Category Archives: The rest of life

Here is a scenario: a by-law, unpopular with a small group of business owners and general citizens, is brought up for review and change by city council repeatedly, even though there was a thorough community consultation less than 3 years ago. If this was a by-law concerning zoning laws, and the business owners were developers,Continue reading “Respecting Civic Engagement”

“Every creative act is open war against The Way It Is.  What you are saying when you make something is that the universe is not sufficient, and what it really needs is more you.  And it does, actually; it does.  Go look outside.  You can’t tell me that we are done making the world.”-Jerry Holkins,Continue reading “Making something happen”

For the purpose of the post, this is the definition of troll: “someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.” (source: wikipedia) Ah,Continue reading “Troll Feeder or Punching Bag?”