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 outside world. I mentioned that our friends felt freedom on the slopes. Then I shared it with Big White Community News facebook group with the caption “What does freedom mean 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 the world was as it should be. Even the sun decided to shine down upon the world of the intrepid ski buddies. They connected for a few runs with Cookster 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 birthday was coming up and in his mind, the last ten years were a blur. How did he end up handcuffed in this stupid cop car anyway? Think, think, think. 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 his family – they all have covid19. What about the concerns around the vaccine? He was asked in the press conference. His answer to every question was the same: ‘Vaccines 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 something? I am very close to deleting facebook from my world. It would be less time wasted, that’s for sure. But there are people in facebook land I like. It 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 weren’t happy and they didn’t want to be told what to do. Since then this convoy has morphed into something else. Something bigger. We are all so very tired of 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 warm heart and a smile that lit the room. He did his best to share his spirit and spirits with those around him. I began working with Lance over fifteen 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 the hill and they were anxious to meet him there. Barrman packed the skis in the car the night before and he was excited to get an early start. But 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 was going home I felt a sense of loss at the realization my extended vacation was about to come to an end. I haven’t had this much calm in my Read more…
Mexico is a country of contrasts and contradictions. A country of beauty and decay, a place with untold wealth and poverty. On one roadway there are chickens running in the street and garbage strewn in the back yards. Half built walls crumble and dogs roam wild. There are areas that are indeed a third world country. Less than a mile away sit some of the wealthiest yachts on the planet. It is a place that people long to escape to. Read more…