Category: In the News

Vern is going out to do something truly remarkable – read on, and I hope it will inspire your generosity! I know about 400 of you read this drivel every day, and while few of you comment, I hope you’ll be a little more forthcoming with your wallets than your words… ———————————————- Starts: November 03, … Continue reading Look up… waaaaaaaay up!

There’s a documentary airing on CBC Newsworld tomorrow night regarding the use of Crystal Meth in a small Canadian town. It’s the town I went to high school in – Hope BC. I know all three families that are portrayed in the show. I’m not sure how accurate a portrayal of small town life it … Continue reading Docu-Drama

Other than linking to a few things that made me sad, I’ve avoided spewing any political commentary on Katrina. There are far more who can do it far better than I. But the “donation war” is is really revving up – should we give? Should we not? To Katrina? To other charities? How much, if … Continue reading Help, I need Somebody

Lost and Found listings from NewOrleans.Craigslist.Org I’m pretty good at being disaffected (though not uncompassionate). This affected me. Deeply. Pass the Hat (again), and the Tissue. Continue reading Lost and Found

Check out this guy’s blog He’s been writing about surviving in New Orleans during the Hurricane (which apparently wasn’t so bad) and the Aftermath (which is like the freakin’ apocalypse). Of course, this is just one guy’s blog, but hot damn, people are going Crazy! I haven’t heard much in the mainstream media about how … Continue reading Mob Mentality

Bert’s Back Babies! Continue reading BOOYAH