Check It Out: A Canadian version of James Bond shares his story
One Free World International (OFWI) is the leading human rights organization in Canada, with teams in 28 countries.
Pop 89: Fake Smart gods
In 1995, I travelled by train from Vancouver to Quebec City, where I was invited to perform in a festival that had one stipulation: keep technology to a bare minimum…
Check It Out: It’s time to clean house!
Can you imagine what your house would look like if you neglected to clean it for a decade? If you allowed dirty laundry, dishes and junk to pile up…
REMEMBERING WHEN: The different kinds of love
For many single and unattached individuals, Valentine’s Day can feel like the most disheartening day of the year.
Pop 89: You Are Innocent When You Dream
I took this title from a Tom Waits song because, in these strange times of random accusations, heinous behaviours, and uncensored insults…
Check It Out: Helpful hints to survive the groundhog’s verdict
Early in February, the groundhog presented his verdict. Afterwards, a meme featured a coyote with the caption, “The groundhog said six more weeks of winter … so I ate him”.
Pop 89: At Least You’re Not Seeing Dragons
My brother Doug is doing his morning word search exercises. He also moves his eyes along a wall chart image of a clock, then zigzags a pencil across a page, connecting letters to numbers.
Check It Out: Government’s promise is like a 7-day weather forecast
Canadian comedian Rick Mercer created a funny skit years ago about Canada’s 7-day weather forecast promising +1 temperatures.
Pop 89: Manifest Mercy
Every morning I light a couple of candles on the old wagon wheel coffee table that came with my prairie apartment. The wheel has become an altar.
Check It Out: A recommendation that in reality, is terrible
A man shared the following memory: “I once told a girl I was dating I loved the dish she cooked for me. In reality, it was terrible.
