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An Evening With Lawrence Hill

An interview with the award-winning Canadian author.

Posted on 22 December 2018 and filed under misc

Hiding in plain sight

From what I understand of the comics, adult Peter Parker’s biggest problems (aside from having to fight crime) are: Keeping his identity secret Making money His solution is to get exclusive photos of himself, as Spider-Man, and sell them to J. Jonah Jameson. The problem with this, as I recall, is it establishes that he […]

Posted on 7 March 2018 and filed under misc

Working on the road

I spent much of my Sunday working in a Chinese restaurant along the highway. I was with a couple of other people filing for national TV news, radio and web. All the gear we needed fit under our table. Over the past year I’ve done this in hotel rooms, coffee shops, a college and an […]

Posted on 6 March 2018 and filed under misc

I wrote some words about Black Panther, the Last Jedi, and moral deliberation

Quite a few words actually, but I think they are interesting.

Posted on 22 February 2018 and filed under comments, misc, ramblings

Things I Mean To Know

How do turtles breathe underwater?

Posted on 20 February 2018 and filed under misc

Men with crewcuts, women with cotton print dresses

Family photographs defy the cultural expectations of what an early 20th century ‘Indian’ is supposed to look like.

Posted on 19 February 2018 and filed under misc, small

Elegy for a chickadee

Counting up the little losses in the face of looming disaster.

Posted on 18 February 2018 and filed under misc, thoughts

Stuart McLean

“He gave me permission to see the good. Always.”

Posted on 16 February 2018 and filed under misc, radio

Saskatoon Berry Appreciation Thread

They are great berries.

Posted on 10 September 2017 and filed under main, misc

canada day

Cant believe we’re celebrating Canada Day again… I mean when will we have a day for all those countries that aren’t Canada… your Canadian fine but why do you have to dress up and make a big deal about it and wave your flag everywhere…. most of the world isnt canadian… dont get me wrong […]

Posted on 1 July 2016 and filed under misc

The future of travel comes with homework

The future of travel comes with homework pic.twitter.com/F4XIDEauMb — Andrew Kurjata (@akurjata) June 27, 2016

Posted on 27 June 2016 and filed under misc, small

Share the road

Let me start by saying I am wholly aware that riding a bike in no way comes anywhere close to having the lived experience of a woman, minority, or non-cisgendered person. At all. But…

Posted on 16 June 2016 and filed under articles, bikes, main, misc

#Orlando

It was then I realized I would never, ever understand the immense bravery and resilience it would take to simply exist as a gay man in the world.

Posted on 13 June 2016 and filed under articles, main, misc

Muhammad Ali

“I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me – black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own. Get used to me.”

Posted on 4 June 2016 and filed under misc, quotes, small

about that gorilla

I’m not saying for sure that gorillas, our dolphins, or any other animals are our equals. But I’m aware of humanity’s historic ability to look the other way when it comes to mistreating others, and how much we like to tell ourselves comforting myths about our own intelligence or place in the moral hierarchy in order to dismiss the claims that the way we are treating other forms of life is wrong. And I won’t rule out the possibility that it’s still happening today.

Posted on 2 June 2016 and filed under articles, main, misc

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