A couple days ago I was interviewed by Jim Brown on CBC Calgary Radio 1. The Calgary Eye Opener does local special interest pieces every day and one of their reporters, Meghan Grant, discovered our cohousing group on Kijiji and decided to investigate. In the end they interviewed me on Friday for an edited news … [Read more…]
Earlier this year, before my pastor published his book The Day Metallica Came to Church, I was invited to read through the book with the pastor and a handful of other church members. When we finished the 3 months of discussions around the book, John (the pastor/author) asked me to compose thoughtful discussion questions for … [Read more…]
8:15 PM: Descending into Vancouver on WestJet Flight 437 8:22 PM: Touching down at YVR 8:31 PM: Walking through the terminal to the SkyTrain. 8:46 PM: Boarding the Canada Line at YVR-Airport towards Waterfront. 9:11 PM: Exiting SkyTrain at Waterfront Station 9:16 PM: Departing Waterfront on the SeaBus 9:28 PM: Stepping off the SeaBus after … [Read more…]
Mavis Staples: “They said I was singing the Devil’s music.” Stephen Colbert: “Were you singing the Devil’s music?” MS: “I’m positive, I was not singing the Devil’s music.” SC: “Did you ever sing disco madame?” MS: “The Devil ain’t got no music!”
Last year I took Blaise to a star gazing night at my school where my coworker and friend Jeff gets a bunch of folks from the local chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada to bring their mondo telescopes to a field so his grade 8 science class can view the sky through their … [Read more…]
There are two things that I hate: Junk and Paying for Junk. My Canon Pixma MP520 only prints when all the toner cartridges have ink in them – even when I just want to print in black. So, I had to go buy toner at $20 each because my colour ones were empty. As a … [Read more…]
I’ve seen some good shows in my limited concert attending life. This one will stand forever as a great concert: The Arcade Fire at the Corral, Calgary, AB, September 26 with Calexico. Amber and I scored tickets through my friend Gary at church. They were on the floor, so I pushed for us to line … [Read more…]
I was shocked at how much I missed the mighty and diverse deciduous trees of the east while visiting Tennessee after living four years in Alberta. I also remember the overwhelming power of the fall colours while driving through the Eastern Townships of Québec and the striking yellows of Montréal when we lived there seven … [Read more…]
Before summer break ended, I decided to spend some of my carefree time at my doctor’s office to see if she could deal with some of my chronic conditions. I won’t disclose everything here, but one of my ailments is a fungal thing under my toe nail. Another is the crud in my eye lashes. … [Read more…]
I enjoy fonts. I’m not obsessed and I don’t go hunting for new ones on the web, but I enjoy fonts. I hate to admit it, but my favorite font for the last 15 years has been the clean Helvetica Sans Serif (not available in blogger). I don’t know why it gets bashed so much. … [Read more…]