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PostArctica: Some Recent…
Haven’t been posting pictures regularly in a while and am thinking maybe it’s time to get back into it. Here are a few from around this winter. King’s Daughter’s wiki […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Polar Bear Plunge in Verdun
Super cold weekend after what has so far been a very mild winter makes the participants of this year’s Polar Bear Plunge seem all the more insane, or, in some […]
Continue readingPostArctica: NO JAM THIS FRIDAY NO JAM THIS FRIDAY
Anyone who has come to the Jam knows that it is an original community art event that has been fulfilling the needs and desires of Verduners and others. Many have […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Surprises – Jam Report #13
You just never know what you are going to get at the Jam. Friday night at Cafe Kali being no exception to this rule as things started off quietly, perhaps […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Friends – Jam Report #12
Writing this on February 3 which signifies one month smoke free for me, hard to believe, and all I can say is it can be done, but you have to […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Light – Jam Report #11
At 5pm you can see it is still light out and that has always been a liberating experience for me, that first day of the 9-5 drudgery where you walk […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Warmth – Jam Report #10
We have not had too many real cold days so far this winter but Friday night was one of them so I was a bit concerned about musicians wanting to […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Calabash Beats – Jam Report #9
Friday night was the first edition of The Jam at Cafe Kali for 2016. And if anyone was worried that the Jam may have lost its incredible pre-holiday momentum, let […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Fire Victim Benefit Concert
Was at the Fundraising concert at the Crowley Arts Centre today. Stayed for the first 5 acts, all of whom were very good. Hopefully this event will raise some money […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Verduners Helping Local Fire Victims
Terrible fire the other night left some families out in the cold, some losing most of their stuff. But Verduner’s have responded quickly and generously by giving many needed items […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Peace On Earth
I want to wish all my friends a very happy holiday season. I know some of you have suffered great loss this past year, or have had some personal crap […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Happy Holidays! – Jam Report #8
All I can is WOW! What an amazing 8 week run this has been! People said a live music venue in Verdun was needed and I think we proved them […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Religious Disservice – Why We Do What We Do.
Tackling organized religion and all the inanity that goes along with it is a full time job. It is quite possible to sink days worth of thought and engagement into the struggle against religion and the toxicity it spreads through our societies. As a writer, one needs to know when to disengage and take […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Mandolins and Traditions – Jam Report #7
Another great night at the Jam! I would like to mention the importance of community, that feeling of belonging to some kind of evolving open cohabitation in the ‘hood, up […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Energy – Jam Report #6
One thing no one is going to accuse Verdun of being is a hotbed of live music, for the most part it’s non existent. But things are changing. There is […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Special Event – Jam Report #5
Overflowing house Friday night as a bunch of things were happening as well as the Jam. Politicians came by, lots of artists were networking, Rocky Mt Lo led a ribbon […]
Continue readingPostArctica: Jam at Cafe Kali in Verdun
Last night was our 2nd edition of the Jam and it was a truly good time. The musicians work very well together, the people love the casual environment and it all comes together nicely. Wally Dae is one of the greatest unknown singer songwriters of our time so it is
Continue readingPostArctica: Verdun Waterfront (East Side)
Took a stroll along the waterfront a few weeks ago. The beach is going to be built behind the Auditorium so I though that would be a good starting point. As you can see there is not much room immediately down from the Auditorium. The view looking east. At the
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: A few thoughts on empathy in human beings, and other living creatures
Empathy is natural in human beings, as Jeremy Rifkin has pointed out – and with strong backing by recent scientific findings. Some human beings have more and some less; and some are sociopaths – roughly 1% (and usually, the ones who gravitate to positions of wealth and power, unsurprisingly) –
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