War on Gas

I recently received an email urging me to stop buying gas from Petro-Canada. The goal, effectively, is to see if us consumers “can bring this giant to its knees and force them to lower their prices.”I’m all for consumer activism – but it seems like we’ve got this one backwards. In my mind, the best … Read more

Yoga Slideshow on Vanityfair.com

Before I met Rik, I thought that Vanity Fair was a fashion magazine. I soon discovered that it’s brimming with awesome, intellectually stimulating material. Of course, it has an tasty amount of eye candy. Here’s a link to their yoga slideshow, Spiritual Stretching”(wow – Iyengar has a supple spine!). These photos were taken by Micheal … Read more

A witness of duality

Traveling with my partner Mairen, Trevor and Ally a few weeks ago I noticed a very interesting difference. A seeming division with Trevor and I on one side of the car and Mairen and Ally on the other. The discussion, primarily around global warming, was split down the middle and yet there was this balance … Read more