Sad New World
We live in the best part of the world I thought to myself as I walked along the pebbly beach towards our village by the sea and my weekly chin wag […]
Author Archives: brunhub
No Home – No Health
“You know Camp, we’re lucky to have a permanent roof over our heads, unlike the over 3’000 homeless people in Metro Vancouver.” Campbell or Camp for short was just putting […]
Alone we fail
“Summer still isn’t here yet,” I said to Camp, taking off my windbreaker. “It was warmer a month ago,” Campbell, as he refers to himself, agreed with a sigh. “It’s […]
Money 101
“Camp, I just read that article in the Coast Reporter that points out that 30% of local renters spend over 50% of their income on rent, putting them at risk […]
Theatre of the Absurd
“This was quite the week”, I said to Camp who was sitting in my seat as arranged a week ago.. “We had the theater of the grotesque in Singapore.” “Yep, […]
Who we elect and Why
Camp was already into his beer when I got to the pub. I wasn’t late, he was just early. “Slow day at the old book store? I asked. “You could […]
Trade Wars
I love these bright early summer evenings. The tide was going out and I walked along the beach to my usual Thursday meeting with Campbell at ‘Gramma’s Pub’ on our […]
Democracy at its Worst
“Camp, did you follow the elections in Venezuela last Sunday? What a sham and disaster for the people of that country. ‘Maduro would beat Jesus’is how Venezuelans lament the rigged […]
Shopping
“Camp, you’ve seen that T-shirt that says: ‘Shopping is my Happy Place’?” I asked my learned friend as soon as I sat down at our usual Thursday table in […]
Clean Air
“Camp,” I said, as soon as I sat down at our usual corner table on the patio, “I’ve just had a lovely walk along the shore and it occurred to […]
Pizza Bbq
Who doesn’t like pizza ? Nobody. It’s the ultimate universal meal or snack and ranks in popularity right next to bread and chocolate. Here is an easy recipe […]
Fitness or Obsession
Campbell or Camp as everyone on the Coast knows him, owner of ‘Coast Books’ – ‘a non-profit book service’ as he likes to call it sauntered in just as Vicky […]
Art Talk
“It’s like summer,” I exclaimed as I sat down across from my cohort Camp at our usual table overlooking the sparkly waters of Gibsons harbour. Campbell, know as Camp in […]
War or Peace
“I can’t wait for some warmer weather,” I sad to Camp who was already seated, staring into his smart phone which he quickly put away when he saw me. We […]
Self-Help
I picked Campbell, or Camp to all his regular customers, up at his bookstore because I was early. He closed up and we sauntered down to ‘Gramma’s Pub’ on our […]
Walls
“Camp, did you read about the firewall the Chinese government put up last week?” I asked my compadre as soon as I sat down at our favourite table on the […]
Taking to the Streets
I walked along the seashore to the pub, enjoying the fact that the days were longer and a whiff of spring was in the air. But still I wore a […]
Bad News and St. Patrick
I sat down across from my learned friend Campbell, Camp for short, town councillor and owner of ‘Cost Books’, his ‘non-profit’ bookstore and my partner in crime, if drinking a […]
Progress and Enlightenment
Campbell was unusually serious this evening, looking out at the grey-green water below us. We’ve had some lovely sunny spring weather, cool but clear but Campbell or Camp to all […]
Leaders and Followers
“It looks like Old Man Winter has moved on, “ I said to my friend Campbell or Camp for sort, who was already settled in at our usual table, scanning […]
