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It’s Farm Jam time again! Photo by Simon Makker.

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:54:10 -0800

It’s Farm Jam time again! Photo by Simon Makker.

Looks like Kenneth Cole is at it again. So is #kennethcoletweets.

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 22:08:28 -0700

Looks like Kenneth Cole is at it again. So is #kennethcoletweets.

So you’re tired of hearing about “rape culture”?

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:24:21 -0700

So you’re tired of hearing about “rape culture”?:

…I wouldn’t expect us to shut up anytime soon. Nor should we.

The Saskatchewan Party (fitting name, by the way) was...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:59:02 -0800

The Saskatchewan Party (fitting name, by the way) was considering lowering the minimum drinking age in Saskatchewan to 18 and the CBC used the infographic above to illustrate the story. Is the web killing journalism or is journalism killing journalism by lowering its standards when it comes to the web?

Cut People Slack. We’re going to argue, get things wrong, and step on toes. Road rage happens...

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:28:56 -0800

Cut People Slack. We’re going to argue, get things wrong, and step on toes. Road rage happens because drivers aren’t face to face. The same happens online when all we see are avatars. Nonverbal cues, no matter how subtle, can carry a lot of weight—a lot more than emoticons can :)

This comes from a great post by Trent Walton that should be re-read every now and again.

I never thought that white people would be capable of dethroning Filipino Prison Dancers on...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:14:09 -0800

I never thought that white people would be capable of dethroning Filipino Prison Dancers on YouTube. But hey, we’re living in Obama’s America, right?

As with many memes, the story behind all the Harlem Shake videos is just as interesting as the meme itself.

Had a great family day weekend in Whistler with friends. Wish I...

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:01:38 -0800

Had a great family day weekend in Whistler with friends. Wish I was still there.

Generation Liminal

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:47:47 -0800

Generation Liminal:

Dorian Taylor has a great post on the generation I most associate with. I was born in December of 1973, so I’m on the edge, but I can completely relate to everything he said.

An old friend of my best friend took their own life a couple of days ago and I can’t stop...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:59:42 -0800

An old friend of my best friend took their own life a couple of days ago and I can’t stop thinking about his two little girls. I just can’t imagine…

Brilliant execution.

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:04:10 -0800

Brilliant execution.

Where the Métis come from (according to my Great-grandmother)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:02:10 -0800

The story below comes from Gilbert Rose, the Grandson of my Great-grandmother Marie Louise Landry.

I said grandma who did the Métis come from? She said, well grandson, it is a long story, she said. Well why is it so long, I said. Well she said, years ago the Métis was with the Indians all the time, we were always with the Indians up east there you know and they had lots of horses she said and they hobbled them she said and then she never said no more. Well I said what has that got to do with the Métis? Well, she said, you wouldn’t understand but maybe some day you will, she said if they would have hobbled their daughters instead of their horses, there wouldn’t be no Métis today…

Congratulations Mr. Daniels.

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:53:16 -0800

Congratulations Mr. Daniels.

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Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:40:40 -0800

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Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:34:23 -0800

To be more interesting people, we need to be more interested in people.

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:33:26 -0700

To be more interesting people, we need to be more interested in people.:

It’s that time of year again. See you on the 28th?

RIP Tom Sims.

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:49:52 -0700

RIP Tom Sims.

Ana is back in preschool this year. Last year it was a toddler class and only one day a week. This...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:37:57 -0700

Ana is back in preschool this year. Last year it was a toddler class and only one day a week. This year, it’s the regular class, three days a week. She’s in shock right now, but it should get easier.

Evan started school today. It was a quick day, only half an hour, but he has been waiting for it...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:02:00 -0700

Evan started school today. It was a quick day, only half an hour, but he has been waiting for it all summer. He has genuinely been excited to finally go to the big school in our neighbourhood, the one beside the park that he has played at his entire life.

He is in a multi-age class with kindergarten kids like himself, all the way up to a few second-graders. There will also be a child with severe special needs in his class. He will continue to learn to read and perform simple arithmetic, but he will also learn how to navigate a variety of social interactions. He will experience trust, fear, compassion, happiness, embarrassment and many other human emotions.

He’s ready. I hope I am too.

Dad sports skirt to support cross-dressing son

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:30:51 -0700

Dad sports skirt to support cross-dressing son:

As the father of a 5-year-old boy, of course I’m going to link to this story. I’m also going to remind my kids that I love everything about them.

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Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:36:32 -0700