– by Trysh Ashby-Rolls – A client asked how long it would take to fill his prescription. “It won’t be more than five minutes, will it? I mean, all you have to do is count the pills and stick ’em in a bottle. Right?” “You want the right pills?” replied the pharmacist. “You want me […]
– by Valerie Green – Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down and talk with some interesting characters from Greater Victoria’s past? If so, wonder no more. Although these conversations are merely creative figments of my imagination, they are all based on fact. In March of 1906, as Justice of
Art is defined as “the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” Now consider a world without art, without the Mona Lisa, without the statue of David, without Chihuly glass or
Disappearing Dinosaurs: The Bellwethers Silently Talk Climate Change. The beautiful little sea turtle on our cover this month is seen as a “climate change canary.” Although they can’t tell us when they’re hurting, their behaviour, like that of honeybees, is an indicator of our planet’s health. The effects of global warming will have enormous impacts
I had a Skype call recently with my two-year-old niece. I was on my computer; she was on my sister’s iPad. Just a few minutes into the conversation Cassidy said: “All done. Thank you. Bye bye” and she pressed the “hang-up” button. Yes, the kid knows screens. It’s kind of scary, really, when I think
