misc

Eric Karjaluto: “Recently, I noticed something. In spite of common wisdom arguing the opposite, I’m happier when busy. I’m not talking about the distraction that comes from checking your smartphone every 30 seconds. I’m referring to the way complete absorption in a task leads to clarity.”  

Posted on 22 November 2014 and filed under links, misc, outbound, small

As a follow-up to realtor Dean Birks suggesting the word “north” should be abandoned by the people and promoters of Prince George, we had a discussion about it with him on CBC. We also had Ken Coates, founding vice-president of UNBC and author of The Forgotten North: A History of Canada’s Provincial Norths on to defend […]

Posted on 20 November 2014 and filed under links, main, misc, outbound, Prince George

Stop judging my facial hair…

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

There are valid arguments on both sides of the fluoride debate. These aren’t them.

Posted on 16 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc

A brief history of fluoride coming out of your tap.

Posted on 13 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc, outbound, Prince George

Emily Oster writing for FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver’s data-based journalism outfit: “The bottom line is that if you want to build a case against water fluoridation — and, apparently, many people do — it is possible to do so. But the case is weak.” There have been many comprehensive reviews on fluoride in mainstream media, most […]

Posted on 12 November 2014 and filed under links, main, misc, outbound

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

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

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

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

“Yesterday, I fixed that old steam radiator. Threaded a new valve into the side, removed the handle from the base, unscrewed the packing nut from the stem. This subpar toolbox only had one wrench, so I was lucky it was a three-quarters or I’d have been screwed. “By the time I was done, this 100-year-old piece […]

Posted on 1 May 2014 and filed under cities, misc, nocomments

When Jamie Bell the actor asked Jamie Bell the musician for his Twitter handle, I thought some people might be interested. What happened next blew my mind….

Posted on 24 March 2014 and filed under misc, small

Not every tragic death gets a headline.

Posted on 2 February 2014 and filed under main, misc, nocomments

Tricking myself into doing something big by setting a bunch of little goals.

Posted on 12 January 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc

Driving is a convenience, but it comes with a real cost.

Posted on 10 January 2014 and filed under articles, comments, design, main, misc

At some point I should write a post outling my thoughts on the benefits of Medium, but for now I wrote a post outlining what I think Medium is. I’m linking to it on Medium because it just kind of makes more sense to read it in that context.

Posted on 12 December 2013 and filed under articles, links, misc, outbound