Around nine o’clock we had one of those momentary glimpses of what amounts to neighborhood chaos: picture a white pickup truck, front driver-side wheel folded limply under the vehicle, swerving and accelerating down the street in front of our house. Now picture him doing multiple u-turns, slamming into the curb and at least one [...]

I also considered titling this post:
“I’m with Stupid”
“Hollow Man”
“The Ghost of Easter Past”
“Do you like green eggs and ham?”
“Worst. Sandwich. Ever.”
“No, salmonella is not the new diet craze sweeping the nation.”
“Who’s the April fool, now?”
“Extra mustard cannot fix everything.”
Actually, if you ever want to have the frak kicked out of you by a little bit [...]

I was enjoying our new receiver last night. It comes across as quite droll, I’m sure, but — apart from my car — I haven’t had good access to a high quality radio in years. The AM band still holds a certain randomized mystique of you-never-know what you’ll hear kind-of pleasure. Click [...]

From an abstract perspective, I find it curious to watch how so many fragile systems interact in the world to make this a habitable planet. For example, follow the chain of events that leads to having a loaf of bread on your table:

Farmer plants seed in soil full of hearty nutrients that nourish and [...]

I spent my lunch pretending I am a lawyer.
Well, sort of.
A bunch of things about websites, blogs, privacy, and all that fun stuff got me thinking: You know? I’m putting myself out there everyday, sticking my neck out just a little further, fishing just a little deeper in those digital waters for an [...]

As far as I can tell there are two good reasons for my sister-in-law to be eternally frustrated with Vancouver. The first and most obvious of these is my brother, who is (again) in town for a few days, and not at home with his wife. We played with his new digital video [...]

You know how people are always using that expression “one wrong step…”?
You know the one I mean. The one which is supposed to be some sort of philosophical meandering comment on the nature of the universe, destiny, fate, and the multipathed quantum omniversed theory of existence that should really make you question your own [...]

The television news — that annoying group of morning people on channel 11 who I only tolerate because they actually DO have news to tell — made it their top story to warn people that there was a cougar on the loose in Burnaby. Okay. Karin checked the map and it was [...]

It is spring, the sun is out, and Wild Kingdom is once again showing from my cubicle window. Each year when the weather turns nice the drama begins anew as the city fauna dance their dance — play their game of life and death in the big city — atop our expansive balcony, right [...]

Theoretically, one should be able to locate any given [insert un.namable.fastfood.joint here] by taking a sample of the ground garbage that expands like a blast ring around said restaurant.