If I don't say "hi", it's not because I don't like you
Last night I was standing in line behind a woman whom I know quite well - she's a design partner, I speak with her almost weekly on the phone, etc. I've...
Announcing: Vancouver Stories 2010
Last year, Think City held the first annual "Vancouver Stories" fundraiser event at Heritage Hall here in Vancouver. This event is a fundraiser for our...
Canadian islamophobia
Listening to CBC's The Current this morning I heard the Québec immigration minister Yolande James state that a woman cannot wear the niqab to learn...
How to improve the Oscars
Like (based on the evidence of my Twitter feed) a lot of people, I watched some of the Oscars on Sunday night. It was a pretty horrible telecast, as is...
Wanted: A twitter/comment plugin combo
When I post an entry (such as this one), I have a wordpress plugin (called Twitter Tools) that sends out a tweet (meta-linking update: like this) telling...
Think City Electoral Reform Survey
I'm reprinting this from Think City's last email message out. Please read and participate!
Liam Reads me Bedtime Stories
On a lighter note, last night Liam decided that he wanted to read me bedtime stories, rather than the other way around. I, of course, took an iPhone video...
Fear of Random Public Death at the Olympics
I have many Gen X friends, those friends who are just a little older than me who became teenagers during the 1980's. One of the defining characteristics...
Don't turf my grass! Please sign these petitions against Park Board staff recommendations
As some of you know, I sit on the board of the VUL. We are currently looking at an issue that certainly affects the ultimate players in the city, but...
Thoughts on the iPad
Like a huge number of people, I was highly anticipating the release of the Apple iPad. After watching the announcement, my initial response was...