A rabbit to remember

Like any other teenager I liked my sleep. One of my favourite places was the passenger seat of my Dad’s van as he drove to market in the early hours of the morning. It was a 2hr drive from the South Coast of England to the Fruit and Vegetable Market Dad preferred in the East [...]

A special day, eh?

7:51AM – In a little under three hours Leftantler and I will be standing in front of a judge, swearing the oath and becoming Canadian citizens. It’s something I’m very excited about but at this moment, it feels more of a time for reflection. It was approximately seven and half years ago we returned from [...]

Remembering Patricia Van Tighem

July 23, 2010

Call it serendipity, call it fate. Today, for only the third time in as many months I tuned into CBC Radio. A show was about to start called The Late Show. The introduction caught my attention … a series that explores the extraordinary life stories of deceivingly ordinary Canadians. To my amazement today’s episode turned [...]

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Dwelling

July 19, 2010

The other day I met up with someone for a coffee and chat. After a while, I went to get us some water and whilst I waited at the counter turned back to my companion. It had taken me only a few seconds to get from my seat to the counter, yet when I looked [...]

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Good and Bad Transit Days – breaking the cycle

July 17, 2010

It always surprises me how one day my transit experience is so good and another so frustrating. I call them Good Transit Days and Bad Transit Days. Today I arrive at a stop to see a temporary sign which said it had moved 26 yards (not 25 apparently), down the street. I join a few other commuters [...]

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Wedding legacies, planting trees

July 14, 2010

As in previous years I chaired a Mentor panel today as part of the New Ventures BC competition. It was great to see half a dozen of the final companies present their story and have the opportunity to comment. My fellow mentors and I aim to provide feedback which helps the competitors refine their story [...]

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A stick of rhubarb …

July 11, 2010

It could be said that this was very much a rhubarb weekend. On Saturday we ventured into the Fraser Valley in search of it. What we did find was a nice summertime event at the Township 7 Winery (who had one of their wines served to Her Majesty recently), what we didn’t find was Rhubarb. [...]

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Cautiously Optimistic

July 10, 2010

Well I missed a couple of days 300 words, although I did post yesterday it was simply to share a video rather than a full piece. I can’t say I’m feeling guilty but I can say that I missed writing and intend to correct that starting here. I A number of positive things have popped [...]

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Mountains make room for my mind

July 7, 2010

Yesterday was one of those days where nature reminds me why I like living here. Driving down the highway I was literally surrounded by mountains. To the north the Coast Mountains; to the east the North Cascades Mountains; to the south the Olympic Mountains; and to the west the Vancouver Island Ranges, specifically the Seymour [...]

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Conflicts and contradictions of new experience

July 5, 2010

As I sit here thinking about what to write I know that for once, I immediately have a subject I can talk about. Yet, as I try and gather my thoughts it’s surprising how difficult this is. I’ve been working on a new project for the last couple of months – forging a new working [...]

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Driving injustice

July 3, 2010

“Car driver gets 4 years in jail for killing a pedestrian“ Sadly I see a lot of these stories and it reminds me of the poem Autogeddon by Heathcote Williams written in 1987. Specifically it reminds me of these lines: …. Hit someone over the head with a discarded chrome fender And kill them: Life. [...]

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Haircuts to remember

July 2, 2010

Everytime I have a haircut it reminds me of my Dad. As I sit in the chair and watch the barber I see the grey locks of my hair fall. For whatever reason those grey locks instantly remind me of Dad. They don’t look like my hair, but like his. I think this every time [...]

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