This thing happens when there are consecutive days of sunshine in Vancouver: people flock to the beach. The first couple of days, they flock in droves, then gradually taper off, content and perhaps a little fearful of pushing their luck.…
Category: Observations
Every now and then something entertaining pops up in my Facebook feed, especially when it draws comparisons or random commentary on America v. Canada. This video is one such thing. Here’s the YouTube version: Hilarious! Worth a watch.
Last week, I got what I figured was a very crafty spam email message, claiming to be from Google’s Project Glass, informing me that “My Glass is now ready.” Some checking revealed that the email is, in fact, legit. Apparently…
Such is what one of my roommate’s told me while giving me a ride home as I held the apple core between my thumb and forefinger. “I know,” I said but still refused to throw it out the window. That’s…
This is one of those instances where being an American, and having a Master of Science in IT and Privacy Law turns heads to bring forth an avalanche of questions and cascading commentary. Americans are complacent. American companies give in…
Ultimate is one of those sports with some down time, if you’re not playing. Kind of like swim meets, where you’re really active when your heat is up and then just kill time until the next heat or relay. Three…
I did not know snakes were permitted outside in #vancouver. twitter.com/econwriter5/st… — Gwynne Monahan(@econwriter5) June 1, 2013 During the softball game last night, a guy wearing aviator sunglasses sauntered onto our field and then moved just far enough back…
Today is Memorial Day in the US. For most of my life, it has been a day of BBQ and relaxation. After 9/11, however, it took on a different meaning. Most of my Mizzou classmates knew someone who had been…
Communication is one of those words that gets tossed around everywhere. Family. Business. Everywhere. When something goes wrong, there's generally a failure to communicate. We use the word so often we assume we know what it means. We assume we…
As part of a creative exercise for a week-long creative writing course I’m taking in June, I need to create some character sketches. These need to be based off five words others use to describe me. In the comments, list…