Immigration Justice

Posted on February 17, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

The case for allowing people to move is simple; openness to newcomers is morally right, economically beneficial and culturally enriching. Philippe LeGrain Another Inukshuk built in Granada Park.... Read More

Sharing is Caring?

Posted on February 16, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

“When something is shared by everyone, it usually gets ruined by the worst-behaved of us.” This is the “fallacy of the commons” written differently. It is why socialism and communism a... Read More

Stay Up

Posted on February 15, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

“Don’t let aging get you down. It’s too hard to get back up.” John Wagner Masking during the Covidian era was important even for Inukshuk.... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Mnemonic

Posted on February 14, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

Mnemonic Noun: A prompt that helps one remember something. Example: “In first grade we used a musical mnemonic to help remember the alphabet.” Photo is a recently built Inkshuk... Read More

Empires

Posted on February 13, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

“Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system.” Henry Kissinger This applies to Russia, China and probably the USA. Another Inuk... Read More

Spies are Everywhere

Posted on February 12, 2023February 12, 2023 by Simon

It looks like our local Safeway has been invaded by spy balloons. We suspect they are Chinese. Air strikes have been called in. Happy Valentine’s Day... Read More

Bad Policy

Posted on February 10, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

“Rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city – except for bombing.” Assar Lindbeck Swedish Ecomomist A beautiful Inukshuk with a quartz ... Read More

Sin

Posted on February 9, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

“It is not a sin to be poor. It is a sin to be cheap” Another Inukshuk from the Merced River series. There was a debate about using “sin” or “shame” in this maxim w... Read More

Gifts

Posted on February 8, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

A gift with conditions is not a gift. It is a purchase. The Inukshuk in this photo was built of river smoothed stones in the Merced River near Wawona in Yosemite. No glue is used in the construction o... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Insouciant

Posted on February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 by Simon

Insouciant Adjective: Expressing indifference. Showing a casual lack of concern. Example: “He expressed an insouciant attitude by slouching in his chair, while the facts of the crisis were discu... Read More

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