Opinion

I was disturbed to read Dr. Maxwell's Oct. 22 screed. I do not normally read newspapers; I find them unsettling. But there is a lot of news about these days and I thought I'd have a look.

Trying to sum up a life in a few hundred words always exposes the inadequacy of words, or at least words as I know how to put them together.

The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission - also known as the CRTC (also known as the federal Crown corporation that should probably change its name already to reflect the times) - waded into the net neutrality debate last week and

"You don't get arrested as a vagrant when you carry a pair of skis. You can sleep under a bridge or on a bench, the cops take a look at the skis and they know you're all right. Don't ask me why, but it's a fact. Maybe because they smell clean.

I feel enough has been written about Windows 7 at this point that I don't want to waste too much time on the Oct. 22 launch, or the features of Microsoft's "Hail Mary" operating system.

It's becoming more and more difficult to remain outside, or anonymous within, the issue of civil liberties and the Olympics. Sara Jennings and G.D.

After more than six years of preparation for the Olympics, much of it where the only visible measure of the Games approaching was construction on the Sea to Sky Highway, there is suddenly a flurry of activity and changes.

I don't have a good Do It Yourself personality. I seldom measure twice before cutting once and have been known to drill a few unnecessary holes in the wall and ceiling after a rushed once-over with the stud finder.

"The ski bums were always better looking, they took bigger risks, they had more glamour, there was an air of adventure about them..." - Romain Gary. The Ski Bum (1964) We've been talking for five hours. It seems like five minutes.

I've received a few interesting phone calls this past month and they have prompted me to write this letter. I moved to Revelstoke from my home town of Whistler for the new ski hill that opened here in December 2007.