The colour pink is synonymous with the fight against breast cancer and it seems that association is pretty tempting for wily marketers. I first noticed the preponderance of pink in a running magazine I received. It featured a whole section of pink cancer-fighting jog-bras, socks, and moisture-wicking tees.
With so many organizations seeking our contributions, it’s difficult to [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Thinking pink
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What your stuff says
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Daily I wage a battle to keep my stuff from controlling me. I’ve come to the conclusion that I cannot keep a tidy desk, I simply cannot. I can keep a pretty tidy desk if I try really hard. In light of my struggles, I thought I’d post this little podcast from Scientific American, “What [...]
Pretty Pictures
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s always good to have work. This week I have lots of it. So instead of a new entry, I will post a link to the article about figs that I wrote for edible Vancouver.
Lately I’ve become involved with Slow Food Vancouver. One of the goals of Slow Food is to foster a healthy, sustainable and [...]
H1N1
Posted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that every other person I know is sick with a bad cold and the rest are either getting one or just getting over one. I have to confess to feeling pretty horrible at the moment, which makes me wonder if I have H1N1. So far, judging by the info posted on the Centres for [...]
HIV/AIDS: everyone’s business
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last week I was privileged to be in the audience at the SFU Centre for Dialogue for the SFU President’s Forum: Stepping up the Response to the AIDS Pandemic in Lesotho. The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho Pakalitha Bethuel Mosisili delivered a thoughtful talk about the profound challenge his country has faced dealing with AIDS.
According [...]
