By reading too many books the mind becomes filled with other people’s thoughts and loses the capacity of thinking for itself. If book learning stimulates one’s thinking it is good, but if it destroys one’s capability to think then it is to be avoided. – Ramakrishnananda. Ramakrishna As We Saw […] Read More
There’s been a lot of talk about climate change in the last week because the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released their 5th Assessment Report. The IPCC was established in 1988 under the United Nations umbrella; their first report was issued in 1990. Nearly 4,000 scientists voluntarily sit […] Read More
I rode up to UBC today and decided to take the bus home. That meant putting my bike on the rack at the front of the bus. I’ve only done it once before and that was nearly a year ago. It wasn’t a busy day that time and the nice […] Read More
Have you noticed how many TV ads have redheads in them these days? Nissan Tiguan; Newfoundland & Labrador tourism (Iceberg Alley); Wendy’s Restaurants; Rogers smartphone plan (2 of the actors); Tim Hortons (caramel apple bagel, one of the women); M&Ms; Audi; Clairol Perfect 10 (Julianne Moore); Kraft singles. Not sure […] Read More
We spotted a rare bird during our SFU tour on Saturday. No, not one of the 50 or so species that have returned to the area now that there’s a wetland at Olympic Village. As we were discussing the neighbourhood energy utility under the Cambie Street bridge, I spotted a […] Read More
We’ll be heading to the Resource Park during our SFU tour on Saturday. Looking forward to seeing the Jora composting system in action!
I heard on the news last night that a group of McGill grad students won a million dollars in the Hult Prize social entrepreneurs competition to solve the global food crisis. The Clinton Global Initiative is a key partner and Clinton was there to present the cheque. Their entry: feed […] Read More
Fort Langley is the birthplace of BC; the Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada is a popular attraction for visitors and locals. However, it was the BC Farm Museum that drew a friend and me to Fort Langley a couple weekends ago. We went to see my friend Kate’s […] Read More
I re-read the Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver this summer. It’s one of my all time favourite books. I remember the first time I read it, I felt as if I was in Africa with the Prices, a Baptist missionary family from Georgia. I could hear and smell the Congo. […] Read More
Thanks to the Green Renaissance Facebook page for these “ahhh” moments. Didn’t see any photo credits. Alpacas get scalped so someone can have a sweater (brrrr). A squirrel cools off over a bowl of ice during a hot spell in Missouri (thank you nice lady for helping animals to chill). […] Read More