Blogs about: Bruce Byfield
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Eagle and crows
I live near the greenbelt surrounding Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus. As a result, I see more wildlife than most suburbanites in my daily routine. The neighborhood is full of … more →
Off the Wall
Eagle and crows
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wrote 1 day ago: I live near the greenbelt surrounding Simon Fraser University’s Burnaby Mountain campus. As a … more →
The five assets for socializing parrots
wrote 1 week ago: The first thing you need to know about bringing a parrot into your life is that taming isn’t t … more →
The outdated roles of masculinity
wrote 2 weeks ago: Anyone who troubles to think knows that traditional male roles are outdated. They started going stal … more →
The car leaves
wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve never care much about cars. Sometimes, Trish and I would give a car a name, like Wodwo Tu … more →
How I Became a Leftist
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Contrary to narrative conventions, very little of anyone’s personality is decided in a single … more →
Art Exhibit: Lyle Wilson's "Paint"
wrote 3 weeks ago: Any exhibit by Haisla artist Lyle Wilson is worth seeing. With a career spanning thirty-five years, … more →
The end of widowhood
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wrote 1 month ago: “Who writes the story? I don’t know any more, And maybe nothing’s what it seems, S … more →
Sam McKay, 2012 Mature Student Award Recipient
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wrote 1 month ago: Once a year, I teleconference with the instructors of the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Ar … more →
The Freda Diesing School 2012 Graduate Exhibit
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wrote 1 month ago: Last week, I flew into Terrace to attend the end exhibit at the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Co … more →
Writing a list story
wrote 1 month ago: List stories are one of the most heavily criticized forms of journalism. According to detractors, li … more →
Proprietary formats
wrote 1 month ago: I’ve never been a supporter of proprietary formats. So far as I’m concerned, they’ … more →
Exhibit: Gwaai Edenshaw's "Sounds Good on Paper"
wrote 1 month ago: Gwaai Edenshaw was long overdue for a solo exhibit. Both a goldsmith and a traditional carver, he is … more →
Eleven signs that you should reconsider your support for a charity
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wrote 2 months ago: If the cause is good, people tend to believe that the charity is, too. Without any investigation, we … more →
Swear words
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wrote 2 months ago: When I was a teenager, the norms of swearing changed. Even now, the conflicting messages leave me fi … more →
My re-discovery of Sam Weis
wrote 2 months ago: One benefit of digitalizing my music is the rediscovery of artists. Thanks to the digitalizing, I … more →
Kowtowing to modern culture
wrote 2 months ago: To my distinct displeasure, I am now the owner of a credit card and a smart phone. To anybody else, … more →
Literal-mindedness
wrote 2 months ago: In a joke that circulated on the Internet some years ago, a man in a hot air balloon is lost. He ask … more →
Agnostic in a fox hole
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wrote 2 months ago: “There’re no atheists in foxholes,” religious people like to say. What they mean, of course, i … more →
Moving speeches
wrote 2 months ago: Slide shows have done more to reduce the quality of speeches than anything else. They encourage pres … more →
