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…
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…
community and the classroom
This all (more or less) happened at Bishop’s University. A few days ago I let my two favourite undergraduate professors know about this website Their responses were different and hilarious. One said there was “too much piratology” and struggled to comprehend…