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May 12, 2008
- Reflections on biting the bullet DAWSON CITY - "Bite the Bullet" is an interesting phrase, a metaphor left over from the days when there were no anesthetics on the battlefield and soldiers were given bullets to bite on in order to cope with the pain.
May 9, 2008
- We can't have a society controlled by brutality Is it just my imagination, or are we actually experiencing an increase in senseless violence in our society?
- Island's bridge leads to a forest of questions I biked up to the Kishwoot Island bridge Thursday.
May 8, 2008
- Scents and sensibilities affect everyone Whether or not we recognize it, all of us are affected by scents.
May 7, 2008
- Just what I need: debit card debacle My debit card was cancelled the other day.
May 5, 2008
- We have two takes on world terrorism LONDON - "Terrorism," like "fascism," is one of those words that people routinely apply to almost any behaviour they disapprove of. We had a particularly impressive spread of meanings on display last week.
May 2, 2008
- Living life with a spirit of giving, concern Reach out and touch somebody.
- North America's grave health crises "Someday, after we have mastered the winds, the waves, the tides, and gravity, we shall harness the energies of love.
- Wading the river soothes a nagging unease I went wading in the Yukon River the other day.