Yearly Archives: 2009

The Story of Stuff – pass it on and watch it with your kids! We saw this short ‘n snappy number last night in an instructive meeting of the BCSEA, on the topic of The Mindful Consumer. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLBE5QAYXp8] But first, … Continue reading →

Thanks to Mary’s tip, I was able to watch this clip, recently featured on 60 Minutes, to see Alice Waters talk about why good, clean and fair food is worth the investment. And Alice Major will be reading in Sechelt … Continue reading →

Katie sent me this beauty. A cooking video that will not make you hungry, at least not for food! http://www.todaysbigthing.com/betamax/betamax.swf?item_id=273&fullscreen=1 See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today’s Big Thing. Meanwhile, I spent a pleasant afternoon shovelling dirt, pulling … Continue reading →

It was just over a week ago I said goodbye to Saskatchewan, touched down briefly in Calgary… and then returned to Victoria where the herring run is in full flow, which brings out the fishermen and the seabirds, including mergansers, … Continue reading →

I was at a talk the other night by an investment company in which the head of research spent a lot of time extolling the virtues of ‘high quality companies’ and suggesting in the strongest possible terms (by naming it … Continue reading →