Stampede Brunch Day at BCS
I thought I would be as authentic as I could for this theme day at school. Amber hates it. My students love it.
GeoCaching on Nose Hill
Some cohousing friends invited us to go geocaching with them a couple weeks ago on Nose Hill. I had never been, so I was keen to see if we could even find any of the caches. Dan has a GPS and he brought the coordinates of 10 caches on the hill (there are many more … [Read more…]
A Brand New Car
I’ve never owned a brand new car. I like it. When the maintenance on our previous car was going to cost upwards of $5000 when the car itself was not worth that much, we made the decision to go car shopping and unload our Audi. We ended up at the Toyota dealership near our house … [Read more…]
A Public Service Announcement:
from Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) You will not be able to stay home, brother.You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out.You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip,Skip out for beer during commercials,Because the revolution will not be televised. The revolution will not be televised.The revolution will … [Read more…]
Rain=Peace
It’s raining now. Pretty hard. I hear it through my school ceiling as my calculus students write their last chapter test. As I listen to it, a wave of peace comes over me and I wonder why. Now I remember. When we were in Guatemala, the constant awareness that our security was never sure weighed … [Read more…]
Vote Strategically
Vote strategically for better government.
Lent – a first observance
The church I am currently a member of is semi-liturgical, meaning it follows the Christian calendar and celebrates such things as Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, and Easter in a formal way. Candles are lit on the Sundays leading up to Christmas, readings related to Christ’s crucifixion are read on the Sunday’s leading up to Easter, a … [Read more…]
Conservatives “Economic Stability” and e
I read in the Calgary Herald earlier this week that the priorities of my Conservative MP Diane Ablonczy are “the economy and stability.” Considering conservative policy on the economy (deregulation, privatization, lower taxes, fewer tariffs, foreign investment and ownership, etc.), this seems like the worst way to promote stability. I think Ablonczy should simply say … [Read more…]
N.T. Wright gets it
I read N.T. Wright’s astounding book Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church last summer. It’s the best dissertation on the topic that I have come across. I’ve happened upon these great small bite interviews with Wright on the 100 Huntley Street YouTube Channel.
Watch it over and over!
Beep.