Heading off for a few days – spending some time on the Island with Megan’s folks. That is likely to mean nothing new up here til sometime next week. Likely, though, by then there will be stories to tell.
This morning, before we catch the boat, I’m off to day three of collaborative divorce. Since both [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Weekending and the Weeks Ahead
Posted in Misc., tagged Personal on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Marx to the Maze
Posted in Political Stuff, Relationships, tagged Relationships, The Left on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had first read Marx in 1988, as I discovered a three volume collection in a Harare bookstore. For years I struggled to find it interesting as reading – I was fairly sure I grasped the basics, I was fairly sure I was a believer, but I felt distinctly inadequate when I tried to explain the politics [...]
Revolution from Catholicism to the Yippies
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged History, Resistance, The Left on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 1973 my parents returned to BC from a two-year CUSO stint in Nigeria, three young boys in tow. In one step up from the lumber mills of Vancouver Island, my dad found work in Kitimat, working a white collar job for a major mining company. My mom jumped into political work on Africa, beginning with the [...]
A Summer Courtship
Posted in Family, Relationships, tagged Family, Relationships on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well it’s finally feeling like summer.
Yesterday I went swimming with Mica, and had a blast playing in the pool, then a just plain lovely afternoon and evening.
Megan came down and met Mica and I at a bike rental place, and we rode around the seawall together, enjoying the air and sun despite the regular dodging [...]
Political Wife-ing and Learning About Microphones
Posted in Misc., Music, Relationships, tagged Music, Relationships on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Meg had a crazy day yesterday, with several speaking engagements for her union, and then our little song-fest as part of the monthly Workers’ Cabaret held at the The End.
Didn’t get to see all of Meg’s talks, but I was around for some, playing the political wife role – look pretty, be charming, make small [...]
Little People
Posted in Family, Political Stuff, tagged Family, Parenting on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, as I walked home from school with my daughter, Mica, she told me that her class had spent part of the day on strike. They made signs, they walked out, they petitioned the teacher. Well, as we got into the substance of the issues, my sympathies vanished pretty quickly – essentially [...]
Dad Day
Posted in Family, Relationships, tagged Family, Parenting, Personal, Relationships on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I try to be a good dad most of the time. And sometimes I think I do a pretty decent job by comparison, until I remember how low a standard that is, given the only-slowly-changing expectations of fathers in this society. But I always know that I can do better.
Mica and I were very very [...]
Collaborative Divorce, Day 2
Posted in Family, Relationships, tagged Divorce, Family, Parenting, Personal, Relationships on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Another session with the mediator, and things are progressing very, very well.
Earlier this week my ex and I met to exchange financial information, ask questions etc. And that was a bit difficult – got intertwined with emotional stuff, different expectations in terms of how much detail we should bring, the process to follow etc. I [...]
This’n'That: blogging and songs, Lemmy and awkward moments
Posted in Misc. on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I normally sit down to do these posts when I have something in mind - a story in the news, a particular thing happening in my life, a recurring thought to sort through. Today, though, I’m just here. So you’ll have to forgive the “general-update” tone.
Meg and I did the second dining-out thing for our newish Viaduct [...]
Civic-Minded
Posted in Political Stuff, tagged Politics, The Left on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So the news this week is that our right-wing municipal party, the NPA, has ousted its leader, Sam Sullivan, in favour of local business-journalist Peter Ladner – and the opposition party is talking about how these kinds of divisive party politics demonstrate an inability to govern effectively. Huh? Vision Vancouver folks tossing this line around? I got [...]
