My new found interest in graffiti is compelling me to notice it everywhere I go and I end up taking pictures. The text says “Laugh Now … One Day We’ll Be In Charge” This one seems inspired by banksy. I found it on 4th ave in kits. This one I [...]
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My Fluevog sole mate finds me
In the past I blogged about my heart aching failure to find the perfect fluevog shoes for my feet. In the end I despaired and stopped looking or even attempting to visit the fluevog shop. That is when the miracle happened. My fluevog sole mate found me. A friend gave me a pair of fluevog [...]
Things I learned from the 2010 winter Olympics happening in Vancouver
Vancouver 2010 winter olympics and me
Play About Iraq in Vancouver
PALACE OF THE END: is Western Canadian premiere of Judith Thompson’s trio of monologues based around the war in Iraq. Contains three monologues: A portrayal of the soldier who took the fall for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal; the dying reflections of the weapons inspector who blew the whistle on government justifications for the invasion [...]
Vancouver
“Next year in Jerusalem” said our host. I was at my friends house attending a Passover dinner in Jerusalem. Passover is a Jewish holiday that celebrates when Jewish people passed from Egypt to Palestine through the red sea, therefore escaping slavery and hardship. It is usually celebrated by an elaborate dinner at which everybody reads [...]
Losing the Family Curse
My family is cursed by the most unusual curse, it seems a bit harmless but it really is lots more sinister that it seems on the surface of things. We are cursed to buy houses we never live in. We all buy houses we plan to live in some point in the future and [...]
Having Fun – the angry people stories
The man honked at me as I was about to take a left turn. He was trying to rush me, as in “turn already!”. Instead, I stop the car and look in my rear view mirror. Now, he is more angry, his face is turning red and he starts honking repetitively. Honk, honk, honk. It [...]
Discovering Happiness Pills
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, listen up. Today! for the very first time I will share with you my amazing discovery of a miracle pill. After years of long research and tireless quest, I would like to present to you a pill that will make you happy, improve your sex life, make you look [...]
Writing letters
I used to feel frustrated with the way mass media covers the middle east. I would read our daily newspapers and feel just so mad with superficial reporting, Here is a sample of letters I have written to The Globe and Mail, Canada’s leading newspaper. This is only a sample, I have written so many [...]
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