A fag on the diamond
Darren Lemming’s teammates are in shock. The star player of the New York Empires has just turned the world of baseball on its ear with the sudden revelation that he’s gay. His announcement, delivered ...
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.
Rest in peace
Don “Ho” Galbraith 1943-2006 My friend, former neighbour and mentor, Don, known as “Ho”, died today at the age of 63. I’m devastated by the loss of this kind, courageous friend.
Update from Nanaimo
Second update in two days… my daily blog is really starting to live up to its name! This update, however, is very special as represents my first web update from my hometown, Nanaimo. I brought m...
Split into seven pieces
“Don’t worry about putting your feet up on the coffee table,” says award-winning writer, composer and musical director Dorothy Dittrich. “It’s a sturdy piece. It used to be a desk but the previous own...
Langara update
For the last six weeks I’ve been engaged in dialogue with Langara College over their commitment fees. If you haven’t been reading my site you can read all about it here. Anyways, I am plea...
Building a stronger two-spirited community
Sporting spiky blonde highlights and a bright World Cup track jacket, Mitchell Mack exudes the image of an energetic young Vancouverite, adapting to changing times while staying true to his spirituall...
Personal
I need to do dishes
My sink’s really starting to pile up with smelly old dishes. It’s time I started to think about washing them as I’m running out of clean dishes. I’m not sure what to do about i...
Burnaby
Viva Italia!
I can’t remember exactly what day it was, it’s all a big blur now, but I found out that Italy had won the prestigious World Cup, before I woke up! I don’t really know what the World ...
Burnaby
Help find lost bird!
I was at the Dairy Queen with my friend Kim who pointed out this poster to me: My first thought was “How the fuck does one locate a lost bird?” and I was reminded of an incident with a fri...
Travel
Random Google Earth destination
Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England. Such a lovely little town… Does every town in England look like the set of a BBC mini-series?