Words to live by in 2008

Wisdom so often comes at the expense of pain, and that pain comes through with agonizing clarity in this blog post by Barry Crimmins. But so does the wisdom… especially in this passage: I just want some peace and beauty. The world is full of people who want the...

Don’t know much about history…

An American friend forwarded an email this morning – one of those chain emails that gets passed around and gives everyone a chuckle except yours truly, because I lack the gene that allows you to enjoy chain emails (and LOLcats). This particular one got my goat...

Thank you, ladies and germs of the BC NDP

I hope you had a quarter of the fun I did last night. I headlined the Friday social for the BC NDP convention, a karaoke pub night sponsored by the Young New Democrats. (Wisely, they asked me to do stand-up rather than singing.) And even though it was my first time...

Creative cities, cultural cities

Karen Fung has shared a cool-looking Vancouver event with me, and I thought I’d shoot it out to you: Co-Creating the Creative City Presenter: Mark Kuznicki Friday November 2nd, 2007 4:00pm-7:00pm Gallery Gachet, 88 E. Cordova, Vancouver BC The creative economy...

Thanks, Sol at Kitsilano Optometry

I’m seeing straight again after Sol at the Kitsilano Optometry West 16th branch stayed late to fix my frames. Free of charge. So not only do they have the funkiest frames and the most professional staff I’ve ever dealt with… they’re great,...
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