A friend sent me a piece called “There has to be a Big Crises” by Michael Kane about what it will take for Americans (and I would say Canadians too) to wake up to Peak Oil. The article paints a disparaging picture about the ability of North American leadership to wake up to the creeping decline – James Kunstler’s “The Long Emergency” – before it’s too late. Having spent the past two weeks in the States, and the better part of next week there too, I agree that the signs are not good. In Maui the radio is filled with …
It’s been an age since I posted, mostly because I was on Maui over New Years, unplugged for the most part and not at all inclined to blog. So I’ll ease back into it, with some music to start of your new year. While on Maui I bought a bunch of slack key guitar records by the likes of Sonny Lim and George Kahumoku Jr. Slack key guitar is a Hawai’ian style that originated with the Mexican paniolo cowboys that helped establish ranching in the early 20th century across the Hawai’ian islands. These dudes brought their Mexican cowboy guitar styles, …
As another year draws to a close, I’d like to publicly thank the clients and partners I’ve had a chance to work with this year. Prince George Urban Aboriginal Strategy Aboriginal Business Development Centre, Prince George Building Our Legacy Together, Aboriginal Youth Council Vancouver Island Aboriginal Transition Team Windsor House School National Aboriginal Forestry Association Karyo Communications City of Vancouver, OneDay campaign Chief Dan George Centre at Simon Fraser University Centre for Native Policy and Research Department of Indian Affairs and Norther Development, BC Economic Development Directorate Committee Against the Sexual Exploitation of Youth The Justice Institute of BC First …
I’m anticipating some lighter blogging ahead, as I will be offline for a couple of weeks after Christmas. So let me take this opportunity now to wish everyone who celebrates it, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to all. Thanks for another year of reading, writing, linking, and learning.
Getting near Christmas, and I love the sacred music that gets sung at this time of year. Although this track isn’t Christmas music, it is from the Ukranian Orthodox Christian tradition, and is a haunting and meditative chant. This is from a fine site of russian orthodox music and information. This is an Antiphon, chanted text that is sung in a servics, often in a planisong setting. mp3: Brethern of the Valaam Monestary – First Antiphon of the THE Valaam Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom