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There’s nothing more beautiful than two people who are truly in love. It’s a wonderful thing, indeed worthy of great celebration. So then why am…
Bob Woolsey
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Eight years ago, my parents came to visit me in Vancouver for the first time. I greeted my shaken mother at the backdoor of my…
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Worlds are colliding. This month, my parents will be moving to Vancouver from their home in Vernon, British Columbia. Family Bob will meet Independent Bob….
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I never liked my Grade Three teacher, Mrs. Lang. She was a conservative woman with a seemingly chinless face who showed us Bible story reenactment…
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Books are the endless frontier. I feel constant guilt over how much reading I accomplish, always thinking it should be more. At some point I…
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There is a time in any home-cook’s life that changes everything. They pass beyond that unassuming amateur who occasionally throws together impromptu meals and become…
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This month, I turn 30 years old. And I’m okay with it. At least, I was until everyone starting telling me what a huge milestone…
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The worst fears of many people in the film industry (and arts in general) recently became reality. The B.C. Liberals won another term as our…
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About 10,000 years ago there was a guy who left his cereal in some water. The natural processes of fermentation took over and BOOM! He…
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When I was 16, I got a tattoo of a maple leaf on my left shoulder. It was in the in the basement of some…