where words gather to create one voice

Monday
11
Jul 2011

Asbestos: Canada’s Shame

If you believe Canada should stop exporting asbestos you can sign an online petition urging Canadian politicians to support a Private Members Bill to end Canada’s asbestos exports at www.canadacausescancer.ca.

Friday
8
Jul 2011

“Fracking” Contamination

The question is, if the provincial government is convinced fracking is safe, then why commission a study? Or, if they are concerned it is not safe, why are they continuing with it at the peoples’ peril?

Wednesday
15
Jun 2011

Technical Difficulties

I finally decided to stop procrastinating and update this website. kaufen Duricef online Now, however, I am wishing that I continued with my neglectful ways because as usual technology is frustrating me. I thought all I had to do was add some of my more recent published work, and then voila, new pretty website. But, [...]

Wednesday
21
Jul 2010

Road trips are about looking out the window.

I wonder, in taking away our children’s need to look out the window, have we inadvertently told them that there is nothing to be gained in watching the world go by?

Monday
17
May 2010

The things our kids don’t know

You might be surprised to discover that your average kid under the age of 17 …

… does not know how to tell time on an analog clock

… cannot operate a manual car window crank

Tuesday
11
May 2010

More Conservative Government Hypocrisy

Yesterday, after a long delay and much anticipation our Justice Minister  Rob Nicholson finally signed the papers to have BC’s “Prince of Pot” extradited to the United States to serve five years in prison for selling marijuana seeds through mail order to the U.S. citizens.  This truly defines hypocrisy on the part of the Canadian [...]

Friday
7
May 2010

Wishing you all a “Happy Mother’s Day”

“We do not have to spend money on specific days of the year to show our love and appreciation of others. We can and should show it in a million different free ways everyday.”

Thursday
6
May 2010

Hockey from outside the rink

“Even my inexperienced eyes could clearly see that Luongo was pushed into his net by the ‘Hawk’s player while the puck was still in front his pads and the line. Had he not been pushed, he would have made the save.”

Wednesday
5
May 2010

More Conservative Bullying

“…unbelievably the Conservatives defended this vetting of information as a “prudent” example of political oversight that helps to improve transparency and accountability.”

Thursday
29
Apr 2010

Neither Left nor Right

We need to tackle each issue individually, with a fresh perspective, and innovative solutions and stop personally attacking politicians and politicizing things.