1shareI recently handed over a microcredit gift certificate to Chris Walts (of The 49th Parallel) since he pinged me on Twitter and seemed to have a cause in need of this donation. The following was written by Chris so he could share a bit more about his campaign with my readers… What would you do […]

9sharesBased on the best-selling book (and blog) by James MacKinnon and Alisa Smith, the Food Network’s new series, The 100 Mile Challenge, is testing the lifestyle habits of families in Mission, BC. I recently did a write up about the show for E!Online and soon after started counting my own food miles. Photo credit: Roland […]

3sharesI love this time of year in the city. The grey and dreary winter days are behind us and although the rain still showers down every few days (or for a few days on end) it just makes everything so lush, green, and full of life. Walking up from Burrard SkyTrain the other night I […]

1shareThis coming Thursday I’ll be out at Dublin Crossing in Surrey for the Tech Valley Social Club‘s Meet and Tweet event. It will be a chance for those East of the Fraser to get together, chat, discuss, mix, mingle, and hopefully learn a bit about social media during a quick talk I’ll be giving. Where […]

0sharesOur friend Shayam, a local podcaster and close family friend of my friend Tanya, is involved with The C-Word — a play now showing at the Playwrights Theatre Centre on Granville Island. Last night Tanya and I stopped by to check it out. If cheating is colour blind, so is commitment, increasingly a “C-word” to […]