There's so much I want to say about Vancouver's first Maker Faire that I've put off writing this post for nearly three weeks. In the interest of getting over this block, I've decided to write a series of posts about it.
To sum up, Maker Faire blew my mind. It was the most fun I've...
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We finally scrapped* our ratty shag rug in the living room and replaced it with a wool rug that looks (but isn't really) knitted. Oh man, I love this rug.
Of course, we live with someone who's absolutely desperate to crawl, and otherwise rolls around everywhere, and rubs his saliva-wet hands on the wool, attracting...
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Last week Canadian television journalist Kai Nagata quit his job and blogged about why. It's a long read, and worth it.
I enjoyed his post a lot, both as someone prone to quitting jobs, and as someone keen to see principled people speak up about how their chosen industry could do better.
This morning, CBC radio...
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Happy Canada Day! And happy almost-Fourth of July!
(Perhaps more importantly, from my perspective at least, happy My-Birthday-Is-the-9th!)
While we collectively enjoy our barbecues this weekend, let's think about our own independence, shall we?
Two years ago Tara Swiger left her day job to go all-in on her creative business, and I've loved watching that business grow...
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