Homophobic murderer out of prison
Ryan Cran, who murdered Aaron Webster is out of prison after four years. On 17 November, 2001 19 year old Cran and a group of youths beat Webster to death with bats and golf clubs because he was gay. ...
Author: Nathaniel Christopher
I am a resident of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, who has been blogging here for nearly 25 years. I enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings on my own online platform. From 1998 until 2017, I worked as a journalist, and I have posted most of my articles in the 'News' section of this website.
Visiting Ladysmith
Looking for tombstones - unearthing live relatives.
Taking the train from Ladysmith
I’m going to visit my friend Yuri in Ladysmith this weekend… he’s the older brother of my friend Geordie. It’s a lovely seaside community just south of Nanaimo. About 7,500 peo...
Found my camera!
Well, I managed to lose my camera a few weeks ago. It’s a Pentax Optio s40. It’s archaic by today’s standards, but when I bought it back in 2004 it was considered a very good camera....
The most depressing day of the year
According to the BC Chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year. So… if you’re having a rough day make sure you cut...
Vancouver Life
Kathy Griffin in Vancouver!
I saw Kathy Griffin tonight! I really enjoy her comedy and identify with her act. Like myself she’s so obnoxious, inappropriate and pisses off a lot of people. But instead of rushing to an ADHD ...
Burnaby
Dumpster time
This recent snow storm has really screwed things up here in Burnaby. The city has yet to fix the broken traffic lights, plow the side walks or empty the garbage. The dumpster in my building hasn’...
Personal
Virtual bed-wetting
So yeah, last night I had this dream that I was taking a big long, relaxing pee. It felt great. I quickly realized, however, that I was dreaming and so I woke myself up and made sure the bed area bene...
Personal
New Year’s
So, I went over to Nanaimo for New Year’s had a great time. Portland left a really bad taste in my mouth, so I thought a pleasant trip to the Island would be good. And it was. When I think about...
Travel
Maria loves Brett! A note I found…
Ooh, so I found this note at a phone booth in the Amtrak station in Portland: Hello,My name isMaria and I’min love w/aboynamed brett!hes a year younger thanme but he’s very sexy!he&#...