Sep 28, 20235 min read
A GOOD WAR?
Though I bought " A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency " the moment it came out, back in 2020, only now did I finish...
Sep 19, 20233 min read
IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE RED SCARE
During the Red Scare and adjacent insanity , that terrible decade of right-wing propaganda, paranoia, and political persecution born of...
Aug 18, 20234 min read
FLAME ON
I always like to recount Suzuki's story about smog. How when shooting an episode of The Nature of Things he and his crew went and sat at...
Aug 16, 20236 min read
“THIS IS HOW IT IS”
I imagine that it is as true for you as it is me that almost everything I thought I understood from prior education turned out to be far...
Aug 12, 20233 min read
(THE COMPLETELY FICTIONAL) CONTEXT FOR A STORY
The hawi derived all their power and influence from inherited privileges. Those privileges largely took the form of ownership of key...
Aug 1, 202311 min read
DON'T!
We moved into a new place. The first strata council meeting eventually arrived. My partner had been anticipating the event for two...
Jul 30, 20232 min read
TIME STAMP
Today I was reminded that I had this weird conflict with my friends. We decided we wanted a stamp made to brand some paper bags for our...
Jul 28, 20237 min read
THAT’S WEATHER, NOT CLIMATE
This week, authorities have given us things like: “July 2023 is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in human history.” “July isn't...
Jul 21, 202310 min read
RÉSUMÉ
T’wi: You should let me look at your resume. Zah: Haven’t I? T’wi: Well that was a long time ago. Zah: Well, if I recall, you were...
Jul 13, 202311 min read
BUSINESS BUSINESS or TALKING WITH FRIENDS
Jean : You should just start a business. Wendal : I don’t think businesses are a thing. Tyson : Oh, here we go. Wendal : What I mean...
