I finally heard some common sense coming from a member of the governing Liberal Party of Canada today. MP Joël Lightbound broke ranks and spoke out about the division in our country, he talked very sincerely about his concerns and the concerns of many Canadians around the health measures that Read more…
Division and conflict. Who is gaining from all that has been happening to our society for the past few years? Certainly not the people caught up in the hate and the fear. I wrote a story about Barrman and his friends skiing Big White. I made two references to the Read more…
Sunshine and powder graced Barrman’s life this past week. It was week of celebration and connection. He escaped the city and went to the mountain with Big Boarder. The report said 12 cm of fresh snow and 41 cm’s for the week. It was knee deep in the trees and Read more…
Everything was such a haze for Jimmy. He couldn’t remember the last time he could think clearly. What the hell was he doing in the back of the police car? When did it all go wrong for Jimmy? He tried to think, but his brain kept scrambling everywhere. His thirtieth Read more…
“Almost ninety percent of Canadians are vaccinated.” So says the fearless leader of our great country, as he sits in isolation ‘working from home’. I caught a bit of his press conference today. My head is still spinning in confusion. ‘Get vaccinated’ Trudeau says from isolation at an undisclosed location with Read more…
I got sucked down the rabbit hole of facebook again. I hate it when that happens. Why can’t people be respectful and not threatening? Why can it be so easy for people who called you a friend to turn around and call you an idiot because you don’t agree on Read more…
Last Sunday a group of truckers and some of their friends packed up from Vancouver and headed to Ottawa to confront the government about the vaccine mandate for truckers to cross the border. Even though they can’t cross into the USA without being vaccinated. Nothing makes sense these days. They Read more…
Goodbye Lance. Exactly one month ago the world became a little smaller. Big White became a little darker. My friend and a Big White character lost his battle with the demons that haunted him over the years, Lance Rumble passed away from this earth. Lance was a man with a Read more…
Barrman and his wife Kaydee scrambled to pack up and go. There was powder at Big White and the hill was calling them. It had been over three weeks since they’d rode the slopes of the mountain home and the snow report was promising. Big Boarder was headed up to Read more…
I spent my last days in Mexico making the most of my time on the beach. The heat of the sun warmed my body and the sounds of the surf warmed my soul. It really wasn’t that bad getting stuck in Mexico. Funny thing was now that I knew I Read more…