City Chase Awesomeness
On Saturday (August 28, 2010), six members of the Potentiality team will be participating in City Chase Vancouver. And it’s gonna be fun! Over the next few days, you will be hearing from members of our hopefully victorious crew about this…
826 Vancouver (A Modest Proposal)
Trust me. I’m going somewhere cool with this. On Monday afternoon I was skimming a newsletter from up-and-coming twitblog, The Tyee. Two stories caught my attention. The first was about a supercool Downtown Eastside writers collective called Thursdays, which just…
What Not to Do at a Stag or Stagette
With wedding season in full swing and so many of my friends getting married, I’ve been lucky enough to attend several pre-nuptial events. I’ve been following the aftermath of these events on Facebook and rather than drag out why I’m…
A Vancouver Transportation Story
For my post this week I was originally going to write about the concept of reputation, with a particular focus on Lebron James and his classless, drunk-on-ego Superfriends performance (filtered nicely through the thoughtful lens of two heroes, Alexandra Samuel…
Discovering a Town Square
It rained, and rained, and rained.
Early spring on the west coast can be like that.
Somehow we’d managed to be on the ball enough to all be in Squamish on the same weekend. That in itself was a major triumph for a group comprised of a dad, a gypsy pirate with no fixed address, a serious diver who lives on the island, and a Northerner with two massive (and massively high-maintenance) dogs that need a dedicated sitter if he’s away for more than 5 minutes.
The Sun builds Community
I don’t make this sort of a statement lightly. I know co-editor John Horn harbors some ill will towards the sun, and I believe he has reason to feel that way. But in recent summer weeks, I’ve been surprised by…
The World’s Ugliest Buildings
Sometimes architects in countries get pretty excited about new and funky new designs. But like many other sectors, occasionally this enthusiasm and niche specialism is so “out there” that its almost impossible for the general public to appreciate or understand….
Everyone loves the Communist Theme Park
Every once in a while you come across an interesting little pearl of wisdom online. This time it was thanks to @marcellam who posted this little doozy. Turns out, over on the other side of the world, there are a…
The Bike Community and Road Rules in VANCOUVER!
Recently, I got a ticket. It wasn’t for bad driving. It was for bad riding. On the way to my weekly soccer practice, I was cruising the bike route towards Andy Livingston Park. It was a sunny day and I…
How to Give a Memorable Speech
Says* Jerry Seinfeld: “You know, I just read this survey that said the number one fear of Americans is public speaking. The number two fear is death. [INSERT SUBTLE LAUGHTER FROM AUDIENCE]. So, let me get this straight. This means…