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Photography for kids
“Thats’s so random!”
I never know what I’ll see on my iPhone camera after my son’s been using it. Yesterday I found this super-cool drawing on it after our trip to JJ Bean. He’s also taken some interesting shots of the painting on the south wall of Continental Cafe (which is worth a...
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Thanks to Olympic torch bearer Virginia Greene for networking advice
Here in this picture, at the far right, is Virginia Greene - CEO of the Business Council of B.C. - who carried the Olympic torch in North Vancouver yesterday. Just over a year ago, I got some really good advice on networking from Virginia and it's made a huge positive impact on my life.
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Questions over lunch with Lorraine Murphy – @raincoaster
Today I had lunch with Lorraine Murphy - known online as raincoaster - one of the most well-known people in Vancouver's blogging / social media community. She gave me great ideas and encouragement - but before I get to that, here's something really disturbing...
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Mad Dog opens Big Can of City Dog Food in Vancouver
On Friday, Feb 5, local artist Mad Dog welcomed fans to his first show in seven years - and, as parties go, everyone had a great time. People were loving (and buying) the art, drinking beer, and talking with old friends and new strangers. On til Feb 28...
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Helping new immigrants find work in Vancouver
My friend Astarte Sands has a really cool job. She coordinates a program for MOSAIC called Workplace Connections - matching local mentors with immigrant professionals moving their careers to Canada.
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Encouraging kids to write
Have you ever noticed how many people hate writing? They dread the task and try to avoid it at all costs – and recently I gained some new insight into why they may feel this way.
Writer and teacher Susan Wise Bauer describes writing as a two-part process:
1) Putting the idea into words...
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Writing with the Young Gunz at Purple Thistle
Today I did a story jam with 12 young people at the Purple Thistle Centre in Vancouver.
It was a Sunday afternoon workshop at the YoungGunz program for 11 to 15-year-olds – and our “story jam” exercise got everyone focused on writing together. Each week a different mentor comes to lead workshops on photography, screen...
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Vancouver Observer celebrates re-launch with a call for more voices
“We need a lot of voices in Vancouver,” said publisher Linda Solomon at the Vancouver Observer’s re-launch celebration at Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant on Tuesday, Oct. 6. “Get behind us. Send us your blogs. Sign up for our newsletter. Tell your friends. Let’s make the media strong in Vancouver – and let’s just...
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Barcamp Vancouver 2009 rocked
There’s no other way to say it after such a long day.
Nearly 300 people gathered for Barcamp Vancouver 2009 #bcv09 yesterday at Discovery Parks Vancouver – the old QLT building on Great Northern Way (which has amazing office space available, btw). It was my first time attending this annual “unconference” of local...
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Family spends 10% of income “Guerrilla Giving”
A Vancouver family of four is committed to giving away 10% of their annual gross income – and they challenge us to do it too.
Their blog Guerrilla Giving reads: “How much/what should you give? That’s entirely up to you. Give what you can/what you’d like… We give money, time, things. You may...
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