Archive for May 2009

since charla's article in the gazette last week, i've gotten at least 4 cheques in the mail, and you've also been handing over some generous 20's lately... and for this, i thank you! it's truly fantastic to live in a place where people value giving. speaking of which, the latest donation came in the form of a complimentary haircut and colour from my favourite hairstylist, mr. ben shum. fabulous man, quality work, and here is my advertisement for him! thanks ben! in total, i believe the ...

This commencement address was given by Paul Hawken, renowned environmentalist, activist, entrepreneur and author of "Blessed Unrest" among other books - have a read for your daily dose of inspiration! ~~~~~~~~~~~ Commencement Address to the Class of 2009 University of Portland, May 3rd, 2009 When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct, naked, taut, honest, passionate, lean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” Boy, no pressure there. But let’s begin with the startling part. Hey, Class of 2009: ...

A few of us took a little training ride 50km from Vancouver out to White Rock. All the Pacific Coast Tour equipment is in storage out there, so we took the opportunity to drag everything out into the sunshine, sort through it, and take an inventory. Good to shake a bit of the rust out of the legs, and some dust out of our gear. Big thanks to Eva, Cody and Sahriar for taking some time out of these busy last few weeks!...