Here is a blog post that struck a note with me – reminding me of myself in my mid-20s when I decided to come home. I still carry a bit of the urge to backpack forever, but I value that “state of affairs where we can find familiar comforts” (see quotation below). In “Passing up Paradise in Colombia”, Luke…
My sister is supplying fodder for my blog. Here is today’s offering (from Huffington Post), about the future of books. I’m not sure how I feel about this topic. I do not romanticize books, turn them over in my hands to treasure, rever and keep forever. When our youngeset kid started kindergarten the teacher came to visit…
I haven’t been watching TV and am therefore way behind in these matters. However, Il Volo have been brought to my attention and they make me smile. And here is their original performance together. Browing through YouTube Italian TV performances is interesting – they are different from American or British! Should that be a surprise?
The Custodian of Paradise is brilliantly written, very complex, and full of intricately woven themes. However, it is very heavy in spirit. I am not sure I’d recommend this book to everyone, but I intend to try another one of Wayne Johnston’s books. Looking for a review of the book, I found a defense of fiction as travel…
Bandwagons and hockey I don’t apologize for being a band wagoneer upon occasion. Bandwagons are fun! We should all be able to jump on them when so inspired. One has to hope that the wagon and streets are safe and the people on the wagon are compatible. Reckless bandwagon drivers may need to be removed. The Riot…
I don’t really have anything to blog about today, but wanted to put something up to get the last cheerful Stanley Cup post off the top of the screen. However, I have no wish to provide links to the Vancouver news today. For some reason I wasn’t keen to join 99,999 others downtown – whether our…
The good news about hockey is how much silly fun we are having with it in Vancouver. Some good writing is coming out of it too. Cam Cole of the Vancouver Sun wrote … “Lapierre wasn’t going to get the [penalty] call if Chara’s stick had gone in his front and come out his back. Because the evening’s…
Yes, I know – this book was published in 2007 and was reviewed all over the place then. But I only read it last week. True story of an American hairdresser who opened a beauty school in Kabul, to teach Afghan women a skill they could use to better their lives. The book was mildly…
Seeing Clarely 