My mother died of kidney cancer in February of this year. I was there, and boy I can tell you there was no shortage of visitors to her room in her last weeks, which was a testament to the number…
What is a Real Friend?
It’s taken me a long time to understand this, but I think I finally do. I used to think that a real friend is someone you simply get along with. I used to think that a real friend is someone…
Eulogy for Ivan Szlapetis
It’s June 9th, and as I write this I sit in a spot on a bluff overlooking the Red Deer river in Drumheller, Alberta, about 150km northeast of Calgary. There’s a suspension footbridge down below that you have to cross…
Brits say “give’er” to fracking
According to this CBC news article, Britain is giving a broad thumbs up to industry to start fracking the shit out of that country. This is apparently motivated by a desire for energy independence, compensating for a dwindling supply of…
Wisdom
Dragging your feet doesn’t alter the inevitable; it only prolongs the dread. — me
Inheritance of Experience Through Genetic Material
The inheritance of experience through genetic material might a real phenomenon. Fascinating! Read here.