This is a change of pace, i could not resist.
Union guy stealing my cookie
From BNET, Today’s CEOs think Henry Ford was a chump. Case in point: Larry Young, the CEO of the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. In 2009, DPS made $555 million in profit and […]
Outbreak of postpartum compassion
Jon Stewart, most trusted newsman in America, if you are under 40, laughs at the hypocrisy of Faux News bubblehead Megyn Kelly. Recently returned following birth of a baby, Kelly defended her […]
Financial report for all days
http://www.box.net/embed/y9fqjne9qr551o0.swf Updown Court, Surrey England – yours for only $115 million 150 carats & other flawless points, $30 million Not everything is perfect Vancouver near Abbott Street
Five reasons why I want BC to remain a great place to live
Our grandchildren, on the beach near Powell River, 2011
BC Ferries tests solution for low-volume routes
Cap’t David Hahn examines comfort and stability Hahn family takes advantage of free ferry passes Head office staff helps with vessel safety testing
Then we elected Obama
By Dave Johnson, ourfuture.org Just ten years ago this country was running huge surpluses and paying off its debt. But then we elected Obama and all hell broke loose. Oh, wait… Something […]
Why is rudeness becoming de rigueur?
From David Mitchell’s Soapbox “Then there’s Dragon’s Den, a veritable temple of rudeness, which also tells a barefaced lie about how business is done. The people who do that job for real […]
Understanding modern medicine
David Mitchell and Robert Webb, two of Britain’s brightest social commentators, provide an inside look at modern healthcare:
A self-indulgent story of cars
We suffered a fatal loss recently. Not tragic but inconvenient. The family car died, soon after our local service mechanic found he could afford an air ticket to anywhere because we said, […]
Little known wisdom
A regular reader forwarded the opinion piece about efficiency that is shown below. It seemed relevant after my sad account of an unnamed person delaying and inconveniencing my important technical efforts, in the […]
Empty rooms
Harper Lee wrote about her love of books as a child and her dedication to the written word: “Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, […]
Sacrifices must be made
See the whole strip at This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow Global TV and their media partners want you to know we cannot afford reasonable healthcare because economic affairs are so bad […]
BC Liberals to feed the lions ?
Colin Hansen and Kash Heed should resign along with Gordon Campbell so that Christie Clark has a better chance of winning a seat in the Legislature. BC Liberals can rid themselves of […]
How about an ‘Inquiry on the Cheap’
News Item: The provincial Crown is seeking the return of up to one million pages of documents disclosed to defence lawyers in the Basi-Virk political corruption case. B.C. Supreme Court Associate Chief […]
They might be giants
Dave Lundy, commenting at theleftcoast.ca, leaves his view of early entrants to the NDP leadership race: “So let me get this straight, the first 3 candidates for the leadership of the opposition, […]
Time to evacuate Arkansas?
You know about coal miners and canaries. Life for a bird in a coal mine might be short but it could be meaningful. Being sensitive to poisonous gases, canaries warn of dangerous […]
The USA’s year in crazy
Now in its 16th year, online publication Salon covers wide ranging topics but examines politics and social issues with a liberal or progressive point of view. Salon publishes stories on culture, lifestyle, technology and […]
Toff guys
For people tired of BC politics, this is from The Now Show one of the Friday Night Comedy Shows of BBC Radio 4, available by podcast. A guest last week was Henning Wehn, […]
Time for a change of place and a smile
Writer and humorist Barry Cryer OBE has been an important contributor to British comedy for over half a century. Having written for many leading comedians, he lately worked the after-dinner circuit reminiscing about good old days […]

My sole comment is, it should be in the building code that every new build house/condo, have a government approved…