Crown

Souljourner: A refreshing reminder of the Sh’ma

Follow the link and check out the video, pure genius. Thanks Rielly.

]]> http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/07/30/souljourner-a-refreshing-reminder-of-the-shma/feed/ Well I fixed that… http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/07/30/well-i-fixed-that/ http://ben.youaretheturn.com/2008/07/30/well-i-fixed-that/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:23:26 +0000 benjamin http://ben.youaretheturn.com/?p=130 It only took me a few months but I figured out how I broke my ability to add new posts to my blog. I guess this puts the pressure back on to write something…

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