I don’t think Ganges is unique in the fact that it has a debilitating parking condition that often leaves the town churlish and, what’s another word for churlish? Trenchant, that sounds good. Thank you interweb. Thanks also for the other thing, but I don’t think a family magazine like Fishbowl is the place to broach [...]

Historically, the three words that haunted me more than any this time of year were, “Back 2 School.” I would have written out the word “to” but I believe in the economy of language and I wanted to establish some “street credit” with the kids. The term is “street credit”, isn’t it?
I found the transition [...]

It’s August once again and a perfect time to send a half hearted Salt Spring welcome to the tourists. Chances are if you are reading this you are a tourist because the locals gave up on me sometime between articles one and three.
Speaking of locals, I think this would be a [...]

Wasn’t it just last month I wrote about tipping cars if the Canucks got  eliminated from the playoffs? I hate to say I told you so but I actually love saying I told you so. It’s the first thing I said to my shrink  when my latest physiological assessment came back labeled “NSF”.
Normally I shy [...]

I don’t like flash mobs. There, I said it. Perhaps it’s because I have seen a few on youtube and nobody flashed anything to anyone or anything. It might also because nobody mobbed anything or anybody. I recently saw the flash mob that took place at GVM. By the way, it will always be GVM [...]

One of the questions I most often get asked is, “Could you stop staring at me please?” Another question I often get asked is, “John, how long do you think it will be before the machines take over civilization?” For reasons that I would prefer to keep as my own, I will answer the second [...]