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Maxed Out

Maxed Out: Let the games begin

Maxed Out: Let the games begin

'Vilifying your opponent is a time-tested strategy when you’ve got nothing to say on your own behalf, having accomplished, well, nothing'
Maxed Out: The senses of skiing

Maxed Out: The senses of skiing

'Trust your feet; your eyes will lie to you, your feet won’t.'
Maxed Out: Not your father’s kind of planned obsolescence

Maxed Out: Not your father’s kind of planned obsolescence

'Brand-new cars are a black hole of mystery. So is everything you buy that has any electronic components...'
Maxed Out: Canada should adopt term limits for prime ministers

Maxed Out: Canada should adopt term limits for prime ministers

'The closer we get to the election, the more scandals and failures that seem to land on the Liberals' doorstep'
Maxed Out: Who should pay for affordable housing in Whistler?

Maxed Out: Who should pay for affordable housing in Whistler?

'“Affordable” employee housing will be the only game in town. And it takes money to make it affordable.'
Maxed Out: What’s love got to do with it?

Maxed Out: What’s love got to do with it?

'Love that shoots like a firework and explodes, raining down flaming debris. Ah, love'
Maxed Out: Choose your weapon

Maxed Out: Choose your weapon

'The first real skis I ever owned and used were a mustard-yellow pair of Völkl Renntigers...'
Maxed Out: RMOW dropped the ball on cold-weather emergency

Maxed Out: RMOW dropped the ball on cold-weather emergency

'Perhaps it wasn’t the kind of emergency the town wants to deal with. Not nearly as sexy as a volcano, eh?'
Maxed Out: Oh, the shame

Maxed Out: Oh, the shame

'I think I need a lawyer'
Maxed Out: Tales from the inbox—I resolve nothing

Maxed Out: Tales from the inbox—I resolve nothing

'Having taken advantage of holiday crowds and absent snow to tackle that ugly task, I find myself wanting to catch up on a few other things...'