My 2019 Christmas newsletter and card
Okay folks, here is my 2019 Christmas newsletter: I distributed hard copies to about 60 people so this is for the benefit of anyone I missed. This year I decided to take a different approach to both t...
Category: Nathanielisms
I did an interview on my friend’s podcast!
Last weekend I travelled to Victoria, British Columbia to see my friend Mark’s show at the Victoria Fringe Festival. While I was there he interviewed me for his podcast Pulling the Trigger at my...
My 2018 Christmas newsletter and card
Here is the 2018 edition of my Christmas newsletter: 2018 has been a productive and all-around wonderful year and I look forward to further growth in 2019. Here’s my Christmas card:
My 2017 Christmas newsletter and card
Greetings from Nanaimo! I’m enjoying a very nice Christmas in my hometown of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island. It’s always great to reconnect with old friends and relatives. Anyways, here’s...
My 2016 Christmas newsletter
GREETINGS FROM NANAIMO! I like to send out a Christmas card and newsletter every year and 2016 was no exception. I miss the days of print media so I welcome any and every opportunity to produce a prin...
My Charles and Camilla china collection
I have always liked the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall so I’m happy to note that today marks their tenth wedding anniversary. In 2005 I sent them my best wishes for a long and happy marri...
The summer of cake
“Happy birthday Doris!” This summer I took a creative non-fiction continuing education course at Langara College. For the last class the instructor thought it would be a nice idea if everyone brought ...
Climbing Burnaby Mountain!
In the Sound of Music Mother Abbess tells us through song to climb every mountain. She probably wasn’t referring to actual mountains but I think it’s a powerful message of hope. So, with that song in ...
Fifteen years as a journalist
I have been a journalist for 15 years today. On this date in 1998 the first issue of the Mind’s Eye, a youth newspaper in my hometown of Nanaimo, British Columbia, was published. I was part of the you...
Satanic beverages‽
In case you don’t know Housemate and I drink a LOT of beverages which is his euphuism for pop. It’s hard to say how much we drink – I try not to count. But whenever I start to run out of space to stor...