Softie

June 5, 2003 at 11:05 pm | In yulelogStories | Comments Off

My son (he’s an Africa-fan) called my attention to this story. I think it’s a brilliant tale, and I love the fact that this guy is winning in a brand new glass-bead game.

Environment

June 5, 2003 at 8:59 pm | In yulelogStories | 5 Comments

Incredible, but true: early June and the mercury is hitting the low 30s (Celsius; that’s 90 degrees Fahrenheit) for days in a row here. Very different. Went on a field trip to the Ocean Sciences Institute with my kids et alia, homeschoolers who work with S.I.D.E.S. It’s not just hot here, it’s dangerous and exciting: fault lines. Have discovered Monday Magazine online (vs. print), and learned that brilliant-beautiful (she really is something) Briony Penn has “been given an official nod from the prestigious Canadian Environment Awards, a national initiative of the federal government and Canadian Geographic. Federal environment minister David Anderson presented Penn with a Silver Award for Environmental Learning in Toronto on June 2. She was chosen, along with a few dozen others, to be honoured for her work in raising environmental awareness in her communities.” I don’t like David Anderson that much: he ignored my letter to him complaining about the fact that Victoria — eco-tourism magnet — pumps raw sewage into the ocean. But just because Anderson handed out the award doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t take a look at Penn’s columns in Monday, Wildside, for more. It’s environmental writing at its best: immediate, engaging, local, and hence empowering.

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