Northern Life
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If Lattes were Air Fares: A short film
INT STARBUCKS DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER EVENING Two people stand in line at a well lit, clean Starbucks. Micheline, a third year University student and aspiring actor is behind the counter. JACK, the first customer, dressed in a ski jacket taps his foot impatiently as Micheline approaches him from across the counter. JACK I've got a bus
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7… 6… 5…
Yesterday my our rocket motors from Sigma Rockets arrived (after traveling several times back and forth across the country before we gave up on Purolater). This weekend, provided the weather co-operates, will be our first launch of the rocket that Travis and I made back in January. Even with one of the two lower power
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For what it is worth
I decided this morning that I would try to extend my coverage of my commentary on air travel (and who knows maybe pick up a reader or two) and fired off this email to my MP, my MLA, the Prime Minister, several cabinet ministers, Senator Adams, and the leaders of the Liberal and NDP parties.
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Taking care of business
I guess it has been a good week for ranting against the high cost of air travel here. This little news item caught my attention today. Now I'm not sure if it is because I'm getting older but I sure am getting a lot more cynical about things these days. In a nutshell, one of
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So what does that cost exactly?
After my last post on air transportation costs (and to be clear I think the high cost of air travel up here is a social justice issue, and it is high time the different levels of government, and others start thinking of it as such) I got to thinking about how best to put travel
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Fly away home
If I were to book a flight from here to Ottawa in about two weeks time, staying south for a month, airfare would cost me between $3642.00 and $5298.00 plus additional taxes and fees. In practical terms this means that for the four of us to go visit my family in Manitoba it would cost
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They’re not all worth a thousand words
There are scenes that a photo could never convey. Certainly not my photos. I recognize them from time to time. Not after the fact, not while I'm looking at the screen thinking "No, that just didn't do it." Its those times, those scenes that defy capturing by mere pixels. I some times think that one
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Caption contest
Alright, it is clear that I won’t be able to choose between the great suggestions for a caption for the photo I posted yesterday. So I’m going to capitulate and let you decide. Here is a quick poll, up until the 20th, with all of the suggestions. Which do you think is the best caption
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Traditional meets modern life
Okay, I can think of dozens of captions for this picture, but thought I'd check and see what you thought. Up for a caption contest? No prize just glory, I'll decide next next week which one I like the best. Leave a caption in the comments or if you are shy, send me an email.
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It just keeps getting better
The sky this morning keeps growing in intensity. There are pinks and mauves over the 360 degrees of sky right now. And this is how I know that a similar picture will soon appear on Way Way Up.