I see you, you see me. There are many facets to my integrity. Does this make me weak or strong, you want to know, you’re not one to follow along. IF what you see is what you get, everyone would place their bets. The winner takes all, and knows the…

Power and responsibility of the meme. — Elon Musk tweeted last week: ’Who controls the memes, controls the Universe.’ In the same week, Quentin. Quarantino commented on the destructive nature of some memes in a ’two-story’ post on Instagram.

An open letter from a friendly Canadian — Our Big Brother to the south has fallen off the rails and is spinning in several storms. Please, America, make yourselves OK again. I’m your friendly Canadian neighbour (notice the U in neighbour). The U stands for the YOU in a neighbour; there are at least two parties in the…

and alcohol futures — Out of the many bottles that have made their way through my door, the Snow Phoenix caught my eye. In life, we often meander but are shaped by adversity and delivered by chance. …

Pourquoi maintenant est le moment idéal pour dépoussiérer votre travail, et partager vos idées. — Il n’y a jamais eu un moment plus idéal ou plus nécessaire pour contribuer à l’histoire. Nous sommes actuellement en crise, socialement, politiquement, économiquement, psychologiquement. La société a besoin de considérer et d’assimiler des points de vue divers, des idées innovantes, et d’avoir aussi des moments de réconfort.

When things are meant for the garbage, why can’t we commit? — ”What do I do with these briefs?” My house helper asked as she thrust open a plastic bag full of old, holey, men’s underwear that previously was hanging on a doorknob. ”Oh…yeah, those are totally meant for the garbage.” I said in disgust and defence of any possible judgment. I…

Our Meet-a-versary, our Kiss-a-versary or the Sex-a-versary? The multiple anniversary conundrum. — These were the words I asked my longterm partner as I sassily opened my Erin Condren Life Planner for 2011: ”Which anniversary should we celebrate: Our Meet-a-versery, Our Kiss-a-versary OR Our Sex-a-versary?” If for you, the first meeting, kiss and sexual experience all happened in one day, ahem, perhaps you…

Hoping to get a clue this year. — Dear Dad, You appreciate the longevity of particular boat vinyls and the cathartic feeling when your vehicle is weighed exiting the dump MINUS the household waste that you hauled there. My teenage years with you were mostly thankless, but you still found the humour to refer to me as David Attenborough would: …

Is it ethically made? Should be our question. — I’m inspired by a piece of my artwork that hangs close to my desk. I’m happy that I produced this piece years ago, I still enjoy it today. Today’s efforts can be appreciated far in the future, and your daily choices make a difference. Every dollar is a vote Every dollar, pound, yen, you spend…