Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill, radical and heinous
Uganda has taken a large step backward in the past month, with the introduction of an anti-homosexuality bill. This issue not only has stirred up…
2009
Why Iran and Israel should not be linked
U.S. President Barack Obama is running on a treacherous path — one that has never yielded and will not yield anything but despair. Obama, the…
Everyday we’re playing a futile game
Imagine you’ve finally gotten your chance to play a giant game of Monopoly where there are 100 players. Imagine you were only able to begin…
The 112 days of Christmas
For those of us stocking shelves or staffing cash registers come winter, the holidays are a time we love to hate. When Halloween had just…
What is love?
In Quebec City, I got into a discussion with my French landlady about French semantics with regards to the concept of “love.” I felt that…
Swarm!
I find cycle touring, the act of biking long distances and staying in campgrounds, to be one of the most enjoyable things to do with…
Fried Brains and Sam
When I arrived at work this morning there was a note taped to my control panel which read: The end is nearer now than ever….
The Paper Fairy
She speaks in thesis sentences her tone elegant, ideas clear so eloquent all can understand her Her gown, it is of Post-its of colours garish…
A natural state of struggling
Suicide is generally a taboo subject. It’s hard to bring it up and when someone experiences such a brutal loss. The conversation consists of stumbling…
That’s hot!
Fat was once sexy. A full figure meant you could afford to eat and was thus a symbol of wealth. You likely wouldn’t imagine a…