Category: This Just In!
A bunch of really old guys get back on their two-wheelers.
Lost dog found.
Vancouver Island lies just off the west coast of Canada between Seattle and Vancouver. But close proximity to a pair…
If I could turn back time
It’s amazing the importance we attach to our existence on planet earth. Especially when in the grand scheme of things,…
Roeg against the machine.
Over time, I’ve become more and more immersed in the films of British Director Nicolas Roeg. I’m in good company…
It’s not the oil, it’s the attitude.
I side with those who’d shut down the Tar Sands and turn Fort McMurray into a ghost town. I loathe…
Oh, Shit.
Before we can accept that shit happens, we should understand what shit is. In essence, shit is the unexpected. More…
Shooting for Gold.
They should start calling them the GoPro Olympics. The little camera-that-can is changing sport; raising the bar, levelling the field…
It must have been the homework
My dog died. Like a Honda, there was nothing terribly dramatic in his passing. He just slowed down and then…
The great CNN conspiracy.
I’m not a fan of conspiracy theories. Get over it, I say. It is what it is. What you see…
When living legends die.
Even living legends die. When they do we say ‘there’ll never be another’ but often there’s at least a reasonable…
Defying Gravity.
I went to see ‘Gravity’ last night and before too many rave reviews skewed my judgment. My comments are influenced…
One thing at a time.
The proliferation of ways we have to communicate with each other is having some sad side effects. The first being…
Elephant.
I thought my father was a genius. But I was just a kid. He had all these great ideas that…
Suitable live-aboard.
I first came across the term ‘suitable live-aboard’ in the classified section of a sailing magazine. I guessed that a…
America’s Coup.
September 23, 2013. Perhaps today we’ll know who will capture yachting’s most coveted prize, America’s Cup. Will it land in…
Gun Shy.
It must be some alien master plan that has given us Elon Musk, Jim Cameron, Robert Ballard, the writers for…
Remembering Melinda.
My twin daughters lost a friend the other day. She was taken by surprise. My girls are twenty-one. An age…
Bates Motel is the new Twin Peaks.
Bates Motel fully deserves the huge ratings it’s getting. Those of us with a fondness for odd stories have spent…
In search of the $4 scone.
My friend braves below-zero temperatures, camping outside dollar stores to take advantage of the door-opening specials. I on the other…