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Not confronting discrimination is a heck of a lot easier when you're not on the receiving end of it

In a post called “The Racists We Love,” Jay Kirell documents the help he’s had in his life – a family member who got him a job, a manager who gave him a raise, fellow army members who saved his life – from people who hold and communicate racist views: “At no point in time did I […]

Posted on 28 November 2014 and filed under articles, big, comments, main, misc

About peak beard…

Stop judging my facial hair…

Posted on 19 November 2014 and filed under big, comments, main, misc

Prince George and Terrace Narrowly Meet United Nations Target for Women in Politics, Other Northern Cities Fall Short

The United Nations has set 30% as the minimum benchmark for female representation in government. Northern British Columbia is barely there.

Posted on 17 November 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, politics, Prince George

Where do the candidates for Prince George mayor and council live?

Mapping where the candidates call home.

Posted on 11 November 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, Prince George

Growing Pains

Prince George as an argument against the need for population growth.

Posted on 11 November 2014 and filed under articles, cities, comments, links, main, outbound, Prince George

Format Change

You may have noticed me posting more frequently this week. Inspired by Andy Baio, Gina Trapanai , et al I’ve decided to break down the silos of “what belongs” on my blog a little bit. For one, I’m not limiting myself to the maximum of one post a day because I’ve discovered that then I […]

Posted on 4 November 2014 and filed under comments, main, meta, misc

Monster

I find it far easier to confront the idea that there are monsters among us than the idea that humans do monstrous things.

Posted on 4 November 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, misc

Feminist

I’ve had a draft blog post sitting around for a long time about feminism. It’s not really well written, more just a bunch of disparate thoughts. It starts with how I’ve always believed men and women to be equal in the sense that there is nothing men can do that women can’t and that women […]

Posted on 1 November 2014 and filed under articles, big, comments, main, personal

Graffiti

A lack of graffiti can signal no crime, but it can also signal no creativity, no pedestrians, and no fun.

Posted on 24 September 2014 and filed under articles, cities, comments, main, Prince George

Thinking In The Open

Working through problems in public.

Posted on 5 September 2014 and filed under blogging, comments, meta, personal

"How many trees did you cut today?"

“In the interior…people don’t think of education beyond grade twelve. The questions they ask at the end of the day are ‘How many trees did you cut today?’ or ‘How were things down in the mine?'”

Posted on 4 September 2014 and filed under articles, comments, Prince George

Delegation

I’m discovering that I’m not very good at delegation. This is not good.

Posted on 3 September 2014 and filed under articles, comments, management, personal

Super Municipal Election Race 2014: The Quest For City Hall

The desire to sell used video games after 8 pm may be the best thing to happen to democracy

Posted on 26 August 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, Prince George

On Luck

I’m lucky, but that doesn’t do me much good.

Posted on 6 August 2014 and filed under comments, main, misc

Next Steps

New job, new job, new job.

Posted on 5 August 2014 and filed under comments, personal

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