by Kurt Heinrich | Oct 13, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
There’s been a great deal of discussion about the Occupy Wall Street movement this month. But just as it appears that the New York sparked protest may soon be coming to an end, Vancouver’s protester community are just getting amped up to occupy “Howe...
by potential | Oct 12, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
As I write this I am between vacations. Yesterday I was basking in an unseasonably warm fall day in Algonquin Provincial Park. Tomorrow, I’m heading to Cape Cod and later in the week to Boston. It is my reward for a September void of days off, as work gobbled up...
by potential | Oct 10, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Even as I booked the ticket I knew it was built-up and pressurized. But who could resist? It was the end of September and I had a few bucks in my pocket, some time on my hands, and the promise of a love story set to the backdrop of one of the world’s most...
by John Horn | Oct 10, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Most weekdays see me ride my bike home from work. And the lovely and talented Michelle Burtnyk-Horn rides to and from work every day. Recently, we had a chat about similar problems that we were having with drivers at four-way-stops.Long story short, many of you...
by John Horn | Oct 7, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
I just finished watching a very awesome TEDx Talk by Brene Brown, who is Research Professor at the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work. As a self-described Storyteller – though she admittedly downplays this colloquial title in the...
by potential | Oct 6, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Thanksgiving traditions are treasured. Thinking back though, I realize that it has been a very long time since I had a traditional Thanksgiving. Hearing people discuss their plans for the upcoming weekend of feasts had me feeling a bit dejected for the past few weeks....
