Meat guns

Art, head on

I had an interesting conversation the other day. Two young women came into the office to ask some questions and make a donation. One of them looked at me closely and said, “Are you the guy who wrote that piece about art in Tofino Time a while ago?” I knew what she was referring to [...]

We suck!

Five toga-clad revellers pulled off a coup that stunned even themselves in the Oyster Slurping Contest at last Friday’s Mermaid’s Ball. — the costume-party element of the (in)famous annual Clayoquot Oyster Festival. Left to right in the pic (which is one of the least scandalous of our slurp posted on Facebook by Ed Henley) are [...]

I’m with this guy

‘Tis the season. The season to climb under your bed and not come out until the Boxing Day sales. I don’t want to come across as Grinchy, but puh-leez … the consumer orgy has reached such a pitch that even the consumers are not enjoying it anymore. Will we ever smarten up? This item dates [...]

Thou clouted clay-brained bum-bailey!

One last time-waster. Go here for your custom Shakespearean insult. Thou vain spur-galled scut. UPDATE: Some of you fawning earth-vexing dewberries have been complaining that the link doesn’t work. Works for me every time, thou beslubbering beef-witted barnacles. See? Try cut-and-paste with the web address: http://www.webweaving.org/. If that doesn’t work, click REFRESH. If that doesn’t work, [...]

Any excuse for a day off — Dec. 10

Not feeling too good about yourself and the world come Human Rights Day, Wednesday, Dec. 10? Well then, guess you better just . . . .