Please excuse my very personal act but this pictures three of the people on whose behalf we now argue for a better British Columbia. Three of my grandsons. Brothers Shay, Odin and […]
A personal contribution
The blossom and the fading flower
Dying in increments, okay with that…
The article about Roger Ebert repeated here was first published in 2010. It came to mind when I was reading through old emails exchanged with an acquaintance who was facing a serious life challenge. None of us know how we will respond when facing the final threat to survival. Ebert was only 70 years old when he died in 2013. Despite years of serious illness, he was able to keep his life meaningful until the end.
A land where people care for each other
Porn for old folks
Tony Bourdain, exuding uncontrived deference atypical of New Yorkers, shared a table with Korean-American food superstar David Chang. They were at Chang’s momofuku ssam bar, one of the most in-demand pleasure houses in Gotham. […]
Pogo was right – the enemy is us
This guest column in oregonlive.com is worth reading. While written about Portland, I suspect the admission that too many cyclists flaunt the rules of safe riding could be made in any westcoast […]
Truthiness will set us free
http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf Watch the full episode. See more Need To Know.
Some people don’t give a fratteratterpeggaloomer
Forbes, a magazine popular with business people, ranks the happiest countries in the world: “The five happiest countries in the world–Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands–are all clustered in the same […]
Refudiate this!
Yesterday, Sarah Palin offered her opinion on a proposal to build a mosque in the vicinity of the September 11th site. Her words: “Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in […]
My to-do list for last weekend
Bear story part two – humans living in harmony, animals not so much
A few days ago, I wrote about the visit of an Uninvited Caller. Because of dedicated volunteers and modern conservation efforts, most outcomes of human/bear encounters end safely for both animals and people. […]
Uninvited caller
Wildlife Corridor Well, surprise, surprise. We had a visitor drop in unexpectedly tonight. It’s a warm day so the front door was open as we waited for a cool evening breeze. He […]
Smile
British comedian Jo Caulfield says you can tell a lot about people from the newspapers they read. For example: If they read the Daily Star, they can’t read. If they read the […]
Reader contribution
Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the Quesnel Advertiser Newspaper in Quesnel, BC and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day. The next […]
Russian rebellion
As British Columbian’s learned during the Olympics, important people must never waste time standing in lines or sitting in slow moving traffic. That is for people of lesser purpose. Muscovites know this […]
BBC Radio 4 – audience participation
I get a political fix from the BBC Radio4 Now Show
Life summarized by four bottles
Thank you David R., who, incidentally, was an actually funny class clown 50 years or so ago. He says, “Shit, we’re on #3!” Priceless.
Happy birthday to us
On today’s first birthday of Northern Insights, we’ve had more readers than ever before and also enjoyed a record for weekly readership this past 7 days. I’m proud to have participated in […]
Painting old lines onto today’s friends
Liberals cling to talking points the way the Premier clings to Hawaiian lampposts, not for illumination but to keep him standing up. Premier Campbell wallows in corruption like a rhinoceros in an […]
Eggciting photos
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My sole comment is, it should be in the building code that every new build house/condo, have a government approved…