Posits: People who buy new luxury vehicles generally replace their vehicles within five years Vehicles do not typically require any major repairs in their first five years. People who can afford to buy new luxury vehicles, do not typically drive them into the ground as they can afford alternative transportation for long distance trips. Five-year-old … [Read more…]
A couple weeks ago I attended a rich musical event: Owen Pallett performing at Knox United Church. I had heard from a friend that Mr. Pallett was kind of full of himself, a bit pouty, but a superb performer. All of this was true in my experience. He was very gracious towards the opening artist … [Read more…]
I was privileged to attend a this conference a couple days ago with several of my coworkers. The conference’s purpose is to equip educators to teach/instill character traits to/in their students. The keynote speaker impressed me so much by doing one simple, though I’m sure it required hours of preparation. Michele Borba is an American … [Read more…]
We have been involved with cohousing for about a year now and have since become associate members and then equity members. A couple weeks ago our group, Whiskeyjack Cohousing, merged with Silver Sky Cohousing to form a new group. At our meeting last Sunday, we chose a new name. Prior to the meeting, we were … [Read more…]
While waiting in Kelowna airport on a layover on my way to Calgary, my buddy Mike was waiting in Calgary airport on a layover. We connected over Facebook and started chatting. We discovered that I was going to arrive about 5 minutes after he left. I asked him if he was into hiding something in … [Read more…]
At teacher’s conference a couple days ago, Josh McDowell said “. . . I wish those emergent post-moderns would get that through their thick skulls.”
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!”