Tag: quickie
Two years ago, Chris Hadfield gave his now-famous space performance, making being an astronaut even cooler. An 80-year-old man named Yuichiro Miura became the oldest person to climb Mount…
This weekend, it was my birthday. At 32, I am now safely back in even-number territory, and everything feels better already. After the stress of worrying that everyone…
1. You are mysteriously missing gaiters and a dry bag that you later realize you lent to your brother for a trip he took last summer. It has definitely…
The east coast may have seen blizzards in recent weeks, but out here in Vancouver, it’s still unseasonably warm. The other day, I wore a spring coat, and…
It wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without the internet filling up with reminiscences about the past year. I won’t fight the tide. Also, I’ve had quite the eventful…
As a rule, I don’t climb with strangers I’ve met off a phone app. When all you know about a person has been gleaned from a highly curated…
Today’s adventure happened entirely by accident. I was planning another rainy run in uncharted territory, or barring that, a friend had planned a civic elections research “party” which…
Let’s face it: November is pretty much the worst month. The days are still getting shorter,even though it’s hard to believe it could get any darker. Here in…
The older I get, the more sneakily the seasons seem to creep up on me. It seems that I’m just a little more dumbfounded every year to discover…
I don’t remember my first birthday. Based on photos and eyewitness accounts, I know that I got covered in cake, smiled a lot, and that I still…