The kid in this picture has a big cast on his arm, but this doesn't stop him from doing risky things. We met at Leeside Park, near Hastings and Cassiar, in an underpass and had seen him around at other parks.
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It's been a busy time at the mainwriter headquarters. The "new year" isn't even that new any more; in fact, the first month of it seems to be whipping by pretty quickly.
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Our local school - Laura Secord - is trying to win votes for a new playground. About 9,000 kids in the area would be served by the new playground, including an estimated 350 children with disabilities.
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Ideas are called for. Lots of them. So I'm pumping them out of my brain.
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Yesterday my son went to the Dry Spot indoor skatepark in Vancouver and spent nearly an hour psyching himself up to "drop in" on this ramp in the picture. He said he felt "scared as all hell" when he decided to try it.
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Soccer mom? Hockey mom? No thanks. I don’t want to get up at 5 a.m., spend half a fortune on gear, and cart around a bunch of sticky, chopped up oranges. I’m a skater mom – and I don’t mean a mom who rides a skateboard (though I have tried it). I keep a...
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Her studio is full of fun, colour, and cheer – just like her attitude. Ceramic artist Suzy Birstein offered the final class of Clay Days for Homelearners today, and as we left, my son said he was sad it was over. But luckily for him, Suzy is offering Summer in the City Art Camps...
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It's Car Free Vancouver tomorrow - and I'm going to be on Commercial Drive watching Slowpoke and the Smoke at the East End Food Co-op at 2 p.m.
Slowpoke's "psychedelic doo-wop" gets me every time, with all those wacky Frank Zappa covers and more...
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Today I took Toby to visit mechanic Brendan Grant at RG Diagnostics in Surrey. This homeschooler’s “field trip” was an important piece of education for my young son who has developed a serious passion for cars during the past few months. Ironically, he was never very interested in cars when he was younger –...
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If you want to ride off the beaten path, know how to change your tire. Today our friend Michael asked my son to change his bike tire. Michael often suggests fun “chores” like this when we visit, and I’m thankful for what my son learns. I’m glad the boy had a chance to review...
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