Maxed Out

By G.D. Maxwell There are three routes up Pecos Baldy.

By G.D. Maxwell During the heat of summer – you remember summer don’t you – the newscasters announced the number of new fires started each day by lightning and lunkheads in British Columbia.

By G.D. Maxwell Wow! Gold in Hand Wringing. Gold in Self-Flagellation. Gold, Silver and Bronze in Second Guessing. Nowhere near the podium in Self-Esteem. Canada, you’re a powerhouse at the Angst Olympics. You rock, babe.

By G.D. Maxwell Summer, especially the height of summer, is a particularly difficult time of year to focus your mind to any one task at hand.

By G.D. Maxwell "In Canada, we don't kick people when they're down." No we don’t. It’s one of the those things that makes us special.

By G.D. Maxwell Here we go again. The upcoming U.S.

By G.D. Maxwell This weekend, Canadians from coast to coast to coast – with the notable exceptions of Newfoundland and Quebec – will celebrate… well, let’s just leave it at that. They’ll celebrate.

By G.D. Maxwell The Dog Days of summer are upon Smilin’ Dog Manor.

By G.D. Maxwell Evolution and erosion used to seem like such simple concepts. People evolved; the planet eroded; life proceeded apace. Simple.

By G.D. Maxwell "Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well." — Samuel Butler "Truth is truth." — William Shakespeare "That depends on what the meaning of is is.