Maxed Out

School days, school daze. How I loved 'em. How I don't miss 'em. For all the years I was in school — and we're talking about a lot of years — there were two constants, two immutable laws as unshakable as gravity.

I need a drink. No, I need two drinks. Let me tell you why. Contrary to popular belief, Charles Wilson, Dwight Eisenhower's nomination for U.S. Secretary of Defense in 1953, never said, "What's good for General Motors is good for the country.

The government of British Columbia, our very own government — though few of us are foolhardy enough to enthusiastically claim ownership — wants to know what we think about speed limits on provincial highways.

A long time ago in a land far, far away, I was a practicing lawyer.

"Death don't have no mercy in this land. Well he'll come to your house, but he won't stay long. Look in the bed and somebody'll be gone." Gary Davis Death don't have no mercy in this town.

Spring has sprung, summer sizzled and, finally, autumn is upon us. That can only mean one thing.

The Parti Quebecois government in La Belle Province has been on the receiving end of a lot of flack lately over its proposed Charter of Quebec Values. The charter seeks to establish Quebec as a secular society.

For Sale: Beautiful, sunny duplex in Rainbow. Great views of Whistler, Blackcomb and Black Tusk, full sunshine all day, solar panels to make you feel green and space-saving built-ins.

Sitting inside the Whistler Brewing Company's bus-bay lounge in beautiful, downtown Function Junction, sipping a Lost Lake IPA I was puzzled by the nature of the invisible, yet obviously powerful, force field just steps away.

For possibly the first time ever, I'm at a loss for words. This may be what writers call writers' block; I'm not certain since that devil's never inflicted itself on me. Oh sure, there have been weeks when I've been in Serious Procrastination Mode.