Sneaking into San Quentin PrisonIt’s a simple question: What is the stupidest thing you have ever done as you tottered along on your journey through life? Walked in front…Dec 28, 2024Dec 28, 2024
Making music in the MarquesasThe Aranui 3 was a legendary cargo ship that set forth every two weeks to bring freight from Papeete, the capital of Tahiti, north to the…Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 2024
The long and winding road in the mad pursuit of happinessDo you like to travel? If so, why? People like to travel for many reasons, ranging from escaping boredom to having adventures to relaxing…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024
Climate change finally understood by mostRecently in Vancouver we endured yet another “atmospheric river,” described by some meteorologists as the “storm of the century,” creating…Nov 3, 2024Nov 3, 2024
Traffic Calming does not workThe city of Vancouver is undergrowing phenomenal growth, as are many other large cities around the world. The Broadway Plan in Vancouver…Oct 29, 2024Oct 29, 2024
Funding behind regressive right wing electoral successWondering how the right wing has been able to achieve electoral success in recent elections? Such as just occurred in British Columbia…Oct 22, 2024Oct 22, 2024
The Last DoorA program for recovering drug addicts shuns the harm reduction modelOct 1, 2024Oct 1, 2024
Chasing gators and salties for fun and amusementSharks and alligators are the oldest creatures on Planet Earth. You can look it up. They have been around since the dinosaurs and they will…Sep 14, 2024Sep 14, 2024
Barkerville at Dawn: Ghost town of the MotherlodeDo you like ghost stories? I would like to share one of my own. Several years ago I visited the village of Barkerville, an old mining…Sep 13, 2024Sep 13, 2024
Heresy and the looming danger of ultraviolenceI just read an article in Medium with some interest, largely because of its reference to agnosticism…Sep 9, 2024Sep 9, 2024
