Category Archives: 2006

As many of you know, I have little time for christmas. For one thing, I’m not a christian. For another, the stampede of consumer frenzy that takes place all around me – starting in October these days – leaves me … Continue reading →

Since it doesn’t snow much in Vancouver, half the city is out taking pictures: 1,000,000 icicles will probably be photographed this week. I didn’t even have to leave the house to take my icicle picture. It’s orange because the sunset … Continue reading →

Perhaps it’s simply because I’m in possession of a plane ticket to the tropics, but I am feeling a little more sensitive to the cold this year than usual. Actually, I think it has more to do with the fact … Continue reading →

In yet another clever technique to avoid homework, I found a website – The Happy Planet Index – that calculates happiness as a co-relative of environmental footprint. In other words: which country’s citizens derive the highest amount of satisfaction at … Continue reading →