Why economists fail (per the Druids)

Worth a read, though i never thought i’d be following an “archdruid” with some avidity. And not just any archdruid: John Michael Greer is the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA).
Shows how desperate i have become, here in a once-proud country now ruled by an economist.
…[T]here’s a case to be [...]

My letter to Rich

To:
Rich Coleman, Minister responsible for Gaming;
Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Arts & Culture
Premier Gordon Campbell
cc: Scott Fraser, MLA
Dear Honourable Members,
It’s finally sinking in, just what your BC Liberal government has done to arts and culture in B.C. Your most recent kick in the teeth will cripple the creative life of this province for decades.
Your unprecedented, [...]

Go out and get hurt

God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas, but for scars.
(attributed to American writer Elbert Hubbard)
A pithy quote from Firebase Seattle — The Executioner #21,, by Don Pendleton. Who says pulp trash is unenlightening?

Hello again, darlings

Here i is, back with (a) a reliable Internet connection, combined with a comfortable office setting at the house-sit i’m currently house-sitting at, and (b) an iota of will to update the world on my insignificant wanderings and maunderings.
It has been several months of couch-surfing in Vancouver and Victoria (thank you, Robert and Heather, respectively, [...]