My head spins and my stomach aches as I stare at the screen. The news keeps flowing and the world keeps spinning. I want to make sense of it all. But I can’t. Our neighbour to the south is now being run by what is referred to as an oligarchy. Read more…
Barrman stood at the top of the world staring at the slowly rotating T’s on the T-bar as they wound their last turns on the bullwheel. A lump formed in his chest as he waited for T’-bar to stop moving. Cheers erupted from the waiting crowd when the cable slowed Read more…
I woke up and stared out the glass doors of my friend’s condo. Snow blanketed the slopes of Big White Ski Resort, at least ten centimetres of light fluffy powder lay atop the railings of his deck. Millions of light snowflakes descended from the heavens, filling my view with a Read more…
Tariff. A word that, until recently, I’d barely ever heard. Now, it’s on everyone’s lips. And on the lips of the Orange president more than anyone else. I’ve resisted blogging about Donald Trump. I’ve been too upset at everything that has occurred in the last six months since it became Read more…
Pain. So. Much. Pain. It happened so fast. Button felt great, and the turns on snow linked together in a joyful dance. His vacation had just begun, and he was feeling his legs in sync as he sped down the mountain. Then it happened. One second, he was skiing down Read more…
Fear and loathing in Canada. It’s the term that comes to mind in the wake of Donald Trump’s heavy-handed tariff threats against Canada. I’m still shocked that the United States returned a man like Trump to the highest office in the land. Although, I shouldn’t be that surprised. For anyone Read more…
Does anyone else have trouble getting rid of stuff? Do you find it difficult to part with things you’ve bought even though you never use them? Because maybe one day you will use it? I sold my camper and truck. It was a difficult process, I went through a plethora Read more…
La Belle Province. Quebec is a beautiful place, and this trip left very little doubt about how beautiful it can be. In Montreal, the architecture was an amazing dichotomy of eras – old-world brick and sandstone in the shadow of new glass highrises created a stylish blend of centuries. If Read more…
It was just over a week ago that Kevin Falcon arbitrarily pulled the plug on the political ambitions of 93 BC United Party candidates for the upcoming provincial election. Some people might not feel it was arbitrary given the polls which indicated they were doomed for defeat. It certainly was Read more…
I stared into my daughter’s room, a knot formed in my throat as I thought back to all the times she smiled back at me. She sat on the floor and gathered her things, barely taking the time to see me there. This was the last time I’d see her Read more…