hey all. I just heard that there have been some problems with comments being lost. i checked, and found that my spamfilter has been a little overzealous. just as a note, if you supply an email address in the appropriate field, then i have a higher chance of noticing your comment being [...]
a friend just sent me a link to this article: “The Bread Which You Withhold Belongs to the Hungry”
The basic idea is that if you divide up your expenditures into necessary (food, shelter, clothing, etc), and luxury (non-necessary) then it’s immoral to have any luxury spending while there are still people who don’t [...]
so i went to chapters on monday, to use a gift certificate i got. i browsed through the sci-fi section for a novel i wanted, but couldn’t find it. the damn place is full of trashy generic Star Trek novels by the dozens, but the good authors are lucky to get a couple [...]
i’m back at work this afternoon. I had a great time relaxing at my parents’ place for the past few days. basically just sat around, ate lots, and read several books. that was really what i needed, actually. i’ve hardly made any time to read lately, especially fiction, so when i [...]
i just received an email on a cycling list from someone who’s tired of inhaling second-hand smoke and hearing that it can’t be helped because the smokers are addicted. i couldn’t find it on the web to link to it so here it is, for your reading pleasure.
i figured some of you out there might be getting as much spam as i am, so i thought i’d say a few words about what i’m doing here to eliminate it.
I’m currently sitting at work thinking about bob, but i also want to write about what i did sunday, so here goes. i had arranged a few weeks ago to meet a friend this past sunday and ride bikes out to westham island in delta. we were heading for the Reifel Wildfowl Sanctuary, [...]
This past friday, my friend Bob Everton passed away. He was somewhat of a role-model to me, and provided support, encouragement, and wisdom.
When i was first reading about radical politics, most of the people i met were NDP sorts, and i was surrounded by a barrage of wishy-washy half-solutions that didn’t take into account [...]
check this out. It’s the “Race Across AMerica”. these crazy bastards race across the continent in 8 days. (that’s an average of 600km per day). jeeez…that makes it seem much more sane to plan on doing vancouver to calgary in 4 days. i can’t wait til the weather [...]
just thought i’d drop a quick line or two about bike polo. it’s been a little difficult to get some blogging time lately, but i’m gonna get more time soon.
anyway, bike polo. i went and played for the first time on the weekend, with some friends. we went to britannia field at [...]