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A Tribute to Toller Cranston
Precursor to the light in a dark age, he was far ahead of his time with entirely much too much of every quality not desirable in a male sport–personality, artistry, vanity. Continue reading
Running for the Train
Like a herd of wild beasts, we’re merely running. Like everybody else. Continue reading
Touch someone with your love today
“When you are dying you need to be told how loved you are,” Barbara Winters says. Why wait that long? Continue reading
Happy Canada Day!
Bless all those who chose to call Canada home in order to create better lives for their descendants. Continue reading
The 2014 Sake Rice Crop in Abbotsford, BC
Optimistic and pragmatic, Masa Shiroki sees rice production in Canada not only as a way to use land now lying fallow, but also to take advantage of global warming. Continue reading
Patrick Chan WINS Silver in Sochi
Patrick Chan did not settle for silver. He WON it. Continue reading
Musings on Third Advent Sunday
Long before the existence of Christianity, Northern peoples created various rituals with fire and green boughs to ward off the deepening darkness Continue reading
International Service Club (ISC) Kyoto
One of Kyoto’s great treasures is not found among the famous temples, gardens, museums, galleries or various artisan’s shops. Rather, it’s a largely unsung and little-known club with no splashy website: International Service Club (ISC) Kyoto.
Note to Self: Grab a Pillow
The voice inside our heads that tells us that we’re not doing everything well—you know, you should put a pillow over that voice and suffocate it. –E. Renzetti Continue reading
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Special thanks
Getting to know passionate and top-quality people through contract work has been an unanticipated bonus in my writing life. Continue reading