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.
It’s gotta be my favourite form of public art in British Columbia – elementary school murals. Today I discovered a real gem at John Robson Elementary School in New Westminster. They have t...
For the last decade I’ve been collecting all the documents I need to claim US Citizenship by birth abroad to one US Citizen parent. My father was American, but was adamant that none of his children wo...
My cat Khan is taking a nap with his “babies” right now. That’s right, my baby has two “babies” of his own: a pet mouse and a pet rat that he looks after. Of course, they...
I love burgers. Whenever I go out to eat I usually eat a burger or pizza. I’m a pretty simple guy that way. But I do have standards – I like GOOD burgers. I used to eat burgers at VeraR...
I’ve been feeling like crap lately. I’m not depressed or sad, but lethargic. I haven’t been eating enough fruits or vegetables and so my energy levels have taken a big nose dive. I r...
Today is a perfect reminder of why I love being a journalist. Last night my editor calls me “I need you to do a photo shoot of someone.” We have a story written with quotes from Silva Tenenbein, a loc...
It’s almost May and it’s snowing in Vancouver! I don’t think I’ve ever seen it snow so late in the year here. My housemate says that global warming causes really strange weathe...
I woke up at about midnight last night to the sound of loud, rushing water from the bathroom. My housemate is vigorously washing his hands in the sink. A rare sight. I never, ever see or hear him wash...
My blog page is coming along… I spent the night fiddling around with CSS and managed to make the blog match the rest of a new and improved Nathaniel.ca Although I’m the guy who builds and ...