I have been fairly quiet recently, writing very little on my blog.  There are two simple reasons for that. First, I was stunned by the results of the electoral change (STV) referendum last May.  Although, I respect the will of the people, I still think British Columbians were wrong.  I sometime feel that people are Continue reading →

I have seen quite a lot of spelling mistake before.  I make quite a lot myself too.  But this one comes from a simple one page advertising from the City! Good luck recieving this tax free money for those eligible! Frédéric Van Caenegem

I sometimes think that dogs are not environmentally friendly. They have no problems with hundreds of people everyday passing by their Street and driving in their cars, trucks or SUVs.  But as soon as they see a pedestrian… run for your life! Frédéric Van Caenegem

I had a weird dream again.  It was 5 years into the future and I have quite a lot of white hair on my head!  I was a surveyor in Siberia.  Establishing the first draft for a new train line project that authorities want to establish there.  I had walked 5km into the forest (it’s Continue reading →

I have seen hilarious translations in the past, but this is close to homicide!  Use Petrol to cook these noodles!  The French translation on this package is atrocious: wrong structures, verb tenses, tons of misspelled words, etc. but Petrol!!! Also, to notice: D’naricot, Unetension & Betier: not words in French!  So no idea where they Continue reading →

I had a very strange dream a few days ago. I was an old man, full of regrets in life.  An old man with many things I wanted to do, but my body just did not allow me to continue on.  I was desperately hanging on to life not allowing myself to die.  I continue Continue reading →

My answer to Bill Tieleman’s comment on the Carbon Tax: https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35935973&postID=7458260248950793720 ________________________________________ Hi Bill! While I don’t support the BC Liberals at all, I think the Carbon Tax is a step in the right direction. I even think it’s not high enough. After all, the fate of the planet is at stake and if we Continue reading →

Comment published today in Vancouver’s 24hrs newspaper. Many studies have shown that plastic bags are actually less polluting then paper bags. They take less energy and fewer ressources to make then paper bags. In addition, they take less space to stock and are easier to recycle. The main problem is when bags are lost in Continue reading →

Here is my response to this article: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=e4198c10-6e99-4a27-b07d-f808bb40cbfb&k=57152 Noise in an apartment building is no more acceptable then in a house. I love the West End, but some people (very few, but one is enough to disturb a whole building) are making it very difficult for everyone else. Playing music loudly is never acceptable nighttime Continue reading →

This is my first post! The date of every post before this one has been manually modified to reflect when the original article actually appeared on my previous site (now offline). Frédéric.