Last weekend my friend Janean bought me a lovely spring flower. Not just a cut flower but an actual plant. She is a biologist so she knows exactly how all the plants and animals of this world work. Bu...
I had a wonderful dinner party on Saturday night. There was no real occasion for it. But I guess I’m trying to do “normal” adult things. I love having my friends over but never make a good enough excu...
I was at the Harewood Arms Pub Liquor store in Nanaimo the other day when I saw this, the biggest anti-shoplifting sign I’ve ever encountered: This is a liquor store in the neighbourhood of my y...
So… if you read my last post you’ll know I had a horrible dining experience on Sunday night. On Monday morning my friend and I decided to take positive action in order to recover fr...
I was in Nanaimo this weekend visiting friends. I had a wonderful time for most of the trip. Unfortunately, I had the worst restaurant experience of my life. I have this strange phobia of being held ...
Okay… so I took a nap this evening. I crawled into bed at 4:34 p.m. I was just hoping for an hour or two of relaxation, but when I opened my eyes it was 10:41 p.m.! “Shit!” I thought...
So… I’ve been really sick this week. I think I have the dreaded flu. So, I’m staying home from work tomorrow as I don’t want to make my co-workers sick. I left work at 11 today...
Okay, the best thing about waiting for the bus are the notes people sometimes leave on the shelter. Sometimes it’s a nutty religious thing, other times it’s an angry note but today I foun...
I was doing some random web surfing today when I stumbled upon the site of Monte Stewart. He’s a freelance journalist based in Vancouver. I noticed something very familiar on his website: My cal...