by potential | Jul 30, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Greece. The cradle of European civilisation. Of democracy. Of mathematics and philosophy. Of poetry (think Homer, not Simpson!). The backdrop to the epic poem “Hyperion” by German national poet Friedrich Hoelderlin (and that’s only the first that springs to my mind,...
by potential | Jul 29, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Last night, I went to a play at Richmond’s Gateway Theatre called Oliver Handelschmidst’s Weird and Wonderful Circus. My 10 year old cousin-in-law was in the play, and did a wonderful job (go Quinn!). After a nerve-wracking ten minutes in which I did not know that his...
by potential | Jul 23, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Climate change – mostly, when talking about this topic, people associate Bangladesh and India, with millions of people threatened by droughts and coastal areas that are about to be submerged in roaring torrents of tsunami-like waters. Yet also in “stable” areas of the...
by potential | Jul 22, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
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 writing about this or who’s...
by potential | Jul 20, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
On the surface, the food landscape of Canada looks pretty good. There is an abundance of food in our grocery stores. We now have more selection and year round availability. And for that food we’re now paying the smallest percentage of our household expenditure (just...
