2010

Bees in my Back Yard
June 11, 2010 :: This year I took a plunge I wanted to do since last year and got a backyard bee-hive. Very exciting!

Dietary Fat
March 30, 2010 :: Saturated animal fat is terrible for you, right? Not true.

Recipe: Pastry
March 29, 2010 :: The Pastry recipe I use most often. Uses warmed butter and no "cutting", very fast.

Recipe: Lard
March 29, 2010 :: To make a good PIE, you first need a good crust. The best way to make one of these is with lard, which seems hard to acquire. So we make some.

2009

Swine Flu Vaccine
October 26, 2009 :: ...or, why I won't be getting one.

2008

Monetary Systems
November 14, 2008 :: The financial crisis discussion is missing the elephant: what is wrong with our currencies?

CFB Calgary Redevelopment
October 24, 2008 :: The home of the Calgary Farmer's Market (and Wild Rose) at CFB Calgary is in jeopardy.

Jim Prentice sucks US corporate teat
June 16, 2008 :: ...or, send Bill 61 back to where it came from: the corporate boardrooms of some ofthe biggest copyright holders in the world, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) members.

Global Food Crisis
May 01, 2008 :: Recently, rising rice and corn prices have made the news. Biofuels are to blame, we're told.

Bisphenol-A
April 15, 2008 :: BPA has recently received a lot of attention as an endocrine disrupter and estrogen analog.

City of Calgary Cycling Policy Comments
April 15, 2008 :: The City recently solicited comments on their draft Cycling Policy. These are mine.

Symon's Valley/Burma Road cycling
January 10, 2008 :: Questions about Symon's Valley and Burma Road re-development.

2007

Backcountry Food
April 02, 2007 :: I am sometimes asked what is appropriate, light food to take into the backcountry. Here, I attempt to distill my answers.

Packing Lists
January 15, 2007 :: What does Mike taking skiing etcetera?