As I decide whether to keep up this blog, I would like to hear from regular readers. What kind of content do you like to see on this website? What do you want to see less of? Should I maintain the more than 3,000 posts on this site, even if the majority of them are out of date, or would it matter if I completely shut it down?
In 2026, this personal blog will begin its 19th year. Financial contributions from readers keep the lights on. If you judge IN-SIGHTS to be worthwhile, please contribute by clicking on this post and following the link provided.
I hope 2026 will be a good and peaceful year for everyone. My contributions at IN-SIGHTS have become a little less frequent because of good and bad personal issues. I trust 2026 will be different. This blog will soon be entering its 18th year. It has allowed me to become more informed and introduced me to many fine people. I hope IN-SIGHTS will last another 18 years, but my cardiologist may be doubtful.
I have not been active at IN-SIGHTS for a while, but I intend to resume. Wife Gwen and I have done a little travelling recently, including days in Amsterdam and three weeks in France. During recent months, we have also been involved in home renovations, a task that consumes time, energy, and money…
Renovation work underway in and around our home explains why this site has been quiet recently. That and the July trip Gwen and I took across the ocean, which allowed us to spend a short time in Amsterdam. This historic city offers wonderful places to visit, including museums and galleries that feature important collections by Rembrandt, Vermeer, van Gogh, Verspronck, and other masters.
My encounter with British Columbia’s brilliant medical practitioners, people who operate with urgent demand for services from young and old, helped by countless support workers who make lives better for us all.
After BC voters told Christy Clark to find a more suitable occupation, I planned to transition from blathering about politics to writing about travel and dining. I opened a site called Notable Discoveries and expected to let IN-SIGHTS go idle. That didn’t happen. COVID, inflation and health issues ensured that outside activities were limited. At the new website, I might have been writing about ways of poaching eggs on a hotplate…
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When I began here years ago, neoliberalism had ascended and mainstream public-interest journalism had descended. Access to corporate media was carefully controlled by special interests but blogs were a method for individuals […]
April 2019 marked the tenth birthday of this online site. I say thank you to regular readers who participate with comments and make these sections interesting and informative. Special thanks are due the readers who provide financial support. Without it, In-Sights would not exist today.
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I hope to resume online participation soon but illness continues to be a problem. I regret not having had a flu shot this season because I’ve experienced the worst case in my […]
In-Sights will be inactive for a number of days over the holiday. I thank all our readers and contributors for supporting this site during 2017. In the coming year, I expect to […]
The prospect of lost power and influence has financial elites gathering money to conduct unprecedented misinformation campaigns. They will be assisted by a dependent corporate media that has grown too close and comfortable with the few people making political policy in our province. For example, as I’ve pointed out repeatedly, resource industries gained billions through subsidies and tax reductions and they are willing to spend heavily to maintain those benefits. In the transition period, it will be important for citizens to ensure that all points of view are heard and evaluated, not just the views of special interests.
Partly by necessity, partly by need to address other matters, my focus has not recently involved In-Sights or social media. However, I am again ready to write regularly on BC politics. You will see further examinations of the asset stripping work of Liberals as they seek another term to finish hollowing out British Columbia’s economy.
I’ve been quieter than usual here and on social media but I am working on new reports and inquiries. My capacity has been somewhat limited recently but I’m hoping that will soon […]
In-Sights shifted to a more modern and secure platform on a new server at a new home. This is it. You will find old content at the new location but there is a […]
Thanks people for kind wishes in comments and private messages. We can hope that matters raised in alternative media and the blogosphere gain wider exposure and more complete discussion in 2015. Traditional […]
I had surgery on my left eye last December and on my right eye a week ago. The procedures went well but I must wait a while yet before new eyeglasses can […]
Yes, I fully agree with this summary. I am also reminded of, what seemed to be, the suspect (and possibly…
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