Shopping while hungry
I think it was Oprah who once said to never go grocery shopping when you’re hungry. But what happens if you wake up and there’s nothing you want to eat? A few days ago I went to Safeway on an empty st...
Culture and Politics
BC NDP web people didn’t expect Dana Larsen to win
I’m a bit of a geek. Whenever there’s a change in government or party leadership I go to their website to see how quickly the webmasters make the change. Yesterday the BC NDP elected Vancouver-Kingswa...
Food and Lifestyle
One meal from three fast food joints!
Lots of urban types like to shop at those public markets where you can buy a wide variety imported cheese, olives and other delicacies from different vendors under the same roof. It’s usually more exp...
Khan
Meow Mix makes my cat barf!
It was three years ago today when I welcomed a 20 lb grey behemoth into my life and home. Having a cat, especially one as cuddly and friendly as Khan, is really one of the best things about life and f...
Khan
Oprah’s reunion exposes the folly of closed adoption records
She was a secret. She was a foster kid bounced from home to home. She was an adoptee. She was one of millions of Americans who callously rejected by their birth parent. But thanks to a robust adoption...
Food and Lifestyle
Nathaniel’s friends investigate Zellers
My buddy Jess of cat power-brushing fame is currently in Newfoundland with her boyfriend Mike. When he told me stories of the scariest and crappiest Zellers location in Canada I did what any good edit...
My bus driver reads Whoopi!
Buses are an essential part of my life yet I know so little about the women and men who ensure I get home safely every night. But today that changed. When I boarded my bus this afternoon I noticed the...