This past weekend, in Canada, was Canada Day. It was Sunday, and observed by many businesses on Monday. Do I need to say that it rained on Sunday? I was up and ready to head down to the parade. Except…

Last weekend, on my long walk where I developed my tidal curiosity, I saw some big skids throwing what looked like wood boards, running after them, jumping on and either turning like carving in snow or trying to jump obstacles.…

Those lights just right-center? That would be a gas station. A Chevron, I believe, in the middle of the water. It never occurred to me that vessels would need to refuel, or that a floating gas station was possible, let…

It was far too nice on Sunday to stay in and clean. So after meeting some friends for breakfast, I looked up Jericho Beach and headed out. 3rd Avenue in Kits is also the Seaside Path, which leads to Jericho.…

A couple weekends ago, I experienced what apparently is this year’s real Night Market. From what I understand, the first Night Market I went to is now the old Night Market. It got replaced with the new Night Market this…

It has never occurred to me to leave the door unlocked when I’m home, or popping over to do laundry. It has never occurred to me to leave my door unlocked while taking out the garbage. I even locked the…

Night Market was a phrase tossed around the office, and pretty much any time I’ve gone out with some office mates and their local friends. It was a category under “Thing You Must Experience” that often came up in conversations.…

There’s a tweet about this, of course. In the States, we hear pronunciations and guess which region of the country, if not the exact city. The southern twang. The Minnesota “yeah.” And we’re a big country with a sizable population.…

An office mate and one of her friends invited me out to see The Avengers last Tuesday night after work. I agreed without really thinking about it, something I’ve been doing often whenever someone asks if I want to go…