Category: Blog

Fuck… where do I even start with this… well, how about a screen shot? This came up a couple days ago, I guess. I haven’t heard the actual podcast it’s from yet, but I guess Bono went into some depth about the various doubts he has about the sound...

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Smart, Strong Women by Jerramy Fine Self-Promotion for the Creative Person: Get the Word Out About Who You Are and What You Do by...

This was my aunt Mary’s. She was a huge Elvis fan and also did a lot of thrift-shopping, flea-marketing, and antiques-auction hunting, and apparently had a ton of Elvis memorabilia at her place in Montreal, but this was the one bit I got, brought back to Vancouver when my...

the message arriving too late for me to care anymore what’s the point? one paper as good as any other thrown in the recycling bin my credentials are my words broadcast –forgotten or not— notes —heard or not— and does anyone go on forums and ask for theirs? I’ve...

Ah, the joys of eBay… So, a while back I bought a pair of sequinned bellydance face veils because bullshit reasons. I bought 2 thinking that down the road I might make them into a bra top or something. This week, they arrived. Well, not really. See, I ordered...

What A Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses by Daniel Chamovitz The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson The Marriage Book: Centuries of Advice, Inspiration, and Cautionary Tales from Adam and Eve...

Sadly, I never got to see INXS live. I only got into them about a year before Michael Hutchence died. They played a show at the PNE that year (late August) and I had been going to go but for whatever reason I didn’t, and didn’t worry about it...

burned or buried —unknown, but either way— too soon you left so short your life’s set Are you laughing with Phil tonight? Old studio stories Old foes forgotten —perhaps forgiven?— and have you forgiven me for walking away while still needed for support I couldn’t give and maybe I’ll...

Slow week, with no a whole lot to report. The big event of the week was two days of testing appointments I was supposed to drive my father to in the next town over (Victoria), with a huge snow dump forecast for the occasion. The first day turned out...

Well, I skipped last week, but I did finish 2018 Santa by Prairie Schooler: All called-for threads, stitched 1 over 1 on 22-count aida I dyed myself. I also got back to working on “New England Winter Sampler” by Little House Needleworks: And did a bit on the border...