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We walked today through the wetlands at Elgin Heritage Park along the shores of the Nicomekl River, and came home leg-weary, a bit sunburnt, and carrying loaded cameras. And there were duelling bees, dancing lupins, cottonwood snow, and a life bird! And more! I’ll have the story in a day or two, but for now, I’ve had it for the day.
Here are a couple of daisies that were waiting for us just outside the parking lot.
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And now, goodnight!
It’s that time of year again; from now until October we’ll be hosting visits by over 200 of these vast floating Hotels. This is the Celebrity Solstice. It can carry up to 2,850 passengers served by 1,500 crew. When launched in 2008 it cost $750 million.
Today I was at a grocery store that was definitely less modern day as everything from the cash registers to the layout of the store essentially looked like a mom and pop shop. However, one thing that was definitely apparent was how the prices of the products were for the most part extremely cheaper compared to the larger companies. You could see the trucks that carried all the produce too were pretty much by the same wholesale company that does most of the other businesses here too.
One of the most interesting thing I noticed was how the customers who …
Here’s an article from Good.is about the Wikihouse project: Architecture by the People, For the People.
Who are the architects of tomorrow? Maybe all of us. Wikihouse, from British designer Alastair Parvin, lets anyone download free 3D files for housing, change them up in Google Sketchup, and print out all of the parts on a CNC machine. It’s an open source construction set.
Basically,Parvin says,You end up with a really big IKEA kit.Even the mallets used to put the parts together can be printed out. Two or three people with no experience can build a …
“The 24-hour news channels that run silently in the corners of bars and dentists’ offices loop random clips of Ford being chased around by packs of TV reporters. Here’s Ford trying to order something through a thicket of microphones at Tim Hortons, a forced grin on his face. Now Ford peeling out of his driveway in his Escalade. Now Ford crossing a parking lot, mob in tow. Behind him in the last frame, the sign on the gas station, over his shoulder: ‘On The Run.’”
The other day I mentioned a trail in the Gabriola woods that some guys made at no cost whatsoever. It’s unauthorized, of course, so you’ll not find it through any official channels.
Below you’ll find four photos that give you an idea of what the trail looks like.
Next time I’ll start showing you some of the trailmarkers on this trail, at least one of which is awesome. And then you’ll know the trail’s name, too.
This trail winds through ferns and salal, and passes through dappled sunshine.
And look, a mushroom tree! Then there’s the log-bridging stuff, which shows …
BC School Employers Association says a 10 year contract with the BC Teachers’ Federation will be “difficult for us to pull off” by June 30. Read more …
Media, not government, first to inform teachers’ union of government’s supposed alleged plans* for a negotiated 10 year deal by June 30. Read more …
A long-time correspondent points me to this graduation speech recently published in The Atlantic: “Life Lessons in Fighting the Culture of Bullshit: What politics taught me that graduates need to know.” The piece is by Jon Lovett, who has written speeches for Barack Obama after having worked against him on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. Lovett’s take on the topic is conventional:
“One of the greatest threats we face is, simply put, bullshit. We are drowning in it. We are drowning in partisan rhetoric that is just true enough not to be a lie; in industry-sponsored research; in social …
Dr. Dressler not going to be so popular after this one (emphasis mine):
When I suggested to Sari that she was behaving in a pretty obviously sexist manner, she was shocked. In her mind, she was simply reacting to facts and patterns she’d seen over her long career. “Sexist?” she asked. “It’s not like I’m asking them to move furniture while the women sit around painting their nails. They’re men — they’re not babies. They should be able to put up with some strong direction.” And that, of course, was exactly my point: By banking on the fact …
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A record number of aboriginal graduates will be picking up diplomas during spring convocation in what First Nations House of Learning hopes is the sign of a turning tide in aboriginal education. Read more …
Almost 40 per cent of the 85 elected candidates in last week’s general election had previous experience in local governments. Twenty-two Liberals, 10 NDPs and one Independent elected had served at least one term as mayor or councillor before running for MLA. Read more …
